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Royal police ordinances in early modern Sweden : the emergence of voluntaristic understanding of law / by Kotkas, Toomas, 1970-

Table of Contents: “…Political theory and police in early modern Sweden -- Royal police ordinances between 1523 and 1611 : enforcement of medieval law -- Royal police ordinances between 1612 and 1718 : making of new law -- Scientification of police: the end of the broad conception of police -- Conclusions.…”
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Royal police ordinances in early modern Sweden : the emergence of voluntaristic understanding of law / by Kotkas, Toomas, 1970-

Table of Contents: “…Political theory and police in early modern Sweden -- Royal police ordinances between 1523 and 1611 : enforcement of medieval law -- Royal police ordinances between 1612 and 1718 : making of new law -- Scientification of police: the end of the broad conception of police -- Conclusions.…”
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The playing fields of Eton equality and excellence in modern meritocracy / by LaVaque-Manty, Mika

Table of Contents: “…Kids and Körperkultur : on the difficulties of fostering civic independence -- Dueling for equality : the master's tools will take down the master's house -- Mens sana, the playing fields of Eton, and other clichés -- Physical culture for the masses -- Being a woman and other disabilities -- The political theory of doping.…”
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The playing fields of Eton equality and excellence in modern meritocracy / by LaVaque-Manty, Mika

Table of Contents: “…Kids and Körperkultur : on the difficulties of fostering civic independence -- Dueling for equality : the master's tools will take down the master's house -- Mens sana, the playing fields of Eton, and other clichés -- Physical culture for the masses -- Being a woman and other disabilities -- The political theory of doping.…”
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Disarming manhood roots of ethical resistance / by Richards, David A. J.

Table of Contents: “…Garrison and antebellum radical abolitionism : political theory and psychology -- Ch. 2. Tolstoy on nonviolence -- Ch. 3. …”
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Disarming manhood roots of ethical resistance / by Richards, David A. J.

Table of Contents: “…Garrison and antebellum radical abolitionism : political theory and psychology -- Ch. 2. Tolstoy on nonviolence -- Ch. 3. …”
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Scriptures, Shrines, Scapegoats, and World Politics : Religious Sources of Conflict and Cooperation in the Modern Era / by Maoz, Zeev, Henderson, Errol Anthony

Table of Contents: “…Religion and world politics--theory and evidence -- Scholarship on religion and world politics : a critical review of the literature -- Religion and world politics : an integrated theoretical perspective -- The religious landscape of the world 1945-2010 -- Religion and international conflict -- Religion and international cooperation -- Religion and civil war -- Religion and quality of life -- Conclusion: The complex role of religion in world politics.…”
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Scriptures, Shrines, Scapegoats, and World Politics : Religious Sources of Conflict and Cooperation in the Modern Era / by Maoz, Zeev, Henderson, Errol Anthony

Table of Contents: “…Religion and world politics--theory and evidence -- Scholarship on religion and world politics : a critical review of the literature -- Religion and world politics : an integrated theoretical perspective -- The religious landscape of the world 1945-2010 -- Religion and international conflict -- Religion and international cooperation -- Religion and civil war -- Religion and quality of life -- Conclusion: The complex role of religion in world politics.…”
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The party of order the conservatives, the state, and slavery in the Brazilian monarchy, 1831-1871 / by Needell, Jeffrey D.

Table of Contents: “…An obscured genesis -- The port and province of Rio de Janeiro -- The threat of revolution and the reactionary mobilization : 1831-1837 -- Political theory, partisan practice, and the emperor's emergence : 1837-1848 -- Provincial politics, foreign affairs, and patronage : 1848-1853 -- The transformation of politics and the state : 1853-1867 -- Abolition, war, and the vindication of constitutional government : 1867-1871 -- The defeat of the party : the political crisis of 1871 -- Legacy and metamorphosis.…”
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The party of order the conservatives, the state, and slavery in the Brazilian monarchy, 1831-1871 / by Needell, Jeffrey D.

