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The New Oxford Annotated Bible with Apocrypha: New Revised Standard Version: Fourth Edition. Hardcover
The New Oxford Annotated Bible with Apocrypha: New Revised Standard Version: Fourth Edition [Hardcover]
Michael D. Coogan (Editor), Marc Z. Brettler (Editor), Carol A. Newsom (Editor)
Oxford University Press; 4th edition (2010). ISBN-10: 0195289552; ISBN-13: 9780195289558
The premier study Bible used by scholars, pastors, undergraduate and graduate students, The New Oxford Annotated Bible offers a vast range of information, including extensive notes by experts in their fields; in-text maps, charts, and diagrams; supplementary essays on translation, biblical interpretation, cultural and historical background, and other general topics.
Extensively revised–half of the material is brand new–featuring a new design to enhance readability, and brand-new color maps, the Annotated Fourth Edition adds to the established reputation of this essential biblical studies resource. Many new and revised maps, charts, and diagrams further clarify information found in the Scripture text. In addition, section introductions have been expanded and the book introductions present their information in a standard format so that students can find what they need to know. Of course, the Fourth Edition retains the features prized by students, including single column annotations at the foot of the pages, in-text charts, and maps, a page number-keyed index of all the study materials in the volume, and Oxford’s renowned Bible maps. This timely edition maintains and extends the excellence the Annotated’s users have come to expect, bringing still more insights, information, and perspectives to bear upon the understanding of the biblical text.
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The Oxford Handbook of the History of Political Philosophy
The Oxford Handbook of the History of Political Philosophy, ed. by George Klosko, Oxford University Press 2011. ISBN: 0199238804; 9780199238804.
Description
The Oxford Handbook of the History of Political Philosophy presents fifty original essays, each specially written by a leading figure in the field, covering the entire subject of the history of political philosophy. They provide not only surveys of the state of research but substantial pieces that engage with, and move forward, current debates.
Part I addresses questions of method. Contributors discuss the contextual method, classically articulated by Quentin Skinner, along with important alternative methods associated with Leo Strauss and his followers, and contemporary post-modernism. This section also examines the value of the history of political philosophy and the history of the discipline itself.
Part II, Chronological Periods, works through the entire history of Western political philosophy. While most contributions address recognizable chronological periods, others are devoted to more specialized topics, including the influence of Roman Law, medieval Arabic political philosophy, Socialism, and Marxism.
Aspects of the history of political philosophy that transcend specific periods are the subject of Part III. Essays on topics such as democracy, the state, and imperialism trace theoretical developments over time.
The histories of major non-Western traditions-Muslim, Confucian, and Hindu-are discussed in the final Part, with special reference to their relationships to Western political thought.
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Law and Economics, 6th Edition. By Robert Cooter, Thomas Ulen
Law and Economics, 6th Edition. By Robert Cooter, Thomas Ulen. Prentice Hall 2011. ISBN: 0132540657; 9780132540650
Description
Law and economics has become a central course in U.S. legal education and for students majoring in topics like economics, political science, and philosophy. Cooter and Ulen provide a clear introduction to economic analysis and its application to legal rules and institutions that is accessible to any student who has taken principles of microeconomics.
The book’s structure is flexible, beginning with an introductory overview of economic tools followed by paired chapters in five core areas of law: property, contracts, torts, legal process, and crime. Students leave the course understanding how microeconomic theory can be used to critically evaluate law and public policy.
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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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