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Political Philosophy

A Beginners' Guide for Students and Politicians

by Adam Swift ...

Politicians invoke grand ideas: social justice, democracy, community, liberty, equality. But what do these ideas really mean? How can politicians across the political spectrum appeal to the same values?This fourth edition of Adam Swift's highly readable introduction to political philosophy answers these important questions, and includes new material on issues such as nationalism, immigration and ... Read more

$22.00 USD

Politicians invoke grand ideas: social justice, democracy, community, liberty, equality. But what do these ideas really mean? How can politicians across the political spectrum appeal to the same values?This fourth edition of Adam Swift's highly readable introduction to political philosophy answers these important questions, and includes new material on issues such as nationalism, immigration and
... Read more
Political Philosophy

A Beginners' Guide for Students and Politicians

by Adam Swift ...

Politicians invoke grand ideas: social justice, democracy, liberty, equality, community. But what do these ideas really mean? How can politicians across the political spectrum appeal to the same values?This new edition of Adam Swift's highly readable introduction to political philosophy answers these important questions, and includes new material on global justice, feminism, and method in ... Read more

$26.00 USD

Politicians invoke grand ideas: social justice, democracy, liberty, equality, community. But what do these ideas really mean? How can politicians across the political spectrum appeal to the same values?This new edition of Adam Swift's highly readable introduction to political philosophy answers these important questions, and includes new material on global justice, feminism, and method in
... Read more
How Not to be a Hypocrite

School Choice for the Morally Perplexed Parent

by Adam Swift ...

How not to be a hypocrite: the indispensable guide to school choice that morally perplexed parents have been waiting for.Many of us believe in social justice and equality of opportunity - but we also want the best for our kids. How can we square our political principles with our special concern for our own children? This marvellous book takes us through the moral minefield that is school choice ... Read more

$63.99 USD

How not to be a hypocrite: the indispensable guide to school choice that morally perplexed parents have been waiting for.Many of us believe in social justice and equality of opportunity - but we also want the best for our kids. How can we square our political principles with our special concern for our own children? This marvellous book takes us through the moral minefield that is school choice
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Family Values

The Ethics of Parent-Child Relationships

by Harry Brighouse, Adam Swift ...

The family is hotly contested ideological terrain. Some defend the traditional two-parent heterosexual family while others welcome its demise. Opinions vary about how much control parents should have over their children's upbringing. Family Values provides a major new theoretical account of the morality and politics of the family, telling us why the family is valuable, who has the right to parent, ... Read more

$25.19 USD

The family is hotly contested ideological terrain. Some defend the traditional two-parent heterosexual family while others welcome its demise. Opinions vary about how much control parents should have over their children's upbringing. Family Values provides a major new theoretical account of the morality and politics of the family, telling us why the family is valuable, who has the right to parent,
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Media Economics

by Stuart Cunningham, Terry Flew, Adam Swift ...

Series series Key Concerns in Media Studies
This core textbook examines the economic paradigms at work in media industries and markets, enabling analysis of the media system as a whole. In addition to succinct accounts of neo-classical and critical political economics, this insightful text offers fresh perspectives for understanding media drawn from two 'heterodox' approaches: institutional economics and evolutionary economics. Applying ... Read more

$33.19 USD

This core textbook examines the economic paradigms at work in media industries and markets, enabling analysis of the media system as a whole. In addition to succinct accounts of neo-classical and critical political economics, this insightful text offers fresh perspectives for understanding media drawn from two 'heterodox' approaches: institutional economics and evolutionary economics. Applying
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Educational Goods

Values, Evidence, and Decision-Making

by Harry Brighouse, Helen F. Ladd, Susanna Loeb, Adam Swift ...

"An ambitious effort that succeeds in providing a fundamentally new way to talk about and . . . think about policy choices in education." —Jeffrey R. Henig, Teachers College, Columbia UniversityWe spend a lot of time arguing about how schools might be improved. But we rarely take a step back to ask what we as a society should be looking for from education—what exactly should those who make ... Read more

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"An ambitious effort that succeeds in providing a fundamentally new way to talk about and . . . think about policy choices in education." —Jeffrey R. Henig, Teachers College, Columbia UniversityWe spend a lot of time arguing about how schools might be improved. But we rarely take a step back to ask what we as a society should be looking for from education—what exactly should those who make
... Read more
How to Think about Religious Schools

Principles and Policies

by Matthew Clayton, Andrew Mason, Adam Swift ...