Table of Contents: “…An obscured genesis -- The port and province of Rio de Janeiro -- The threat of revolution and the reactionary mobilization : 1831-1837 -- Political theory, partisan practice, and the emperor's emergence : 1837-1848 -- Provincial politics, foreign affairs, and patronage : 1848-1853 -- The transformation of politics and the state : 1853-1867 -- Abolition, war, and the vindication of constitutional government : 1867-1871 -- The defeat of the party : the political crisis of 1871 -- Legacy and metamorphosis.…”
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Humanitarian intervention in the long nineteenth century : Setting the precedent / by Heraclides, Alexis, Dialla, Ada

Table of Contents: “…Introduction ; The origins of the idea of humanitarian intervention : just war and against tyranny ; Eurocentrism, 'civilization' and the 'barbarians' ; International law and humanitarian intervention ; Intervention and non-intervention in international political theory -- Practice. Introduction ; Intervention in the Greek War of Independence, 1821-32 ; Intervention in Lebanon and Syria, 1860-61 ; The Bulgarian atrocities : a bird's eye view of intervention with emphasis on Britain, 1875-78 ; The Balkan crisis of 1875-78 and Russia : between humanitarianism and pragmatism ; The US and Cuba, 1895-98 -- Conclusion. …”
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Humanitarian intervention in the long nineteenth century : Setting the precedent / by Heraclides, Alexis, Dialla, Ada

Table of Contents: “…Introduction ; The origins of the idea of humanitarian intervention : just war and against tyranny ; Eurocentrism, 'civilization' and the 'barbarians' ; International law and humanitarian intervention ; Intervention and non-intervention in international political theory -- Practice. Introduction ; Intervention in the Greek War of Independence, 1821-32 ; Intervention in Lebanon and Syria, 1860-61 ; The Bulgarian atrocities : a bird's eye view of intervention with emphasis on Britain, 1875-78 ; The Balkan crisis of 1875-78 and Russia : between humanitarianism and pragmatism ; The US and Cuba, 1895-98 -- Conclusion. …”
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Reading Arab women's autobiographies Shahrazad tells her story / by Golley, Nawar Al-Hassan, 1961-

Table of Contents: “…Political theory : colonial discourse, feminist theory, and Arab feminism -- Why colonial discourse? …”
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Reading Arab women's autobiographies Shahrazad tells her story / by Golley, Nawar Al-Hassan, 1961-

Table of Contents: “…Political theory : colonial discourse, feminist theory, and Arab feminism -- Why colonial discourse? …”
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Shakespeare's ideas more things in heaven and earth / by Bevington, David M.

Table of Contents: “…: Shakespeare's ideas on politics and political theory -- Hold the mirror up to nature: Shakespeare's ideas on writing and acting -- What form of prayer can serve my turn?…”
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The political philosophy of Zhang Taiyan the resistance of consciousness / by Murthy, Viren

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : Zhang Taiyan and Chinese modernity -- Zhang's critique of Kang Youwei : anti-Manchuism, the national essence, and revolution -- Buddhist epistemology and modern self-identity : Zhang Taiyan's "On establishing religion" -- Transfiguring modern temporality : Zhang Taiyan's critique of evolutionary history -- Daoist equalization against the universal principle : Zhang Taiyan's critique of late Qing political theory -- Conclusion : Zhang Taiyan, Lu Xun and Wang Hui : the politics of imagining a better future.…”
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The political philosophy of Zhang Taiyan the resistance of consciousness / by Murthy, Viren

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : Zhang Taiyan and Chinese modernity -- Zhang's critique of Kang Youwei : anti-Manchuism, the national essence, and revolution -- Buddhist epistemology and modern self-identity : Zhang Taiyan's "On establishing religion" -- Transfiguring modern temporality : Zhang Taiyan's critique of evolutionary history -- Daoist equalization against the universal principle : Zhang Taiyan's critique of late Qing political theory -- Conclusion : Zhang Taiyan, Lu Xun and Wang Hui : the politics of imagining a better future.…”
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Shakespeare's ideas more things in heaven and earth / by Bevington, David M.

Table of Contents: “…: Shakespeare's ideas on politics and political theory -- Hold the mirror up to nature: Shakespeare's ideas on writing and acting -- What form of prayer can serve my turn?…”
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Illiberal justice John Rawls vs. the American political tradition / by Schaefer, David Lewis, 1943-

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Herbert Spencer and the invention of modern life by Francis, Mark, 1944-

Table of Contents: “…I: An individual and his personal culture -- A portrait of a private man -- The longing for passion -- The problem with women -- Spencer's feminist politics -- Culture and beauty -- Eccentricities : health and the perils of recreation -- II: The lost world of Spencer's metaphysics -- The new reformation -- Intellectuals in the strand -- The genesis of a system -- Common sense in the mid-nineteenth century -- From philosophy to psychology -- III: Spencer's biological writings and his philosophy of science -- On goodness, perfection and the shape of living things -- The meaning of life -- Science and the classification of knowledge -- IV: Politics and ethical sociology -- Spencer's politics and the foundations of liberalism -- The 1840s : Spencer's early radicalism -- Sociology as an ethical discipline -- Sociology as political theory -- Progress versus democracy.…”
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