Hobbes and the Social Contract Tradition
by Hampton, Jean
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Good+ with no dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0521368278
- ISBN 13
- 9780521368278
- Seller
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Dunedin, New Zealand, New Zealand
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About This Item
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Good+ with no dust jacket. (1990). Softcover. 0521368278 . Covers laminated in clear plastic. Some wear to ends of spine. Previous owner's rubber name stamp. ; 1990 paperback reprint of a title first published in 1986. 299, [7 (blank)] pages. Page dimensions: 229 x 152mm. Philosophy, political philosophy. "This major study of Hobbes's political philosophy draws on recent developments in game and decision theory to explore whether the thrust of the argument in Leviathan, that it is in the interests of the people to create a ruler with absolute power, can be shown to be cogent. Professor Hampton has written a book of vital importance to political philosophers, political and social scientists, and intellectual historians." .
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- Bookseller
- Renaissance Books (NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23092
- Title
- Hobbes and the Social Contract Tradition
- Author
- Hampton, Jean
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+ with no dust jacket
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0521368278
- ISBN 13
- 9780521368278
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge
- Date Published
- (1990)
- Keywords
- 0521368278
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About Renaissance Books
We are located in Dunedin, in the South Island of New Zealand. We have in stock over 8,500 books. We are a general antiquarian and out-of-print home-based bookseller, with some specialty areas in English literature, Maori, Travel, Tibet, and New Zealand history.
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