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  • The Limits of Ethics in International Relations

    Natural Law, Natural Rights, and Human Rights in Transition

    by David Boucher ...
    Ethical constraints on relations among individuals within and between societies have always reflected or invoked a higher authority than the caprices of human will. For over two thousand years Natural Law and Natural Rights were the constellations of ideas and presuppositions that fulfilled this role in the west, and exhibited far greater similarities than most commentators want to admit. Such ... Read more

    $45.59 CAD

  • The Political Art of Bob Dylan

    Revised and Expanded Second Edition

    by David Boucher ...
    Bob Dylan is one of the most significant figures in popular culture. In this book, the authors provide a multi-faceted analysis of his political art. They address Dylan’s career as a whole, dealing with such themes as alienation, protest, non-conformity, the American Dream, modernity and postmodernism and pivotal moments of Dylan’s career such as the ‘Judas’ accusation at the 1966 Manchester Free ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Texts in Context

    Revisionist Methods for Studying the History of Ideas

    by David Boucher ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    The methodology of the study of the history of political thought is an area of study which has occupied my interests for nearly a decade. I was introduced to the subject in University College, Swansea. My teachers there provided me with an excellent grounding in political studies. I am particularly indebted to Bruce Haddock, Peter Nicholson and W. H. Greenleaf. Professor Greenleaf was kind enough ... Read more

    $179.99 CAD

  • Decolonisation

    Revolution and Evolution

    by David Boucher, Ayesha Omar, Christopher Allsobrook, Camilla Boisen, Ndumiso Dladla, Sule Emmanuel Egya, Michael Elliott, Steven Friedman, Amber Murrey0, Paul Patton1, Chris Saunders2, Ian S Spears3 ...
    Offers a comparative analysis of the processes and aftermath of decolonisation from philosophical, historical, literary and legal perspectives. ... Read more

    $32.99 CAD

  • Appropriating Hobbes

    Legacies in Political, Legal, and International Thought

    by David Boucher ...
    This book explores how Hobbes's political philosophy has occupied a pertinent place in different contexts, and how his interpreters see their own images reflected in him, or how they define themselves in contrast to him. Appropriating Hobbes argues that there is no Hobbes independent of the interpretations that arise from his appropriation in these various contexts and which serve to present him ... Read more

    $83.99 CAD

  • The Scottish Idealists

    Selected Philosophical Writings

    by David Boucher ...
    Series Book 10 - Library of Scottish Philosophy
    The extent to which British Idealism was heavily influenced by Scots has been little noticed, yet not only were they at the forefront of introducing Hegel into Britain in the work of Ferrier, Carlyle, Hutcheson, Stirling and Edward Caird, but they were also distinctive in locating themselves in relation to the Scottish philosophical tradition they sought to extend. The Scottish Idealists, among ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Social Contract from Hobbes to Rawls

    by David Boucher, Paul Kelly ...
    First published in 2004. WHAT IS THE ROLE OF THE SOCIAL CONTRACT IN MODERN POLITICAL THOUGHT? The concept of a social contract has been central to political thought since the seventeenth century. Contract theory has been used to justify political authority, to account for the origins of the state, and to provide foundations for moral values and the creation of a just society. In The Social ... Read more

    $116.99 CAD

  • The Palgrave Handbook of International Political Theory

    Volume I

    Edited by Howard Williams, David Boucher, Peter Sutch, David Reidy, Alexandros Koutsoukis ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This handbook provides an exploration of the field of International Political Theory (IPT), which in its broadest terms, examines the ways in which ideas about justice, sovereignty, and legitimacy shape international politics. It is a comprehensive resource for those interested in understanding the philosophical, political, and legal issues that arise from interactions between states, peoples, and ... Read more

    $267.99 CAD

  • The Palgrave Handbook of International Political Theory

    Volume II

    Edited by Howard Williams, David Boucher, Peter Sutch, David Reidy, Alexandros Koutsoukis ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This handbook provides a comprehensive exploration of International Political Theory, which in its broadest terms examines the ways in which ideas about justice, sovereignty, and legitimacy shape international politics. The two volumes of the handbook cover topics ranging from the foundations of international political thought to the latest debates in the field.Chapters 4 and 13 are available ... Read more

    $243.99 CAD

  • Perspectives on Social Justice

    From Hume to Walzer

    Edited by David Boucher, Paul Kelly ...
    This volume brings together leading theorists to discuss the latest thinking on social justice - a central concern of contemporary politics and political philosophy. Contributors such as Carole Pateman, Raymond Plant and Chris Brown explore:* the origins of the concept* the contributions of thinkers such as Hume, Kant and Mill* issues such as international justice, economic justice, justice and ... Read more

    $101.68 CAD

  • Reappraising the Life and Legacy of Jan C. Smuts

    by David Boucher, Bongani Ngqulunga ...
    In this book, the authors cover both familiar and unfamiliar themes. One of the principal themes running throughout the book addresses head-on the deficiency in the literature highlighted by Saul Dubow, namely, the question of racism and Smuts’s reluctance to implement ‘native’ policies that may have averted future problems, rather than postpone them. We see throughout, a gap between the rhetoric ... Read more

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  • Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen

    Deaths and Entrances

    by Professor David Boucher, Lucy Boucher ...
    Both Dylan and Cohen have been a presence on the music and poetry landscape spanning six decades. This book begins with a discussion of their contemporary importance, and how they have sustained their enduring appeal as performers and recording artists. The authors argue that both Dylan and Cohen shared early aspirations that mirrored the Beat Generation. They sought to achieve the fame of Dylan ... Read more

    $37.09 CAD