Bedeviled
How scientists through the ages have conducted thought experiments using imaginary entities—demons—to test the laws of nature and push the frontiers of what is possible. Science may be known for banishing the demons of superstition from the modern world. Yet just as the demon-haunted world was being exorcised by the enlightening power of reason, a new kind of demon mischievously...Hardback$8999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
Taoism for Beginners
Taoism for Beginners is a practical guide to applying the key notions, concepts, and beliefs underlying Taoism's various branches and schools. Authors C. Alexander and Annellen Simpkins draw upon their years of training and study in meditation, martial arts, and Eastern philosophy to provide readers with a comprehensive introduction to the spiritual tenets and attainments that mark the holistic pathway...Hardback$2499Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 1 week
Bad Boss
In a tough or toxic work environment, are you brave enough to challenge your own thinking and shift your own perspective to make relationships work? Bad Boss is for anyone who is in—or who is keen to avoid—a negative workplace environment characterised by ineffective leadership. Believe it or not, bad bosses are not bad people, and there are concrete steps...Paperback$2999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks
Super Woman Survival Guide The
Super Woman Survival Guide, The is a guide to surviving your own expectations. Learn to overcome overwhelm, balance your busy life, believe in your own abilities, and understand how to be amazing just as you are. Are you sick of feeling overwhelmed and overscheduled? Juggling family, career, and life while struggling to keep up with never-ending demands? Are you last...Paperback$7000Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeks
Secret Tactics
Secret Tactics offers ancient wisdom for contemporary readers—bringing new interpretations of Japanese martial arts classics. In the tradition of The Martial Artist's Book of Five Rings, this book, written by one of America's most experienced teachers of karate, provides fresh insights into fundamental martial arts texts. It includes new translations of essays on leadership, correct behaviour, character, and values. "Hereditary...Paperback$2499Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 1 week
Altered Inheritance
A leading bioethicist offers critical insights into the scientific, ethical, and political implications of human genome editing. Designer babies, once found only in science fiction, have become a reality. We are entering a new era of human evolution with the advent of a technology called CRISPR, which allows scientists to modify our genes. Although CRISPR shows great promise for therapeutic...Hardback$4999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks
A History of Delusions
From the presenter of the Radio 4 hit series A History of Delusions. Why would someone wake up and claim they’re Napoleon? Or believe they have been turned into a wolf and demand to be fed raw meat? For centuries, we’ve dismissed delusions as a problem for the shrinks to sort out in distant asylums. But delusions are more than...Hardback$4299Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
A Companion to Bioethics
This second edition of A Companion to Bioethics, fully revised and updated to reflect the current issues and developments in the field, covers all the material that the reader needs to thoroughly grasp the ideas and debates involved in bioethics. Thematically organised around an unparalleled range of issues, it includes discussions on the moral status of embryos and fetuses, new...Paperback$8399Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks-
The Practice of Immortality
Learn to master time like a monk, recover your productivity and discover inner peace. Transform your perception of time and learn to truly live in the present with this practical guide from Himalayan monk and spiritual leader Ishan Shivanand. Born in India, Ishan's formative years were spent in monasteries, learning the importance of achieving Mahakaal - a state where, instead...Paperback$4000Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks 
The Devil You Know
Deeply moving. GUARDIAN Brilliant . . . a powerful myth buster. SUNDAY TIMES Unmissable. OBSERVER Shocking and unflinching. i Compulsive reading. MIRROR Dr Gwen Adshead is one of Britain's leading forensic psychologists. She has spent over thirty years providing therapy inside secure hospitals and prisons for violent offenders. Whatever her patient's crime—serial homicide, stalking, arson—she helps them to better know...Paperback$2799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
The ADHD Reset
