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Elaborating on and defending a rigorous, rights-based libertarianism, this title presents a development of the ideas first articulated by Robert Nozick in his work "Anarchy, State and Utopia". Consolidating scholarly and popular writing to have emerged in the wake of Nozick's text, it offers a 21st century defense of the minimal libertarian state.

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In today's information age, the coexistence of nuclear weapons with advanced conventional weapons and information-based concepts of warfare is a military contradiction. This is a study of how the information age in modern warfare coexists with the persistent appeal of nuclear weapons and its impact on crisis management.

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A study of how the information age in modern warfare coexists with the persistent appeal of nuclear weapons and its impact on crisis management. It focuses on this unplanned coexistence of two distinct arts of war, including the possibility that states like the US may be held hostage to nuclear blackmail by "outlier" regimes or terrorists.

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A fascinating, philosophical approach to the concept of divine revelation, exploring the implications this theory may have for generating a new concept of religious truth.

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This essay collection reveals how bathos has become so central to literature, fine art, and music

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This essay collection reveals how bathos has become so central to literature, fine art, and music >

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Explores the divide between practical criticism and theory in 20th century criticism to propose a new way of reading poetry. This book considers such topics as rhyme, poetic voice and language.

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Explores the divide between practical criticism and theory in 20th century criticism to propose a new way of reading poetry. This book considers such topics as rhyme, poetic voice and language.

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An innovative and concise exploration of the foundations of ethics.

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An examination of i ek's groundbreaking psychoanalytic methodology and its implications within our contemporary capitalist universe.

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Explores the theoretical and practical potential of the psychoanalytic method deployed by Slavoj Zizek by investigating its epistemological implications within our capitalist universe. This book begins by evaluating Zizek's account of the capitalist ideology of enjoyment through the analysis of Lacan's critique of Marx's surplus-value.

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Investigates and subjects to philosophical analysis, the claim that a single transcendent being is present or active in all of the world's major religions. This book scrutinizes the soundness of this critique, its broad implications, and the possibility of replacing empty identity claims with suitable parables or comparisons.

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Investigates and subjects to philosophical analysis the claim that a single transcendent being is present or active in all of the world's major religions.

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Offers an analysis of the works of Dave Eggers, an author who has grown from a small-time media upstart into one of the most influential author-publishers of the twenty-first century. This book charts Eggers' rise to fame in detail, offering analysis of the circumstances of his success and their effects on the production of his literary oeuvre.

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The first extensive analysis of the works of Dave Eggers. >

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Offers a conversation analysis based exploration of the role of online chat in supporting the teaching and learning of foreign languages. This book contributes to our understanding of how conversation in a foreign language unfolds between native speakers and learners in an online social environment, rather than in the classroom.

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A book-length exploration of the role of online chat in supporting the teaching and learning of foreign languages. It takes a Conversation Analysis approach, which is new to online Second Language Acquisition. It provides insights into how native speakers and learners pursue the learning of foreign language and culture during online text chat.

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Examines and rejects a particular philosophical understanding of the processes of creation - ex nihilo, taking into account Leibniz's originating thesis and its development in the modern world.

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Welcomes us into a world where creativity, pleasure and embracing difference are shown to be the foundation for an authentic and committed religious life. This book presents - on topics ranging from parenting a son with Down syndrome to Biblical criticism to Talmudic interpretation of dreams - a perspective on Torah.

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The book explains how openly available information is undervalued by the intelligence community and how analysts can use of this huge amount of information.

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The book explains how openly available information is undervalued by the intelligence community and how analysts can use of this huge amount of information.

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Provides a review of the Ordained Local Ministry (OLM) experiment - its achievements, its weaknesses, and its ongoing relevance for the Church.