Should religious schools be an option? Should they receive public funding? Are they bad for community cohesion? What should we make of the charge that they indoctrinate? How should they be regulated? People disagree on the answers to these questions. Some maintain that religious schools should not be permitted. If parents want to raise their children in a particular faith at home, then that is up ... Read more

$23.79 USD

Should religious schools be an option? Should they receive public funding? Are they bad for community cohesion? What should we make of the charge that they indoctrinate? How should they be regulated? People disagree on the answers to these questions. Some maintain that religious schools should not be permitted. If parents want to raise their children in a particular faith at home, then that is up
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Forms of Justice

Critical Perspectives on David Miller's Political Philosophy

by Daniel Attas, Erica Benner, Simon Caney, Cecile Fabre, Matthew Humphrey, Chandran Kukathas, Meira Levinson, Andrew Mason, Tamar Meisels, David Miller, Serena Olsaretti, Marc Stears, Adam Swift, Michael Walzer, Stuart White, Daniel Weinstock ...

What is justice? Great political philosophers from Plato to Rawls have traditionally argued that there is a single, principled answer to this question. Challenging this conventional wisdom, David Miller theorized that justice can take many different forms. In Forms of Justice, a distinguished group of political philosophers takes Miller's theory as a starting point and debates whether justice ... Read more

$55.09 USD

What is justice? Great political philosophers from Plato to Rawls have traditionally argued that there is a single, principled answer to this question. Challenging this conventional wisdom, David Miller theorized that justice can take many different forms. In Forms of Justice, a distinguished group of political philosophers takes Miller's theory as a starting point and debates whether justice
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Politics, Media and Democracy in Australia

Public and Producer Perceptions of the Political Public Sphere

by Brian McNair, Terry Flew, Stephen Harrington, Adam Swift ...

Series series Routledge Research in Cultural and Media Studies
In Australia, as in many comparable democracies, the role of the media in the political process is high on the public agenda. There is a perception of widespread disillusionment with and disengagement from politics amongst voters, and criticism of the media for failing to fulfil their democratic responsibilities adequately. This book evaluates public perceptions of the performance of the political ... Read more

$70.99 USD

In Australia, as in many comparable democracies, the role of the media in the political process is high on the public agenda. There is a perception of widespread disillusionment with and disengagement from politics amongst voters, and criticism of the media for failing to fulfil their democratic responsibilities adequately. This book evaluates public perceptions of the performance of the political
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Across the Airless Wilds

The Lunar Rover and the Triumph of the Final Moon Landings

by Earl Swift ...

Narrated by Adam Verner ...

Unabridged

10 hours 7 min

“Earl Swift lays out this great unsung saga with verve and magisterial sweep."" —Hampton SidesIn this ""brilliantly observed"" (Newsweek) rediscovery of the final Apollo moon landings, the acclaimed author of *Chesapeake Requiem*reveals that these extraordinary yet overshadowed missions—distinguished by the use of the revolutionary lunar roving vehicle—deserve to be celebrated as the pinnacle of ... Read more

$28.99 USD

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“Earl Swift lays out this great unsung saga with verve and magisterial sweep."" —Hampton SidesIn this ""brilliantly observed"" (Newsweek) rediscovery of the final Apollo moon landings, the acclaimed author of *Chesapeake Requiem*reveals that these extraordinary yet overshadowed missions—distinguished by the use of the revolutionary lunar roving vehicle—deserve to be celebrated as the pinnacle of
... Read more

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Task Force Hogan

The World War II Tank Battalion That Spearheaded the Liberation of Europe

by William R. Hogan ...

Narrated by Kaleo Griffith ...

Unabridged

11 hours 28 min

A fourth-generation soldier tells the story of his father’s tank battalion, the “Spearhead,” that selflessly led the charge on the front lines from Normandy into Germany—against impossible odds, technologically superior weaponry, and a fanatical enemy on its home turf—and the heroes whose sacrifice won World War II.At twenty-eight, Sam Hogan is one of the youngest lieutenant colonels in the US ... Read more

$28.99 USD

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A fourth-generation soldier tells the story of his father’s tank battalion, the “Spearhead,” that selflessly led the charge on the front lines from Normandy into Germany—against impossible odds, technologically superior weaponry, and a fanatical enemy on its home turf—and the heroes whose sacrifice won World War II.At twenty-eight, Sam Hogan is one of the youngest lieutenant colonels in the US
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Homeland

The War on Terror in American Life

by Richard Beck ...

Narrated by Patrick Harrison ...

Unabridged

21 hours 47 min

A groundbreaking history of how the decades-long war on terror changed virtually every aspect of American life, from the erosion of citizenship down to the cars we bought and TV we watched—by an acclaimed n+1 writer“[An] ambitious . . . portrait of why 9/11 is still at the heart of American life . . . It’s impossible not to admire the nerve and scope of Beck’s treatise.”—The Washington ... Read more

$27.50 USD

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A groundbreaking history of how the decades-long war on terror changed virtually every aspect of American life, from the erosion of citizenship down to the cars we bought and TV we watched—by an acclaimed n+1 writer“[An] ambitious . . . portrait of why 9/11 is still at the heart of American life . . . It’s impossible not to admire the nerve and scope of Beck’s treatise.”—The Washington
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