Ethical issues & debates
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Ethical issues & debates
Paperback. Debates the question of whether family preservation or adoption serves the best interests of abused and neglected children. Arguing the merits of keeping families together whenever possible, this title examines the background, theory, and effectiveness of family preservation programs. Series: Controversies in Public Policy Series. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JFM; JHBK; JKSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878407873
- ISBN
- 9780878407873
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.26
€ 45.26
Hardback. Traces the social history of early modern Japan's sex trade, from its beginnings in seventeenth-century cities to its apotheosis in the nineteenth-century countryside. Drawing on legal codes, diaries, town registers, petitions, and criminal records, this title describes how the work of selling women transformed communities across the archipelago. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 282 pages, 7 b/w photographs, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3J; HBJF; HBLH; HBTB; JFMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 534. Prostitution, Markets, and the Household in Early Modern Japan. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. 282 pages, Illustrations. Traces the social history of early modern Japan's sex trade, from its beginnings in seventeenth-century cities to its apotheosis in the nineteenth-century countryside. Drawing on legal codes, diaries, town registers, petitions, and criminal records, this title describes how the work of selling women transformed communities across the archipelago. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3J; HBJF; HBLH; HBTB; JFMX. Dimension: 234 x 153 x 22. Weight: 534.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520270909
- ISBN
- 9780520270909
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.84€ 65.54
€ 82.84
€ 65.54
hardcover. The issue of abortion forces a confrontation with the effects of poverty and economic inequalities, local moral worlds, and the cultural and social perceptions of the female body, gender, and reproduction. Based on extensive original field research, this provocative collection presents case studies from 7 countries in Asia. Editor(s): Whittaker, Andrea. Series: Fertility, Reproduction & Sexuality. Num Pages: 270 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; JFMA; JFSJ1; MBNH4; MFK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 551.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781845457341
- ISBN
- 9781845457341
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.88
€ 164.88
Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTS; JFFE2; JFMX; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231172622
- ISBN
- 9780231172622
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.67€ 90.36
€ 116.67
€ 90.36
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTS; JFFE2; JFMX; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 267 x 16. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231172639
- ISBN
- 9780231172639
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.00€ 29.12
€ 35.00
€ 29.12
Paperback. A study of how women's views of television and the media relate to their personal stance on abortion. Over four years, the authors watched television with women, visiting city houses, suburban subdivisions, modern condominiums, and public housing projects. Here are the results of that research. Series: Morality and Society Series. Num Pages: 202 pages, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JFMA; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226680323
- ISBN
- 9780226680323
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.14
€ 30.99
€ 25.14
Paperback / so. BIC Classification: JFMP; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 113 x 162 x 14. Weight in Grams: 181.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Falls Media United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780974043968
- ISBN
- 9780974043968
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.81
€ 11.81
Paperback. Hours of top-secret videos and hundreds of thousands of highly classified documents pour from the vaults of the most powerful nation on earth. They expose lies, hypocrisy, cover-ups and high level diplomatic gossip, making headlines around the world. This book looks at the dealings of Julian Assange Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFMD; JPVH2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Melbourne University Press Australia
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780522858662
- ISBN
- 9780522858662
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.16
€ 22.16
Hardback. Examining the successful movements to abolish capital punishment in the UK, France, and Germany, this book examines the similarities in the social structure and political strategies of abolition movements in all three countries. An in-depth comparative analysis with other countries assesses chances of success of abolition elsewhere. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; JFMC; JKVP; LAM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230231986
- ISBN
- 9780230231986
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.81
€ 67.81
Hardcover. A comprehensive review of recent scientific evidence examining the contributions of animal experimentation to human healthcare. The book also explores toxicity prediction, animal use during life and health sciences education, impacts on student attitudes toward animals, and the extent to which animals suffer in laboratories. Series: The Palgrave Macmillan Animal Ethics Series. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFZ; JFMG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 146 x 21. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230243927
- ISBN
- 9780230243927
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.12
€ 68.12
Paperback. A comprehensive review of recent scientific evidence examining the contributions of animal experimentation to human healthcare. The book also explores toxicity prediction, animal use during life and health sciences education, impacts on student attitudes toward animals, and the extent to which animals suffer in laboratories. Series: The Palgrave Macmillan Animal Ethics Series. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFZ; JFMG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 269
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137289681
- ISBN
- 9781137289681
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.73
€ 66.73
Hardback. Provides an account of the abortion controversy globally. This book examines how this issue is being played out beyond the established western liberal democracies and how the Catholic Church and other groups engage it worldwide. Num Pages: 263 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFMA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 263
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333721933
- ISBN
- 9780333721933
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.96
€ 128.96
Paperback. Provides an account of the abortion controversy globally. This book examines how this issue is being played out beyond the established western liberal democracies and how the Catholic Church and other groups engage it worldwide. Num Pages: 246 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFMA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333754641
- ISBN
- 9780333754641
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 128.68
€ 128.68
Paperback. Can animals be regarded as part of the moral community? To what extent, if at all, do they have moral rights? Are we wrong to eat them? This title traces the background of these debates from Aristotle to Darwin and sets out the views of numerous contemporary philosophers with ethical theories ranging from utilitarianism to eco-feminism. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFFZ; JFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 227 x 179 x 14. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- Broadview Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551119762
- ISBN
- 9781551119762
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 38.86
€ 52.99
€ 38.86
Hardback. How did the culture shift that produced Roe v Wade occur? Arguing that Roe v Wade radicalized the abortion debate by denying to the pro-life side the ordinary tools of politics and persuasion, this book asks that we begin to move the discussions from the courts back to the realm of politics where there might be some prospect of resolution. Num Pages: 190 pages. BIC Classification: JFMA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Encounter Books,USA United States
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594031489
- ISBN
- 9781594031489
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.65
€ 29.99
€ 25.65
Hardback. Was Salman Rushdie right to have written The Satanic Verses? Were the protestors right to have done so? What about the Danish cartoons? This book examines the moral questions raised by cultural controversies, and how intercultural dialogue might be generated within multicultural societies. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRH; JFMD; JPVH2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 259
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137466075
- ISBN
- 9781137466075
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.55
€ 67.55
Paperback. Was Salman Rushdie right to have written The Satanic Verses? Were the protestors right to have done so? What about the Danish cartoons? This book examines the moral questions raised by cultural controversies, and how intercultural dialogue might be generated within multicultural societies. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM2; HRH; JFMD; JPVH2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137471673
- ISBN
- 9781137471673
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.93
€ 66.93
Paperback. Series: Sexual Cultures. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFK; JFMP; JFMX; JHBK5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479827466
- ISBN
- 9781479827466
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.36
€ 34.36
Paperback. Explores American culture's attitudes toward shame and sexuality Num Pages: 213 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFM; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 213
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814740286
- ISBN
- 9780814740286
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.24
€ 29.99
€ 27.24
Hardback. Benjamin K. Sovacool applies concepts from justice and ethics theory to contemporary energy problems, and illustrates particular solutions to those problems with examples and case studies from around the world. Series: Energy, Climate and the Environment. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFM; RNA; RNFY; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137298645
- ISBN
- 9781137298645
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.43
€ 129.43