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  • A History of Trust in Ancient Greece

    by Steven Johnstone ...
    An enormous amount of literature exists on Greek law, economics, and political philosophy. Yet no one has written a history of trust, one of the most fundamental aspects of social and economic interaction in the ancient world. In this fresh look at antiquity, Steven Johnstone explores the way democracy and markets flourished in ancient Greece not so much through personal relationships as through ... Read more

    $15.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Disputes and Democracy

    The Consequences of Litigation in Ancient Athens

    by Steven Johnstone ...
    Athenians performed democracy daily in their law courts. Without lawyers or judges, private citizens, acting as accusers and defendants, argued their own cases directly to juries composed typically of 201 to 501 jurors, who voted on a verdict without deliberation. This legal system strengthened and perpetuated democracy as Athenians understood it, for it emphasized the ideological equality of all ... Read more

    $24.79 CAD

  • American Dionysia

    Violence, Tragedy, and Democratic Politics

    by Steven Johnston ...
    Violence and tragedy riddle democracy - not due to fatal shortcomings or unnecessary failures, but because of its very design and success. To articulate this troubling claim, Steven Johnston explores the cruelty of democratic founding, the brutal use democracies make of citizens and animals during wartime, the ambiguous consequences of legislative action expressive of majority rule, and militant ... Read more

    $34.39 CAD

  • The Truth about Patriotism

    by Steven Johnston ...
    The Truth about Patriotism is a bracing repudiation of the claim that patriotism is essential—or even beneficial—to democracy. Contending that even at its best patriotism subverts the democracy it purports to value, Steven Johnston turns to patriotism’s defenders to show how they must jettison much of democracy to champion patriotism. Closely examined, patriotism itself effectively demonstrates ... Read more

    $38.49 CAD

  • Lincoln

    The Ambiguous Icon

    by Steven Johnston ...
    Series series Modernity and Political Thought
    The judgment that Abraham Lincoln is the finest president in the history of the United States borders on self-evident. This status tends to disable the very possibility of a more critical understanding or appreciation, one that does not work, explicitly or implicitly, within the taken-for-granted frame of his greatness.Still, America is not blind to or ignorant of Lincoln’s shortcomings. Rather it ... Read more

    $52.59 CAD

  • Wonder and Cruelty

    Ontological War in It’s a Wonderful Life

    by Steven Johnston ...
    Series series Politics, Literature, & Film
    It’s a Wonderful Life is an American film classic celebrated for its inspirational character. Famously shown during the holiday season, it brings families together in the spirit of mutual love and support. It tells the story of George Bailey, who turns suicidal one Christmas Eve after decades of frustration and sacrifice in which his dreams are repeatedly shattered for the good of others. George ... Read more

    $115.89 CAD

  • Talking International Law

    Legal Argumentation Outside the Courtroom

    Edited by Ian Johnstone, Steven Ratner ...
    Examining legal argumentation by states and other actors in the settings where it mostly transpires - outside of courts, Talking International Law challenges the realist assumption that legal argumentation is largely inconsequential. Addressing a gap in scholarship within international law and international relations theory, this book provides a comprehensive analysis of why it occurs, how, where, ... Read more

    $143.99 CAD

  • The Democratic Arts of Mourning

    Political Theory and Loss

    by Osman Balkan, Vicki Hsueh, Steven Johnston, Claudia Leeb, Heather Pool, Joel Schlosser, Charles Fred Alford, Shirin S. Deylami, David Myer Temin, Simon Stow, Bonnie Honig ...
    The Democratic Arts of Mourning reflects on the variety of ways in which mourning affects political and social life. In recent decades, political theorists have increasingly examined and explored the themes of loss, grief, and mourning. With an introduction that contextualizes the turn to mourning in previous scholarship on the politics of tragedy, this book includes twelve chapters that clarify ... Read more

    $43.19 CAD

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    Riding the Nightmare [Dramatized Adaptation]

    MacCallister 12

    by William W. Johnstone, J.A. Johnstone ...
    Narrated by Mort Shelby, Steven Carpenter, Rob McFadyen, Andy Clemence, Carolyn Kashner, Colleen Delany, Nick J. Russo, Christopher Graybill, Chris Genebach, Earl Fisher, Stephanie Németh-Parker ...
    Series series MacCallister

    Unabridged

    6 hours 23 min

    "Duff MacCallister left Scotland to forge a new life in America, raising cattle on the western plains of the growing nation. But keeping his dream alive means facing off against the country’s most violent, bloodthirsty men.The Spencer family is part of a wagon train passing through Chugwater, Wyoming, bound for the valley of Longshot Basin. Unfortunately, the trail that leads there has been buried ... Read more

    $30.22 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Killer Take All [Dramatized Adaptation]

    MacCallister 10

    by William W. Johnstone, J.A. Johnstone ...
    Narrated by Full Cast, Mort Shelby, Steven Carpenter, Eric Messner, Alejandro Ruiz, Shayna Small, Colleen Delany, Chris Genebach, Andy Clemence, Christopher Graybill, Terence Aselford, Christopher Scheeren ...
    Series series MacCallister

    Unabridged

    5 hours 24 min

    Scotsman-turned-cowboy Duff MacCallister traveled far and worked hard to start a new life in America. And anyone who tries to mess with his dream is in for some serious Highland justice.The cattle town of Chugwater may not look like much to outsiders. But for Duff MacCallister and the determined settlers who’ve staked their futures here, it’s a land of opportunity. That’s why the whole town is ... Read more

    $27.47 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    A MacCallister Christmas [Dramatized Adaptation]

    Christmas 10

    by William W. Johnstone, J.A. Johnstone ...
    Narrated by Full Cast, Scott McCormick, Steven Carpenter, Marni Penning, Ken Jackson, Colleen Delany, Alejandro Ruiz, Danny Gavigan, Bradley Smith, Carolyn Kashner, Chris Stinson, Henry Kramer ...
    Series series Christmas

    Unabridged

    5 hours 4 min

    From bestselling authors William W. and J. A. Johnstone comes a special action-packed holiday western tale of peace on earth and bad will toward men.Ever since he left Scotland to start a new life in America, Duff MacCallister has stayed true to the values and traditions of his clan in the Highlands. But as Christmas approaches, he yearns to reconnect with his family-even the ones he hasn't met ... Read more

    $27.47 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Savage Sunday [Dramatized Adaptation]

    MacCallister 11

    by William W. Johnstone, J.A. Johnstone ...
    Narrated by Mort Shelby, Steven Carpenter, Mike Carnes, David Jourdan, Kimberly Gilbert, Colleen Delany, Christopher Graybill, Chris Davenport, Bradley Foster Smith, Terence Aselford, Ian Putnam ...
    Series series MacCallister

    Unabridged

    5 hours 13 min

    "Scottish cattleman Duff MacCallister staked a claim for his life in America—and reserves a righteous anger for those who break the law in this smoking six-gun shootout from National Bestselling Authors William W. and J.A. Johnstone.Thanks to a new line, the railroad has come to Chugwater, Wyoming, bridging the gap between the small town and the larger city of Cheyenne. Now Duff MacCallister can ... Read more

    $27.47 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus