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The New Old World, by Perry Anderson. 2009
The New Old World, by Perry Anderson. @ Amazon
Product Details
* Pub. Date: December 2009
* Publisher: Verso
* Format: Hardcover, 364 pages
* ISBN-13: 9781844673124
* ISBN: 184467312X
Magisterial analysis of Europe’s development since the end of the Cold War
A major work of modern history and political analysis, The New Old World punctures both domestic and American myths about continental Europe. Surveying the post-Cold War trajectory of European power and the halting progress towards social and economic integration, Perry Anderson draws out the connections between the EU’s eastward expansion, a foreign policy largely subservient to America’s, and the popular rejection of the European Constitution.
As a neoliberal economic project, pushed forward by a succession of centrist governments, the European Union cannot afford to allow its peoples a free choice that might dash elite schemes of a post-national democracy. Anderson explores Hayek’s suggestion that protecting a market economy might require exactly this kind of inter-state structure, out of reach of popular opposition. With landmark chapters on France, Germany, Italy and Turkey, and a wide-ranging survey of current theories of the Union, The New Old World offers an iconoclastic portrait of a continent that is now being increasingly hailed as a moral and political exemplar for the world at large.
The Princeton Encyclopedia of American Political History
The Princeton Encyclopedia of American Political History. [Two volume set]
Edited by Michael Kazin
Rebecca Edwards & Adam Rothman, associate editors
Product Details
* Pub. Date: December 2009
* Publisher: Princeton University Press
* Format: Hardcover, 992 pages
* ISBN-13: 9780691129716
* ISBN: 0691129711
Table of Contents – Vol. 1 [PDF]
Table of Contents – Vol. 2 [PDF]
Alphabetical List of Entries [PDF]
Topical List of Entries [PDF]
Directory of Contributors [PDF]
Preface [PDF]
Sample Entries
* Mass Culture: Cartooning/Brown [PDF]
* Periods: Conservative interregnum, 1920-32/McGirr [PDF]
* Political Parties: Labor parties/Powers [PDF]
* Ethnic and Racial Groups: Race and politics since 1933/Countryman [PDF]
* Institutions: Supreme Court/Hoffer [PDF]; Voting/Keyssar [PDF]
* War and Foreign Policy: Transnational influences on American politics/Suri [PDF]
Product Description
An essential resource for anyone interested in U.S. history and politics, this two-volume encyclopedia covers the major forces that have shaped American politics from the founding to today. Broad in scope, the book addresses both the traditional topics of political history–such as eras, institutions, political parties, presidents, and founding documents–and the wider subjects of current scholarship, including military, electoral, and economic events, as well as social movements, popular culture, religion, education, race, gender, and more.
Each article, specially commissioned for this book, goes beyond basic facts to provide readers with crucial context, expert analysis, and informed perspectives on the evolution of American politics. Written by more than 170 leading historians and social scientists, The Princeton Encyclopedia of American Political History gives students, scholars, and researchers authoritative introductions to the subject’s most important topics and a first step to further research.
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Greek Thought: A Guide to Classical Knowledge (Harvard University Press Reference Library)
Greek Thought: A Guide to Classical Knowledge (Harvard University Press Reference Library), ed. by Jacques Brunschwig, Sir Geoffrey E. R. Lloyd
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Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2000
ISBN-10: 067400261X
ISBN-13: 978-0674002616
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The Perils of Global Legalism, by Eric A. Posner
The Perils of Global Legalism, by Eric A. Posner
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University Of Chicago Press, 2009
ISBN-10: 0226675742
ISBN-13: 9780226675749.
Review
This carefully argued book provides a useful corrective to the frequent assumption, held by many American legal academics and European elites, that the world’s problems can be substantially reduced simply by creating more international law and institutions. As the book persuasively explains, only through rigorous thinking about the limits of what law and courts can accomplish in a heterogeneous and fragmented global system can we achieve more effective international cooperation. Rich in theoretical and interdisciplinary insights, the book also illustrates its claims with numerous real-world examples, both contemporary and historic, making it accessible to a wide audience.–Curtis Bradley, Duke Law School (Curtis Bradley, Duke Law School )
This trenchant and rigorous book provides a much-needed antidote to the sanctimony and sermonizing that permeates international law. It lays bare international law’s circularity and demonstrates that much of the edifice is built on illusion. The `establishment’ will be forced into contortions to answer its arguments. It’s a bracing, refreshingly and altogether scintillating read.–Michael J. Glennon, author of Limits of Law, Prerogatives of Power
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The New Oxford Companion to Law, ed. by Peter Cane & Joanne Conaghan
The New Oxford Companion to Law, ed. by Peter Cane & Joanne Conaghan
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Oxford University Press 2008
ISBN-10: 0199290547
ISBN-13: 978-0199290543
Review
Cane and Conaghan succeed in providing readers with a much better understanding of law and the legal system…the Companion blends the basics to indulge the occasional curiosity with useful suggestions for further reading paths which will not let you put this book down… Phillip Taylor The book provides unrivalled encyclopaedic coverage of the fundamental major areas of law, from specific laws to crimes, cases, personalities, legal events, the role of law in national and international politics, and law’s underlying philosophy…and all in one place! Phillip Taylor The New Companion will…function as Oxford Companions should: as an introduction for the intelligent layman who can reach for it from his own shelves. To these readers, the New Companion is warmly commended. Edinburgh Law Review Vol 13, 2009
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The Cambridge Companion to Nietzsche (Cambridge Companions to Philosophy)
The Cambridge Companion to Nietzsche (Cambridge Companions to Philosophy)
By Bernd Magnus, Kathleen Higgins
* Publisher: Cambridge University Press
* Number Of Pages: 415
* Publication Date: 1996-01-26
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0521367670
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780521367677
* Binding: Paperback
Book Description:
The opening essay of this Companion provides a chronologically organized introduction to and summary of Nietzsche’s published works, while also providing an overview of their basic themes and concerns. It is followed by three essays on the appropriation and misappropriation of his writings, and a group of essays exploring the nature of Nietzsche’s philosophy and its relation to the modern and postmodern world. The final contributions consider Nietzsche’s influence on the twentieth century in Europe, the United States and Asia.
A Companion to Nietzsche (Blackwell Companions to Philosophy)
A Companion to Nietzsche (Blackwell Companions to Philosophy)
By Keith Ansell Pearson
* Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
* Number Of Pages: 624
* Publication Date: 2007-03-09
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1405116226
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781405116220
* Binding: Hardcover
Product Description:
A Companion to Nietzsche provides a comprehensive guide to all the main aspects of Nietzsche’s philosophy, profiling the most recent research and trends in scholarship.
Brings together an international roster of both rising stars and established scholars, including many of the leading commentators and interpreters of Nietzsche.
Showcases the latest trends in Nietzsche scholarship, such as the renewed focus on Nietzsche’s philosophy of time, of nature, and of life.
Includes clearly organized sections on Art, Nature, and Individuation; Nietzsche’s New Philosophy of the Future; Eternal Recurrence, the Overhuman, and Nihilism; Philosophy of Mind; Philosophy and Genealogy; Ethics; Politics; Aesthetics; Evolution and Life.
Features fresh treatments of Nietzsche’s core and enigmatic doctrines.
