Political Science & Theory
BIC code: JPA
See also: General Politics
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£16.99Burns The Radical: Poetry And Politics In Late Eighteenth-Century Scotland - - Paperback
As a political poet, Robert Burns has been ill served by a critical tradition which views him as a naive practitioner of rustic verse. This study uncovers the intellectual context of the poet's political radicalism. -
£7.95A Cavalier History Of Surrealism - - Paperback
This volume offers an unequivocal answer to the question of what was living and what was dead in surrealism. Packed with quotations that still shock readers, it is a summary of the views of the Situationists on their celebrated forerunners -
£65.00A Dialogue On The Law Of Kingship Among The Scots: A Critical Edition And Translation Of George Buchanan's De Jure Regni Apud Scotos Dialogus - - Hardback
First published in Edinburgh in 1579 and running to only about 25,000 words George Buchanan's influential political essay achieved almost instantaneous notoriety as an incendiary call to popular rebellion. Interestingly it was widely admired on the continent but shunned in England until more than 100 years after his death. -
£7.99Imagine: A Socialist Vision For The 21st Century - - Paperback
The authors have justifiably concluded that the free market is not a panacea for the world's most basic problems of hunger, poverty, homelessness and war. In Imagine they show how to challenge global capitalism and offer hope for the future. -
£37.50An Important Matter Of Principle: The Decline Of The Scottish Conservative And Unionist Party - - Hardback
Until this volume very little had been known about the reasons for the dramatic decline in Scottish Conservatism. The author reveals reasons that challenge accepted wisdom and orthodox interpretations of this startling phenomenon. -
£9.99Picking The Bones: Reclaiming The Past From The Politicians - - Paperback
By questioning the 21st century's experts at 'spin doctoring', 'Picking the Bones' reveals, through evidence and historical appraisal, that the myths upon which current political agendas are based are historically dishonest and biased, and honour the past in name only. -
£14.95Politics And Society In Scottish Thought - Paperback
This collection of philosophical writings describes the themes of politics and society in Scottish thought. -
£15.00Possibilities: Essays On Hierarchy, Rebellion And Desire - - Paperback
David Graeber here applies anthropological theory to capitalism and its opponents. His analysis uses case studies from such diverse communities as rural Madagascans, pre-capitalist economies and urban international protest groups to tease out the truth about the state we're in. -
£75.00Pursuing The Good: Ethics And Metaphysics In Plato's Republic - Hardback
This volume comprises a selection of papers from the conference entitled 'The Good and the Form of the Good in Plato's Republic' held in Edinburgh in 2005. It brings together contributions on a closely defined topic central to Plato's thought and to ancient philosophy. - £14.50Rebel And Sage: A Biography Of Tom Heron, 1890-1983 - - Hardback