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Thick and Thin
Moral Argument at Home and Abroad
Häftad, 2019
259 kr
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In Thick and Thin: Moral Argument at Home and Abroad , Michael Walzer revises and extends the arguments in his influential Spheres of Justice , framing his ideas about justice, social criticism, and national identity in light of the new political world that has arisen in the past three decades. …
Just and Unjust Wars
A Moral Argument with Historical Illustrations
Häftad, 2015
263 kr
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"A classic in the field" (New York Times), this is a penetrating investigation into moral and ethical questions raised by war, drawing on examples from antiquity to the present.Just and Unjust Wars has forever changed how we think about the ethics of conflict. In this modern classic, political …
Pluralism, Justice, and Equality
Av Walzer Miller, David Miller m. fl.
Inbunden, 1995
1316 kr
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The essays in this book by a group of leading political theorists assess and develop the central ideas of Michael Walzer's path-breaking Spheres of Justice. Is social justice a radically plural notion, with its principles determined by the different social goods that men and women allocate to one …
Pluralism, Justice, and Equality
Av Walzer Miller, David Miller m. fl.
Häftad, 1995
1133 kr
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The essays in this book by a group of leading political theorists assess and develop the central ideas of Michael Walzer's path-breaking Spheres of Justice. Is social justice a radically plural notion, with its principles determined by the different social goods that men and women allocate to one …
Regicide and Revolution
Speeches at the Trial of Louis XVI
Av Michael Walzer, Michael Walzer
Inbunden, 1993
2451 kr
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Maintaining that the trial and public execution of Louis XVI was an absolutely essential part of the French Revolution, Walzer discusses two types of regicide: the first, committed by would-be kings or their agents, left the monarchy's mystique and divine right intact, while the second was a …
Regicide and Revolution
Speeches at the Trial of Louis XVI
Av Michael Walzer, Michael Walzer
Häftad, 1993
342 kr
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Maintaining that the trial and public execution of Louis XVI was an absolutely essential part of the French Revolution, Walzer discusses two types of regicide: the first, committed by would-be kings or their agents, left the monarchy's mystique and divine right intact, while the second was a …
Thick and Thin
Moral Argument at Home and Abroad
Inbunden, 2019
1537 kr
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In this book, Michael Walzer revises and extends the arguments first put forth in his influential Spheres of Justice and frames his ideas about justice, social criticism, and national identity in light of the new political world that has arisen in the past decade.
50 Years of Dissent
Av Nicolaus Mills, Michael Walzer
Häftad, 2004
601 kr
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A selection of influential articles from a prestigious magazine celebrating its fiftieth anniversaryDissent was founded in 1954 by intellectuals angered by the rightward drift of the country but uneasy with the dogmatism they saw on the American left, and it has provoked debates about political …
Arguing About War
Häftad, 2005
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212 kr
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A provocative discussion of recent wars and the issues that surround them, written by a preeminent political theoristMichael Walzer is one of the world’s most eminent philosophers on the subject of war and ethics. Now, for the first time since his classic Just and Unjust Wars was published almost …
Jewish Political Tradition
Volume II: Membership
Av Michael Walzer, Menachem Lorberbaum m. fl.
Häftad, 2006
895 kr
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“The series to which this book belongs is unprecedented. . . . Every one of the chapters enacts a debate that should have a living resonance, not just for Jews, although obviously for them, but for everyone with a historical sense and a political conscience.”—Hilary Putnam, Boston Review“A vast and …
Thinking Politically
Essays in Political Theory
Av Michael Walzer, David Miller
Häftad, 2009
565 kr
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A collection of the most important writings of Michael Walzer, one of the world’s most influential political thinkersMichael Walzer is widely regarded as one of the world’s leading political theorists. In a career spanning more than fifty years, he has wrestled with some of the most crucial …
Paradox of Liberation
Secular Revolutions and Religious Counterrevolutions
Häftad, 2016
173 kr
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A thought-provoking reflection on why secular national liberation movements are so often challenged by militant religious revivalsMany of the successful campaigns for national liberation in the years following World War II were initially based on democratic and secular ideals. Once established, …
Struggle for a Decent Politics
On "Liberal" as an Adjective
Inbunden, 2023
265 kr
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A testament to what it means to be liberal by one of the most prominent political philosophers of our era “Walzer is perhaps our foremost pilot on these rocky shoals. In his preface, he writes that this may be his last book. One hopes not.”—James Traub, New York Times There was a time when …
Exodus And Revolution
Häftad, 1986
265 kr
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A noted political philosopher offers a moving meditation on the political meanings of the biblical story of Exodus - from oppression to deliverance and the promised land.