Transform your ADHD from a problem to a superpower with this inspiring toolkit. What if what you need to succeed and manifest your goals is what you have been trying to overcome—your ADHD? The ADHD Reset is a new and hopeful perspective that transforms ADHD from an obstacle to a source of power. Without the right tools, ADHD can rule...Paperback$4500Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
Hope for Cynics
Cynicism is making us sick; Stanford psychologist Dr Jamil Zaki has the cure - a 'ray of light for dark days' (Adam Grant, #1 New York Times bestselling author). For thousands of years, people have argued about whether humanity is selfish or generous, cruel or kind. But recently, our answers have changed. In 1972, half of Americans agreed that most...Paperback$3999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
Morning Has Broken
A soothing and creative way to meditate on God's magnificent creation, this exquisitely designed adult colouring book features 45 unique illustrations and accompanying quotes and Scripture to quiet your mind, fill your spirit, and exercise your creativity. In a world that can feel confining and dark, we long for light and space. Morning Has Broken from artist Jennifer Tucker invites...Paperback$3000Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 1 week
Light
Light is the material of Architecture. Ian Ritchie is one of the UK’s most visionary architects, remarkable for synthesising multiple creative disciplines to focus on the essence of his architectural projects. A poet and artist as well as an architect, Ritchie distils his ideas into verse and pithy aphorisms that probe the complexities of architectural commissions and the art of...Hardback$4500Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 1 week
Japanese Proverbs
"Destroy a nation, but its mountains and rivers remain." - Japanese Proverb This is a collection of 200 Japanese proverbs with illustrations and explanations for each saying. Japanese Proverbs: 200 Gems of Traditional Wit and Wisdom is a delightfully illustrated compilation of traditional Japanese sayings and maxims. Some of the classic Japanese quotes and quotations, like "Fall down seven times,...Paperback$2999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 1 week
It's Okay Not to Look for the Meaning of Life
Free Yourself from Stress with Simple, No-Nonsense Advice from a Zen Monk! Zen monk Jikisai Minami takes the things we are supposed to strive for and turns them on their head. The 35 short, thought-provoking essays in this book are divided into four chapters about our sense of self, our hopes and dreams, our personal relationships, and how to face...Hardback$2999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 1 week
Hojoki: A Buddhist Reflection on Solitude
Discover the tranquil wisdom of Chomei's 13th-century masterpiece, Hojoki, as it unveils the beauty of imperfection and the serenity of a simple life amidst the chaos of existence. Hojoki is an introspective poem written in the 13th century by the enigmatic Japanese hermit Kamo no Chomei, who as a young man served in the capital as an official court poet...Hardback$3499Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 1 week
Go for it
A little book to provide inspiration for a dream or an important life goal.Hardback$1299Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 1 week-
Wicked Official Coloring Book
Bring Elphaba and Glinda to life in gorgeous colour in this beautifully illustrated official colouring book, featuring iconic scenes from Universal Pictures’ Wicked. The land of Oz, as seen in the much-anticipated Universal Pictures’ cinematic event Wicked, is visually striking and wonderfully fleshed out, drawing from Art Nouveau and Art Deco inspirations with just a dash of steampunk. This gorgeously...Paperback$3299Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks 
Painting Calm
Find inner calm and happiness in this beautiful, meditative and earthy watercolour instruction book from nature lover, teacher and artist Inga Buividavice. Art therapy and the act of painting are widely acknowledged to bring positive mental health benefits, as they help us centre ourselves, focus our intentions, and engage creatively with the world around us. This beautiful guided watercolour book...Paperback$3699Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
Like Love
A career-spanning collection of inspiring, revelrous essays about art and artists. Like Love is a momentous, raucous collection of essays drawn from twenty years of Maggie Nelson's brilliant work. These profiles, reviews, remembrances, tributes and critical essays, as well as several conversations with friends and idols, bring to life Nelson's passion for dialogue and dissent. The range of subjects is...Paperback$3000Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
Fate & Philosophy
