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Ethical issues & debates

Hardcover. Much like past arguments about stem-cell research, the coming debate over these reproductive genetic technologies (RGTs) will be political and, for many people, religious. In order to understand how the debate will play out in the US, the author conducted a study of the claims made about RGTs by religious people from across the political spectrum. Num Pages: 280 pages, 3 line drawings, 3 tables. BIC Classification: HR; JFMA; JFMG; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226222653
ISBN
9780226222653
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.88
€ 54.60

Paperback. Technology evolves at a dazzling speed, particularly in the field of genetic engineering. But the public has not had much to say about the advancements in human genetics. This text asks why and explores the social forces that have led to the thinning out of public debate over genetic engineering. Series: Morality and Society Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 3JJP; JFM; PSAD; PSAK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226222622
ISBN
9780226222622
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 33.53

Hardback. Series: Columbia Journalism Review Books. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; JFMD; KNT; LNJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 210 x 19. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231160643
ISBN
9780231160643
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.30

Hardback. Demonstrates the importance of understanding what closure really is before naively asserting it can or has been reached. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFMC; JHBZ; JKVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 33. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814796108
ISBN
9780814796108
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.91

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd Canada
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9781552664155
ISBN
9781552664155
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.67

Paperback. The concept of obscenity is an ancient one. But as Joan de Jean suggests, its modern form, the same that today's politicians decry, was invented in seventeenth century France. This work also casts a fresh light on the mythical link between sexual impropriety and all things French. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSB; JFC; JFMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 328.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226141411
ISBN
9780226141411
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.74

Paperback. 'Regulating sex for sale' provides a detailed analysis and critical reflection on the processes, assumptions and contradictions shaping the UK's emerging prostitution policy. It examines the total package of reforms and proposals that have been introduced in this area since May 2000. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; JFMX; JKV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847421050
ISBN
9781847421050
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 37.67

Paperback. This collection of new and classic writings about the sex industry asks us to think about the differences between our society's treatment of prostitution and pornography, while investigating how liberalism deals with the sex industry in general. Editor(s): Spector, Jessica. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: JFMP; JFMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 652.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804749381
ISBN
9780804749381
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.36

Hardback. This collection of new and classic writings about the sex industry asks us to think about the differences between our society's treatment of prostitution and pornography, while investigating how liberalism deals with the sex industry in general. Editor(s): Spector, Jessica. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: JFMP; JFMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 31. Weight in Grams: 757.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804749374
ISBN
9780804749374
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 160.10

Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFFZ; JFM; WNG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226209890
ISBN
9780226209890
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 24.89

Hardcover. Series: The Information Society Series. Num Pages: 192 pages, 9 b&w illus. BIC Classification: JFM; UBW; UDBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. .
Publisher
The MIT Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262036214
ISBN
9780262036214
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 34.31

Paperback. Jennifer Nelson tells the story of the feminist struggle for legal abortion and reproductive rights in the 1960s, 1970s and early 1980s through the particular contributions of women of colour. Num Pages: 225 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFMA; JFSJ1; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 148 x 15. Weight in Grams: 325.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
New York University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814758274
ISBN
9780814758274
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Paperback. Many thousands of people kill themselves every year, and many more are left behind to grieve. This book recounts individual suicide cases from the Bible and ancient Greeks to the present day and analyzes how ideas about suicide have changed over time. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 206 x 25. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300209365
ISBN
9780300209365
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.50

Paperback. Series: Notre Dame Studies in Medical Ethics. Num Pages: 440 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFM; MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268022273
ISBN
9780268022273
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 39.78

Paperback. Editor(s): Simpson, Jean. Num Pages: 59 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; JFMA; LNTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 136.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Nova Science Pub Inc
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781631172977
ISBN
9781631172977
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 100.54
€ 76.94

Paperback. This first examination of the trade in erotica during the 1920s and '30s provides an understanding of the evolution of both obscenity law and sexual explicitness in literature, and raises fascinating questions about moral control, idealism, and the marketplace in ways that continue to resonate today. Num Pages: 424 pages, 53 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; GTB; JFC; JFMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 626.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812217988
ISBN
9780812217988
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 376 pages, 2 line illus. 3 tables. BIC Classification: JFM; JHB; JMH; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 150 x 263 x 25. Weight in Grams: 496.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691173245
ISBN
9780691173245
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.26

Paperback. Regulating Sex/Work: From Crime Control to Neo-liberalism? addresses the rise in sexual commerce and consumption by challenging traditional responses and offering a fresh approach to sex industry regulation. Editor(s): Scoular, Jane; Sanders, Teela. Series: Journal of Law and Society Special Issues. Num Pages: 236 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFMX; LNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 8. Weight in Grams: 302.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444333626
ISBN
9781444333626
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.42

Paperback. Juffer (women's studies and English, U. of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign) takes a position not of liberation or transgression, but of domestication. She explores how women are bringing sex under their control for their own pleasure in everyday life through such means as women's literary erotica, mastur Num Pages: 280 pages, 3 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: JFMP; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 23. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814742372
ISBN
9780814742372
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Paperback. Through in-depth interviews with award-winning investigative reporters and detailed analyses of the stories that brought them professional acclaim, the authors explain how journalists resolve, practically if not conceptually, the paradox of a press that is committed to exposing wrongdoing and is at the same time adamant about its disinterest in questions of right and wrong. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JFM; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 317.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231106757
ISBN
9780231106757
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.27

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