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Ethical issues & debates
Regulating Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis in the United States
Bayefsky, Michelle; Jennings, Bruce
Hardback. Reproductive technology allows us to test embryos' genes before deciding whether to transfer them to a woman's uterus. Embryo selection raises many ethical questions but is virtually unregulated in the United States. This comprehensive study considers the ethical, medical, political, and economic aspects of developing appropriate regulation. Series: Palgrave Series in Bioethics and Public Policy. Num Pages: 121 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFMG; JPA; MB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 307.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 121
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137515438
- ISBN
- 9781137515438
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.98
€ 65.98
Inquiring into Human Enhancement: Interdisciplinary and International ...
Allouche, Sylvie, Gayon, Jean, Marzano, Miche...
Hardcover. Human enhancement has become a major concern in debates about the future of contemporary societies. This interdisciplinary book is devoted to clarifying the underlying ambiguities of these debates, and to proposing novel ways of exploring what human enhancement means and understanding what practices, goals and justifications it entails. Series: Health Technology and Society. Num Pages: 294 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFMG; PDR; PSAD; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 24. Weight in Grams: 496.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137530066
- ISBN
- 9781137530066
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Condition: New
€ 67.19
€ 67.19
Hardcover. Is recreational drug use morally wrong? In this book, I examine four types of argument for the view that it is - religious, nonreligious, harm-based, and non-harm-based - and contend that, by and large, they do not succeed. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAM1; JFFH1; JFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 223 x 18. Weight in Grams: 420.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137548764
- ISBN
- 9781137548764
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€ 66.70
€ 66.70
Hardback. Exploring how technologies of media, medicine, law and governance enable and limit the mobility of bodies in geographies of space and race, this book describes the ways contemporary technologies produce citizens according to their statistical risk or value; topics include drone warfare, racial profiling in airports, anti-aging therapies and others. Editor(s): Randell-Moon, Holly; Tippet, Ryan. Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; JFMG; JHB; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 457.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Number of pages
- 219
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137554079
- ISBN
- 9781137554079
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Condition: New
€ 160.94
€ 160.94
Hardback. Lyombe Eko carries out an historical and cultural survey of the regulation of visual depictions of explicit human sexual conduct, analyzing the contemporary problem of the applicability of the human right of freedom of expression to explicit imagery in the face of societal interests in the regulation of representations of human sexuality. Num Pages: 316 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFMD; JFMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 649.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137564238
- ISBN
- 9781137564238
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Condition: New
€ 106.68
€ 106.68
hardcover. Series: Rethinking Peace and Conflict Studies. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFDE; GTJ; JFM; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 467.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137572905
- ISBN
- 9781137572905
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€ 138.85
€ 138.85
Hardback. Circumcision is a cultural phenomenon that affects 15.3 million children and young adults annually. This book explores the problem of male and female circumcision in modern society from religious, psychological, medical, and ethical perspectives. It illuminates the vulnerability of human society to medical, economic, and historical pressures. Editor(s): Denniston, George C. (University of Washington); Gallo, Pia Grassivaro; Hodges, Frederick Mansfield; Milos, Marilyn Fayre; Viviani, Franco. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFM; JHBT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 17. Weight in Grams: 581.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402049156
- ISBN
- 9781402049156
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Condition: New
€ 232.72
€ 232.72
paperback. Series: Springerbriefs in Anthropology. Num Pages: 122 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFMX; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 162 x 7. Weight in Grams: 208.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 122
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461464914
- ISBN
- 9781461464914
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Condition: New
€ 94.15
€ 94.15
Hardcover. This collection of new essays aims to address some of the most perplexing issues arising from death and dying, as well as the moral status of persons and animals. Leading scholars, including Peter Singer and Gerald Dworkin, investigate diverse topics such as animal rights, vegetarianism, lethal injection, abortion and euthanasia. Editor(s): Li, Hon-Lam; Yeung, Anthony. Num Pages: 283 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 490.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230006508
- ISBN
- 9780230006508
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Condition: New
€ 67.19
€ 67.19
Hardcover. Despite its safety and efficacy, emergency contraception (EC) continues to spark political controversy worldwide. In this edited volume, authors explore how emergency contraception has been received, interpreted, and politicized, through the in-depth examination of the journey of EC in 16 individual countries. Editor(s): Foster, Angel M.; Wynn, L. L. Num Pages: 341 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFMA; JPVH; MBNH4; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 217 x 25. Weight in Grams: 540.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 342
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230102828
- ISBN
- 9780230102828
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Condition: New