Jim Flynn is on a mission to change how we think about the modern world, our place in it, and the moral choices we make. In The Torchlight List, he argued that great literature can change lives. Now in Fate & Philosophy, he looks at tough moral decisions we face and urges us not to be influenced by subconscious conditioning...Paperback$3300Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 1 week-
Desk Yoga Deck
Work and life have changed, so it’s time to change how we care for our bodies during work hours. From the bestselling author of Office Yoga comes this accessible guide to mental and physical health that works no matter where you find your desk. Organised by Chair Yoga, Standing Yoga, Pranayama & Mudras, and Meditation & Mindfulness exercises, the deck...Cards$4499Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 1 week 
Crystal Tips and Cures
This is the perfect beginner's guide to crystal healing, featuring 101 of these amazingly powerful stones and including all you need to know to let their energy transform your life. Beautiful, tactile, and easily available, crystals are natural tools for bringing health, wealth, love, success, and spiritual harmony into your life. This handy illustrated guide introduces 101 crystals, arranged in...Hardback$2199Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 1 week
Breathe Wellbeing Journal
This science-backed guide helps readers to bring balance to their busy lives in a practical and uplifting way, providing a unique self-care experience with space for readers to explore their progress and express their thoughts, feelings, memories, and intentions. Topics include how to implement wellness goals and develop a growth mind-set, as well as exercises for the body and the...Set$2999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 1 week
Breathe Mindfulness Journal
The Breathe Mindfulness Journal is a guided notebook offering advice, techniques, and exercises to improve focus and self-awareness. This science-backed guide helps readers find peace and calm. With reflective exercises and prompts, readers can express their thoughts, feelings, memories, and intentions. Topics include how to truly live in the present moment, ignore negative emotions, manage stress, and develop healthy perseverance....Set$2999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 1 week
365 Secrets Of Happiness
365 Daily quotations that could change your life. Do more of what makes you happy.Hardback$2200Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 1 week
365 Reach For The Stars
365 Reach For The StarsHardback$2200Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 1 week
365 Chinese Wisdom Great Days
365 Chinese Wisdom Great DaysHardback$2200Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 1 week
I Used to Have a Plan
Balm for the soul—Alessandra Olanow offers advice, inspiration, and encouragement for anyone who needs a shoulder to lean on during a difficult time. “I Know This Too Shall Pass. (But It Would Be Helpful to Know When).” After a series of events left her a divorced single mother questioning herself, her relationships, and basically everything she thought was true about...Hardback$5800Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeks
Daily Glimmers
This beautiful pocket self-help book teaches us to notice three-second glimmers of joy every day, to build resilience and deal with difficult times. In difficult times, it's easy to get lost in the darkness — but Daily Glimmers gives us the tools to find three-second glimmers of joy every day, to build our resilience and keep us going. Did you...Hardback$5200Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeks
The Joy of Being Selfish
'A practical guide that will reclaim your time, energy and self-belief' - Stylist Do you frequently say 'yes' to people and events to keep those around you happy? Do you often find yourself emotionally exhausted and physically drained? Do people describe you as a pushover or 'too nice'? It's time to discover the joy of being selfish and reclaim your...Paperback$2799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks-
You Say You Want a Revolution?
World Magazine, Honourable Mention, Accessible History Book of the Year Why have most modern revolutions ended in bloodshed and failure—and what lessons do they hold for today's world of growing extremism? Why have so many of the iconic revolutions of modern times resulted in bloody tragedies? And what lessons can be drawn from these failures today, in a world where...Hardback$7500Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
Winning the Second Civil War
Paul has provided a vital piece to our understanding of modern liberalism's origins. -Ronald J. Pestritto, Author of America Transformed: The Rise and Legacy of American Progressivism Today's political and cultural divisions leave many wondering how America could have arrived at its present state. Winning the Second Civil War traces the source to an unlikely historical accident. The founding principles...Hardback$7499Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks 
What's in it for Me?
