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  • The contract of mutual indifference
    Norman Geras
    ’The idea which I shall present here came to me more or less out of the blue. I was on a train some five years ago, on my way to spend a day at Headingley, and I was reading a book about the death camp Sobibor... The particular, not very appropriate, conjunction involved for me in this train journey...had the effect of fixing my thoughts on one of the more dreadful features of ...
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    24,89 €

  • Inequality and Democratic Egalitarianism
    Mark Harvey / Norman Geras
    This book arose out of a friendship between a political philosopher and an economic sociologist, and their recognition of an urgent political need to address the extreme inequalities of wealth and power in contemporary societies. It provides a new analysis of what generates inequalities in rights to income, property and public goods in contemporary societies. By critiquing Marx...
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    37,23 €

  • Ithaka
    Ad le Geras
    ITHAKA tells the story of the women left behind after the end of the Trojan War. While Odysseus is slowly making his way home overcoming terrible obstacles sent by the gods his wife Penelope does not know whether he’s alive or dead. How long will she be able to withstand the pressure of the numerous suitors who seek her hand (and Ithaka) - and will she remain as faithful as m...
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    16,09 €

  • Crimes Against Humanity
    Norman Geras
    This book, newly available in paperback, tells the story of the emergence of the concept of crimes against humanity. It examines its origins, the ethical assumptions underpinning it, its legal and philosophical boundaries, and some of the controversies connected with it. A brief historical introduction is followed by an exploration of the various meanings of the term ’crimes ag...
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    32,35 €

  • Happy Ever After
    Adèle Geras
    The Tower Room: Loosely based on Rapunzel this is the story of a sudden unexpected passionate relationship and the unforessen yet inevitable results of defying convention. When Megan glimpses Simon from her tower room their worlds are changed forever. Watching the Roses: A modern version of Sleeping Beauty this is a haunting tale of treachery and betrayal. An ill-wishing h...
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    16,15 €

  • Pictures Of The Night
    Ad le Geras
    Once when Megan Bella and Alice shared a room the Tower Room was theirs alone remote from the rest of Egerton Hall School. Here they formed a deep friendship which would continue long after they left their enchanted world. But now Bella thinks her life is in danger. Is her stepmother really as wicked as she believes or can imagination sometimes be more sinister than reali...
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    14,76 €

  • Watching The Roses
    Adèle Geras
    Once Megan Bella and Alice shared a room. The Tower Room was theirs alone remote from the rest of Egerton Hall School and here they formed a deep friendship which would continue long after they left their enchanted world. But now something is very wrong with Alice - poisoned by dark memories and unable to speak to a single soul it seems the ill-wishing placed on her has come ...
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    13,72 €

  • The Tower Room
    Adèle Geras
    Megan Bella and Alice inhabit the isolated world of a girl’s boarding school Egerton Hall buried deep in the English countryside. The Tower Room which they share is remote and high and from it the three survey the everyday drama of school life. With only months to go until their final exams they are already sensing the dangerous delights awaiting them in the grown-up world....
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    13,64 €

  • Little Swan
    Adèle Geras
    Louisa (known as Weezer) is determined to become a ballet dancer. She starts lessons locally and with her typical self-assuredness soon sees herself in the role of class-star. So when it comes to putting on a performance Weezer knows there’s only one place for her prima ballerina or bust! ...
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    11,95 €