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The Soros Lectures The Soros Lectures George Soros In a series of lectures at the Central European University in Budapest in October of 2009, George Soros provided a broad overview of his thoughts on economics and politics. The lectures are the culmi… OL15187054W
Den Frieden verantworten. Politische Ethik bei Francisco Suárez (1548-1617) Den Frieden verantworten. Politische Ethik bei Francisco Suárez (1548-1617) Markus Kremer Francisco Suárez (1548-1617) steht an der Schwelle zwischen mittelalterlicher Scholastik und moderner Rechtsphilosophie. Dies erlaubt es, in ihm einen Theologen zu sehen, der - Bewährtes bewahrend - … OL15267234W
Capabilities, power, and institutions Capabilities, power, and institutions Stephen L. Esquith "A collection of essays that extend, criticize, and reformulate the capability approach to human development, originally formulated by Amartya Sen and Martha Nussbaum, in order to better understand t… OL15582079W
Divorcing the dictator Divorcing the dictator Frederick Kempe The story behind America's disastrous relationship with General Manuel Antonio Noriega. OL15842447W
Dilemmas of reconciliation Dilemmas of reconciliation Carol A. L. Prager "Dilemmas of Reconciliation is a pioneering effort that explores the extraordinary challenges that must be faced in the aftermath of genocide or barbarous civil wars. How these challenges of reconcil… OL16066431W
Public capitalism Public capitalism Christopher McMahon viii, 206 p. ; 23 cm OL16499420W
Ethics and integrity of governance Ethics and integrity of governance Carole L. Jurkiewicz "This book provides critical, up-to-date reviews on the field of ethics and integrity of governance, along with fresh future perspectives. Focusing on Europe and the US, it addresses the key dimensio… OL16935808W
The order of public reason The order of public reason Gerald F. Gaus "In this innovative and important work, Gerald Gaus advances a revised, and more realistic, account of public reason liberalism, showing how, in the midst of fundamental disagreement about values and… OL16987517W
On Tyranny On Tyranny Timothy Snyder In previous books, Holocaust historian Timothy Snyder dissected the events and values that enabled the rise of Hitler and Stalin and the execution of their catastrophic policies. With Twenty Lessons,… OL17710110W
The prince and other writings The prince and other writings Niccolò Machiavelli C.1 ST. AID. BARNES & NOBLE. 12-07-2010. $10.00. OL17920398W
Remoralizing Britain Remoralizing Britain Scott, Peter,Elaine L. Graham,Christopher Richard Baker Drawing together for the first time theorists from a range of disciplines and commitments, this interdisciplinary collection offers a reckoning of this New Labour decade. OL18357135W
The soul of liberty The soul of liberty Fred E. Foldvary This book derives the universal ethic as the expression of natural moral law, and applies it to government, economics, the environment, and other social issues. There is also a chapter on the history… OL1855659W
Sincerity in Politics and International Relations Sincerity in Politics and International Relations Sorin Baiasu This work examines concept of sincerity in politics and international relations in order to discuss what we should expect of politicians, within what parameters should they work, and how their decisi… OL20930389W
What Would Machiavelli Do? The Ends Justify the Meanness What Would Machiavelli Do? The Ends Justify the Meanness Stanley Bing What Would Machiavelli Do? and Throwing the Elephant. Fortune's Stanley Bing has written two very different but complementary survival guides for today's business world. Inspired by the Florentine ma… OL2717397W
Presidential saints and sinners Presidential saints and sinners Thomas Andrew Bailey A close look at the integrity of each of the first 38 United States presidents. OL2768751W
The enemy within The enemy within Seumas Milne Margaret Thatcher branded the leaders of the 1984-85 miners strike "the enemy within." In this classic account, Seumas Milne reveals the astonishing lengths to which her government and its intelligen… OL3035472W
Spiritual politics Spiritual politics Corinne McLaughlin Do you need a source of hope for the future? Do you wonder about the hidden, metaphysical causes of crises today? Is there a link between human thought, collective karma and world events such as na… OL3976282W
The Samaritan's Dilemma The Samaritan's Dilemma Deborah Stone "In this blend of political essay and reportage, political scientist Deborah Stone argues that democracy depends on altruism, not self-interest. The merchants of self-interest have divorced us from w… OL8064085W
Political Forgiveness Political Forgiveness P. E. Digeser "What does forgiveness mean when it appears in politics, and what is its relationship to other ideas in political philosophy? In Political Forgiveness, P. E. Digeser defends a conception of forgivene… OL8382268W
Ce grand cadavre à la renverse Ce grand cadavre à la renverse Bernard-Henri Lévy In this unprecedented critique, Bernard-Henri Levy, one of the world's leading intellectuals revisits his political roots, scrutinizes the totalitarianisms of the past as well as those on the horizon… OL8995733W
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