This punchy and provocative book asks a simple but overlooked question: why do we have the political views that we do? Offering a lively and original analysis of five worldviews—conservatism, national populism, liberalism, the new left, and social democracy—Thomas Prosser argues that our views tend to satisfy self-interest, albeit indirectly, and that progressive worldviews are not as altruistic as their...Paperback$5299Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks-
War on the American Republic
Kevin Slack sounds the alarm on how America's failed neoliberal regime has given way to a woke oligarchy that has deployed a radical toolkit to rapidly strip away the rights of citizens. Americans often use the words progressive, liberal, and radical more or less interchangeably without understanding their place in American history. Kevin Slack describes the distinct aims of the...Hardback$7499Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks 
War and Power
A bold, revisionist study which challenges modern misconceptions about the creation of power and the operations of war, from a Professor of Strategic Studies. War and power are two of the most-widely discussed issues in all of human history, and yet they are, time and again, misunderstood - often disastrously so. Whilst we might think the outcome of war is...Paperback$4000Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
Viral Justice
A book as urgent as the moment that produced it. - Jelani Cobb, Columbia Journalism School Long before the pandemic, Ruha Benjamin was doing groundbreaking research on race, technology, and justice, focusing on big, structural changes. But the twin plagues of COVID-19 and anti-Black police violence inspired her to rethink the importance of small, individual actions. Part memoir, part manifesto,...Hardback$5799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks-
Utopianism for a Dying Planet
How the utopian tradition offers answers to today's environmental crises In the face of Earth's environmental breakdown, it is clear that technological innovation alone won't save our planet. A more radical approach is required, one that involves profound changes in individual and collective behaviour. Utopianism for a Dying Planet examines the ways the expansive history of utopian thought, from its...Hardback$7999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks 
Ungoverning
In this unsettling book, Russell Muirhead and Nancy Rosenblum trace how ungoverning—the deliberate effort to dismantle the capacity of government to do its work—has become a malignant part of politics. Democracy depends on a government that can govern, and that requires what's called administration. The administrative state is made up of the vast array of departments and agencies that conduct...Hardback$5799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks-
Two Cheers for Anarchism
James Scott taught us what's wrong with seeing like a state. Now, in his most accessible and personal book to date, the acclaimed social scientist makes the case for seeing like an anarchist. Inspired by the core anarchist faith in the possibilities of voluntary cooperation without hierarchy, Two Cheers for Anarchism is an engaging, high-spirited, and often very funny defense...Paperback$3999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks 
The Divine Mimesis
In The Divine Mimesis, Pasolini reimagines Dante's descent into Hell not as allegory but as lived, historical reality—urban, political, and deeply personal. Written in the final years of his life, this unfinished and fiercely experimental work leads us through the wreckage of modern Italy: housing projects, consumer culture, political betrayal, the spiritual void left in the wake of fascism and...Paperback$3399Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks
Stories From a Stranger
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A collection of one hundred deeply personal stories—covering love and heartbreak, growth and resilience—brought to life by the creator of the wildly popular TikTok account @HunterProsper.Every person has a story. Dick knew that it was love at first sight when he saw Nancy across the church steps—they got married a week later and have been...Hardback$7700Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeks
On Certainty
The German text, with a facing English translation by P. M. S. Hacker. Ludwig Wittgenstein's On Certainty collects the final notes of one of the twentieth century’s most influential thinkers, written during the last eighteen months of his life. These posthumously published fragments reflect on questions of knowledge, doubt, and belief. They offer a distinctive perspective on Wittgenstein's late philosophy...Paperback$7199Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks
Trigger Warnings: political correctness and the rise of the right
Donald Trump is the Thing-that-should-not-be. The man lives, quite literally, in a building serviced by a golden elevator. Somehow, he presented himself as the scourge of the elites. For decades, he built a persona based on the most conspicuous consumption and the crassest of excess - and then he won the presidency on an anti-establishment ticket. The unlikely rise of...Paperback$3700Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
Laughing at Cancer