The Company of Critics: Social Criticsm and Political Commitment in the Twentieth Century
Häftad, 2002
296 kr
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Interpretation and Social Criticism
Häftad, 1993
289 kr
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What do social critics do? I How do they go about doing it? Where do their principles come from? How do critics establish their distance from the people and institutions they criticize?Michael Walzer addresses these problems in succinct and engaging fashion, providing a philosophical framework for …
Obligations
Essays on Disobedience, War, and Citizenship
Häftad, 1982
339 kr
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In this collection of essays, Michael Walzer discusses how obligations are incurred, sustained, and (sometimes) abandoned by citizens of the modern state and members of political parties and movements as they respond to and participate in the most crucial and controversial aspects of citizenship: …
Politics of Ethnicity
Av Michael Walzer, Edward T. Kantowicz m. fl.
Häftad, 1980
349 kr
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The monumental Harvard Encyclopedia of American Ethnic Groups is the most authoritative single source available on the history, culture, and distinctive characteristics of ethnic groups in the United States. The Dimensions of Ethnicity series is designed to make this landmark scholarship available …
Revolution of the Saints
A Study in the Origins of Radical Politics
Häftad, 1982
358 kr
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The Revolution of the Saints is a study, both historical and sociological, of the radical political response of the Puritans to disorder. It interprets and analyzes Calvinism as the first modern expression of an unremitting determination to transform on the basis of an ideology the existing …
Law, Politics, and Morality in Judaism
Häftad, 2006
383 kr
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Jewish legal and political thought developed in conditions of exile, where Jews had neither a state of their own nor citizenship in any other. What use, then, can this body of thought be today to Jews living in Israel or as emancipated citizens in secular democratic states? Can a culture of exile …
Getting Out
Historical Perspectives on Leaving Iraq
Av Michael Walzer, Nicolaus Mills
E-bok, 2011
571 kr
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Eventually every conqueror, every imperial power, every occupying army gets out. Why do they decide to leave? And how do political and military leaders manage withdrawal? Do they take with them those who might be at risk if left behind? What are the immediate consequences of departure? For Michael …
Getting Out
Historical Perspectives on Leaving Iraq
Av Michael Walzer, Nicolaus Mills
Inbunden, 2009
474 kr
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Eventually every conqueror, every imperial power, every occupying army gets out. Why do they decide to leave? And how do political and military leaders manage withdrawal? Do they take with them those who might be at risk if left behind? What are the immediate consequences of departure? For Michael …
Liberty and Power
A Dialogue on Religion and U.S. Foreign Policy in an Unjust World
Av J. Bryan Hehir, Michael Walzer m. fl.
Häftad, 2004
275 kr
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What role should religion play in shaping and implementing U.S. foreign policy?The dominant attitude over the last half century on the subject of religion and international relations was expressed well by Dean Acheson, Harry Truman's secretary of state: ""Moral Talk was fine preaching for the Final …
Liberty and Power
A Dialogue on Religion and U.S. Foreign Policy in an Unjust World
Av J. Bryan Hehir, Michael Walzer m. fl.
E-bok, 2004
290 kr
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What role should religion play in shaping and implementing U.S. foreign policy? The dominant attitude over the last half century on the subject of religion and international relations was expressed well by Dean Acheson, Harry Truman's secretary of state: ""Moral Talk was fine preaching for the …
Law, Politics, and Morality in Judaism
E-bok, 2009
500 kr
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Jewish legal and political thought developed in conditions of exile, where Jews had neither a state of their own nor citizenship in any other. What use, then, can this body of thought be today to Jews living in Israel or as emancipated citizens in secular democratic states? Can a culture of exile …
Justice is Steady Work
A Conversation on Political Theory
Av Michael Walzer, Astrid von Busekist
Inbunden, 2020
748 kr
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Michael Walzer is one of the pre-eminent political theorists in the world today and also a prominent public intellectual. His conception of social justice and his work on just and unjust wars have been hugely influential in political theory and, at the same time, he has taken a public stand on many …
Justice is Steady Work
A Conversation on Political Theory
Av Michael Walzer, Astrid von Busekist
Häftad, 2020
259 kr
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Michael Walzer is one of the pre-eminent political theorists in the world today and also a prominent public intellectual. His conception of social justice and his work on just and unjust wars have been hugely influential in political theory and, at the same time, he has taken a public stand on many …
Justice is Steady Work
A Conversation on Political Theory
Av Astrid von Busekist, Michael Walzer
E-bok, 2020
294 kr
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Michael Walzer is one of the pre-eminent political theorists in the world today and also a prominent public intellectual. His conception of social justice and his work on just and unjust wars have been hugely influential in political theory and, at the same time, he has taken a public stand on many …
Toward a Global Civil Society
Inbunden, 1995
1921 kr
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The demise of Communism has not only affected Eastern Europe but also the countries of the West where a far-reaching examination of political and economic systems has begun. This collection of essays by internationally renowned scholars of political theory from Europe and the United States explores …