€ 128.43
€ 128.43
Hardcover. Which practices count as resistance? Why, where, and how does resistance emerge? When is resistance effective, and when is it truly progressive? In addressing these questions, this book brings together novel theoretical and empirical perspectives from a diverse range of disciplinary and geographical locales. Editor(s): Cheliotis, Leonidas K. Num Pages: 298 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFF; JFM; JKV; JPV; YQH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 148 x 24. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230210394
- ISBN
- 9780230210394
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Condition: New
€ 67.27
€ 67.27
Hardcover. Experts from ethicists and political philosophers to clinicians and trade unionists seek answers to a number of key ethical questions to further a deeper understanding of the ethics of health worker migration. Editor(s): Shah, Rebecca. Num Pages: 240 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFN; JFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230224414
- ISBN
- 9780230224414
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Condition: New
€ 66.82
€ 66.82
Paperback. Oppression by censorship affects the film industry far more frequently than any other mass media. Including essays by leading film historians, the book offers groundbreaking historical research on film censorship in major film production countries and explore such innovative themes as film censorship and authorship, religion, and colonialism. Editor(s): Biltereyst, Daniel; Winkel, Roel Vande. Series: Global Cinema. Num Pages: 332 pages, 11 black & white halftones, 1 maps, 3 black & white tables, 2 graphs. BIC Classification: APFA; JFMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230340817
- ISBN
- 9780230340817
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Condition: New
€ 66.49
€ 66.49
Hardcover. This collection examines the subject of identification and surveillance from 16th C English parish registers to 21st C DNA databases. The contributors, who range from historians to legal specialists, provide an insight into the historical development behind such issues as biometric identification, immigration control and personal data use. Editor(s): About, Ilsen; Brown, James; Lonergan, Gayle. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 354 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFMG; JKVF1; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 142 x 26. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230354388
- ISBN
- 9780230354388
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Condition: New
€ 138.63
€ 138.63
Hardcover. What happens when art and pornography meet? By providing a plurality of disciplinary approaches and theoretical perspectives this essay collection will give the reader a fuller and deeper understanding of the commonalities and frictions between artistic and pornographic representations. Editor(s): Maes, Hans. Num Pages: 320 pages, 32 halftones. BIC Classification: AGH; HPN; HPQ; JFMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 167 x 22. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230368200
- ISBN
- 9780230368200
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Condition: New
€ 128.33
€ 128.33
Hardcover. Using a variety of religious perspectives, of Catholicism, Protestantism, Hinduism, Quakerism, with considerations of Islam and the New Age, this collection deals with properties of virtue in relation to the person, celibacy, hope, and apocalypse, mourning, moral ambiguity. Editor(s): Flanagan, Kieran; Jupp, Peter C. Num Pages: 283 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HR; JFM; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 145 x 218 x 22. Weight in Grams: 552.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333750100
- ISBN
- 9780333750100
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Condition: New
€ 128.00
€ 128.00
Hate Crimes: Confronting Violence Against Lesbians and Gay Men
. Ed(S): Herek, Gregory M.; Berrill, Kevin T.
paperback. Presents an overview of the problem of violence against lesbians and gay men and discusses the context of anti-gay violence, focusing on both the victims and the perpetrators, and concludes with coverage of a variety of community responses. Editor(s): Herek, Gregory M.; Berrill, Kevin T. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE; JFM; JFSK; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 464.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Sage Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780803945425
- ISBN
- 9780803945425
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 106.37
€ 106.37
Hardcover. This edited collection explores the agency of women who do violence and have violence done to them. It contributes to the philosophical and theoretical debate, as well as offering practical, social and political responses to the issues examined. This book has one open access chapter under a CC BY license Editor(s): Widdows, Heather; Marway, Herjeet. Series: Genders and Sexualities in the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFE; JFFK; JFM; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137015112
- ISBN
- 9781137015112
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Condition: New
€ 127.78
€ 127.78
Hardcover. Regenerative medicine, encompassing stem cells and tissue engineering, has attracted huge interest within commercial, clinical and government circles, and promises to change medicine itself. This book provides the first detailed examination and critical assessment of the field to be made by social science. Editor(s): Webster, Andrew. Series: Health Technology and Society. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFMG; MBGR; MBS; TCBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137026545
- ISBN
- 9781137026545
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Condition: New
€ 127.88
€ 127.88
Hardcover. The 2010 release of US embassy diplomatic cables put WikiLeaks into the international spotlight. Revelations by the leaks sparked intense debate within international diplomacy, journalism and society. This book reflects on the implications of WikiLeaks across politics and media, and on the results of leak journalism and transparency activism. Editor(s): Brevini, Benedetta; McCurdy, Patrick. Num Pages: 306 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFD; JFMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 515.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137275721
- ISBN
- 9781137275721
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.09
€ 67.09