Laughing at Cancer is a unique book based on a series of journals following the author's shock diagnosis of bowel cancer at 43. Brimming with humour, insight and sensitivity, it explores how we talk about and view illness, and how changing your mindset can do wonders on the journey to health. Through explanations of mindful healing techniques and the power...Paperback$2593Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
This Land Is Our Land
From one of our finest writers and leading environmental thinkers, a powerful book about how the land we share divides us—and how it could unite us. Today, we are at a turning point as we face ecological and political crises that are rooted in conflicts over the land itself. But these problems can be solved if we draw on elements...Hardback$5999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
A Companion to Digital Ethics
A compilation of cutting-edge, comprehensive insights into digital ethics from leading scholars As digital technologies shape every aspect of today's society, ethical considerations have never been more pressing. In A Companion to Digital Ethics, editors Luciano Floridi and Mariarosaria Taddeo bring together leading experts to analyse key ethical challenges posed by artificial intelligence, privacy, cybersecurity, cyberwarfare, sustainability, digital consent, and...Hardback$34699Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks
The State of Democratic Theory
What should we expect from democracy, and how likely is it that democracies will live up to those expectations? In The State of Democratic Theory, Ian Shapiro offers a critical assessment of contemporary answers to these questions, lays out his distinctive alternative, and explores its implications for policy and political action. Some accounts of democracy's purposes focus on aggregating preferences;...Paperback$6799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks-
The Solutionary Way
Forges a path away from polarisation toward ethical problem solving and a more humane, equitable, and healthy society. From tackling injustice to protecting the environment, ending animal cruelty, and improving the strength of our communities, deep divisions in our society often prevent us from working collaboratively to solve the problems we face. Based on Zoe Weil's decades of work as...Paperback$4499Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks 
The Smile Stealers
This achingly jaw-dropping book follows the evolution of dentistry throughout the world, from the Bronze Age to the present day, presenting captivating and grim illustrations of the tools and techniques of dentistry through the ages. Organized chronologically, The Smile Stealers interleaves beautiful and gruesome technical illustrations and paintings from the Wellcome Collection's unique archive of material from Europe, America, and...Hardback$8100Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeks
The Roots of American Individualism
A panoramic history of American individualism from its nineteenth-century origins to today's bitterly divided politics Individualism is a defining feature of American public life. Its influence is pervasive today, with liberals and conservatives alike promising to expand personal freedom and defend individual rights against unwanted intrusion, be it from big government, big corporations, or intolerant majorities. The Roots of American...Hardback$7499Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
The Regeneration Handbook
Leadership for the Great Transition: a changemaker's toolkit for cultivating personal and community resilience. The Regeneration Handbook offers an abundance of insights, stories, tools, practices, and resources for experienced and aspiring changemakers to step into their full power at this time of unprecedented global crisis. By introducing readers to a different kind of activism based on universal patterns of Transformation,...Paperback$5799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
The Prince (Barnes & Noble Collectible Editions)
The Prince is famously encapsulated in the phrase, "It is safer to be feared than loved." This sentiment captures the essence of Niccolo Machiavelli's seminal work in political philosophy. In this classic text, Machiavelli offers guidance on how rulers should acquire and ruthlessly exercise power, a concept that remains pertinent to readers even over five centuries after its initial publication....Paperback$1999Elsewhere:$2799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
The Permission Society
Throughout history, kings and emperors have promised "freedoms" to their people. Yet these freedoms were really only permissions handed down from on high. The American Revolution inaugurated a new vision: people have basic rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, and government must ask permission from them. Sadly, today's increasingly bureaucratic society is beginning to turn back the...Hardback$6400Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeks
Theory and Methods in Political Science
A broad-ranging and pluralistic textbook, Theory and Methods in Political Science highlights the rich variety of approaches to studying politics. Written by an international team of experts, this fully revised fourth edition offers cutting-edge coverage from fundamental to contemporary issues. Integrating guides to further reading and clear examples of how research methods can be applied, it enables readers to feel...Paperback$9695Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks-
The Origin of Sin
Where did the idea of sin arise from? In this meticulously argued book, The Origin of Sin, David Konstan takes a close look at classical Greek and Roman texts, as well as the Bible and early Judaic and Christian writings. He argues that the fundamental idea of "sin" arose in the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament, although this original...Hardback$32000Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeks 
The Needs of Strangers
What does a person need, not just to survive, but to flourish? In this profound, searching book, Michael Ignatieff explores the many human needs that go beyond basic sustenance: for love, for respect, for community and consolation. In a society of strangers, how might we find a common language to express such needs? Ignatieff's lucid, penetrating enquiry takes him back...Paperback$3299Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
The Moral Economists
A fresh look at how three important twentieth-century British thinkers viewed capitalism through a moral rather than material lens. What's wrong with capitalism? Answers to that question today focus on material inequality. Led by economists and conducted in utilitarian terms, the critique of capitalism in the twenty-first century is primarily concerned with disparities in income and wealth. It was not...Hardback$10400Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
The Machiavellian Moment
Originally published in 1975, The Machiavellian Moment remains a landmark of historical and political thought. Celebrated historian J.G.A. Pocock looks at the consequences for modern historical and social consciousness arising from the ideal of the classical republic revived by Machiavelli and other thinkers of Renaissance Italy. Pocock shows that Machiavelli's prime emphasis was on the moment in which the republic...Paperback$10500Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeks-
Against the Machine
"England's greatest living writer" (unHerd) examines the spiritual currents driving the global industrial economy and prophesies what's next for a dead civilization. In Against the Machine, "furiously gifted" (The Washington Post) novelist, poet, and essayist Paul Kingsnorth presents a wholly original and terrifying account of the technological-cultural matrix enveloping all of us. With insight into the spiritual and economic roots...Hardback$5700Elsewhere:$6500Unit price /UnavailableBackorderShips mid September 
The Invention of Good and Evil
For almost five million years, humans have been locked in a relationship with morality, inventing and reinventing the concepts of Good and Evil, and weaving them into our cities, laws, and customs. Morality is a concept that can feel joyless and claustrophobic, associated with restraint and coercion, restriction and sacrifice, inquisition, confession, and a guilty conscience. For many, it is...Hardback$5999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
The Individualists
A sweeping history of libertarian thought, from radical anarchists to conservative defenders of the status quo. Libertarianism emerged in the mid-nineteenth century with an unwavering commitment to progressive causes, from women's rights and the fight against slavery to anti-colonialism and Irish emancipation. Today, this movement, founded on the principle of individual liberty, finds itself divided by both progressive and reactionary...Hardback$7499Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks-
The Humanist Movement in Modern Britain
The Humanist Movement in Modern Britain examines the significant impact of humanists on British life since the early 20th century. In this book, leading historians of religious non-belief, Callum Brown, David Nash, and Charlie Lynch, explore how humanist organisations promoted ethical reform and rationalism in response to the moral challenges of the modern world. This comprehensive account highlights the dynamic...Paperback$9700Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeks -
The Greatest of All Plagues
How the great political thinkers have persistently warned against the dangers of economic inequality. Economic inequality is one of the most daunting challenges of our time, with public debate often turning to questions of whether it is an inevitable outcome of economic systems and what, if anything, can be done about it. But why, exactly, should inequality worry us? The...Hardback$6999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks 
The Garments of Court and Palace
The Prince, a political treatise by the Florentine public servant and political theorist Niccolo Machiavelli, is widely regarded as the most important exploration of politics - and in particular the politics of power - ever written. In Garments of Court and Palace, Philip Bobbitt, a preeminent and original interpreter of modern statecraft, presents a vivid portrait of Machiavelli's Italy and...Paperback$2899Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
The Awakening
A monumental and exhilarating history of European thought, from the fall of Rome in the fifth century AD to the Scientific Revolution thirteen centuries later. The Awakening traces the recovery and refashioning of Europe's classical heritage from the ruins of the Roman Empire. The process of preservation of surviving texts, fragile at first, was strengthened under the Christian empire founded...Paperback$6999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
The Audiences of Herodotus
By recognising the pervasive influence that Herodotus’s career as an oral performer had on his composition of the Histories, The Audiences of Herodotus: Oral Performance and the Battle Narratives argues that the Histories’ versions of the three most important battles in the Persian Wars—the battles of Thermopylae, Salamis, and Plataea—persistently and disproportionately advance the interests, biases, and political agendas of...Hardback$21220Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
The Art of War
Sun Tzu was one of the greatest army generals who ever lived. He wrote The Art of War in the fifth century BC, and yet his words are still resoundingly relevant to our modern lives. His writings on aspects of warfare — from the laying of plans to the tactics and psychology of manoeuvring an army, to the proper use...Paperback$2899Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks-
The Art of Discovery
A panoramic history of the antiquarians whose discoveries transformed Renaissance culture and gave rise to new forms of art and knowledge In the early fifteenth century, a casket containing the remains of the Roman historian Livy was unearthed at a Benedictine abbey in Padua. The find was greeted with the same enthusiasm as the bones of a Christian saint, and...Hardback$6999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
The American Beast
As heard on Radio 4's Women's Hour 'A stunning mosaic of contemporary America' - Fintan O'Toole Essential reading, with quick insights and bomblets of surprise - TLS A panoptical vision of modern America, from the brilliant mind of Jill Lepore. The American Beast delves into the era of the 2010s, marking a significant shift in America's trajectory. It covers events...Paperback$2999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks 
The Age of Reconstruction
A sweeping history of how Union victory in the American Civil War inspired democratic reforms, revolutions, and emancipation movements in Europe and the Americas The Age of Reconstruction looks beyond post-Civil War America to tell the story of how Union victory and Lincoln's assassination set off a dramatic international reaction that drove European empires out of the Americas, hastened the...Hardback$7499Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
The Age of Precarity
Crisis dominates the present historical moment. The economy is in crisis, politics in both its past and present forms is in crisis and our own individual lives are in crisis, made vulnerable by the fluctuations of the labour market and by the undoing of social and political ties we inherited from modernity. Yet, traditional views of crises as just temporary...Paperback$4500Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks-
The Age of Choice
A sweeping history of the rise of personal choice in the modern world and how it became equated with freedom. Choice touches virtually every aspect of our lives, from what to buy and where to live to whom to love, what profession to practice, and even what to believe. But the option to choose in such matters was not something...Hardback$6999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
Rules
A panoramic history of rules in the Western world. Rules order almost every aspect of our lives. They set our work hours, dictate how we drive and set the table, tell us whether to offer an extended hand or cheek in greeting, and organise the rites of life, from birth through death. We may chafe under the rules we have,...Hardback$5799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
Rules
A panoramic history of rules in the Western world. Rules order almost every aspect of our lives. They set our work hours, dictate how we drive and set the table, tell us whether to offer an extended hand or cheek in greeting, and organise the rites of life, from birth through death. We may chafe under the rules we have,...Paperback$3499Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks 
Recognition Theory and Contemporary French Moral and Political Philosophy
The revival of recognition theory has brought new energy to critical theory. In general terms, recognition theory aims to critically evaluate social structures against a standard of social freedom identified with norms of interaction which are freely recognised by all parties. Until now, attention has primarily focused on the categories and forms of recognition theory. However, the influence of contemporary...Hardback$24600Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks-
Polis
A definitive new history of the origins, evolution, and scope of the ancient Greek city-state The Greek polis, or city-state, was a resilient and adaptable political institution founded on the principles of citizenship, freedom, and equality. Emerging around 650 BCE and enduring to 350 CE, it offered a means for collaboration among fellow city-states and social bargaining between a community...Hardback$16800Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeks -
Pacification
In his new book, critical theorist Mark Neocleous engages in a sustained critique of the theory and practice of pacification. Combining philosophical analysis with historical detail, Neocleous analyses the development of pacification as a key concept through which capitalist modernity has been organised, offering readers the first book that treats pacification as an important concept in the history of state...Paperback$3999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
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