Ethical issues & debates
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Ethical issues & debates
Hardback. This ethnographic study of prostitution in the metropolitan city of Dalian, China, explores the lives of rural migrant women working as karaoke bar hostesses, delving into the interplay of gender politics, nationalism, and power relationships that inhere in practices of birth control, disease control, and control of women's bodies. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFFH2; JFMX; JFSJ; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230617414
- ISBN
- 9780230617414
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.32
€ 67.32
Hardback. This book provides an engaging account of the moral lives of young black South Africans once the struggle against apartheid ended and took away their object of political resistance. Num Pages: 228 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JFM; JFSP1; JFSP2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230618916
- ISBN
- 9780230618916
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.85
€ 67.85
Hardcover. This text explores the complex relationship between public policy and scandal. It describes the process whereby scandals are constructed and pursued, and demonstrates how scandals coincide with key shifts in public policy, in ways that are more complex and reciprocal than might first appear. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFM; JKS; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 433.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333747629
- ISBN
- 9780333747629
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.91
€ 128.91
Hardback. Drawing together all the troubling issues of the nature and morality of surrogate motherhood, this book offers views and arguments - from law to theology from history to philosophy from sociology to public affairs to medicine - that bring salutary insights to these especially difficult and critical issues. Series: Contemporary Issues in Biomedicine, Ethics and Society. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFM; MFKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1320.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Humana Press Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896031661
- ISBN
- 9780896031661
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.66
€ 134.66
Hardback. This work looks at the subject of euthanasia from the viewpoint of the hospice physician. Editor(s): Cundiff, David. Num Pages: 190 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFME; MBDC; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 465.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Humana Press Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896032378
- ISBN
- 9780896032378
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.61
€ 67.61
Hardback. This volume unites ethicists and social scientists to contribute to a new type of technology ethics. Cooperation with scientists makes it possible to anticipate ethical questions and problems at a stage when the technology can still be changed. Editor(s): Van der Burg, Simone; Swierstra, Tsjalling. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFMG; PDA; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 239
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137002921
- ISBN
- 9781137002921
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.45
€ 67.45
Hardcover. Through a rigorous critique of the dominant narrative of the Rwandan genocide, Collins provides an alternative argument to the debate situating the killings within a historically-specific context and drawing out a dynamic interplay between national and international actors. Series: Rethinking Political Violence. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFGR; 3JJPR; HBTZ; JFM; JPS; JPVH; JWXK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 209 x 21. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137022318
- ISBN
- 9781137022318
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.79
€ 67.79
Hardcover. An American Dilemma examines the application of the death penalty in the United States as it conflicts with obligations under the 1963 Vienna Convention on Consular Relations. Series: International Law, Crime, and Politics. Num Pages: 189 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFMC; LBBR; LNFX1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 147 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137270368
- ISBN
- 9781137270368
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.69
€ 66.69
Hardback. How people move from deviant to conventional lifestyles is an issue that has attracted considerable interest over the past few years. However, much of this work has focused on men desisting from crime. This book provides one of the first examinations of desistance which is centred on women and, more specifically, how they exit prostitution. Num Pages: 171 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFMX; JFSJ1; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 171
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137289414
- ISBN
- 9781137289414
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.97
€ 66.97
Hardback. With reproductive medical technologies becoming more accessible, assisted donor conception is raising new and important questions about family life. Using in-depth interviews the authors explore the lived reality of donor conception and offer insights into the complexities of these new family relationships. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life. Num Pages: 203 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFM; JHBF; JHBK; MFKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 203
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137297631
- ISBN
- 9781137297631
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.04
€ 67.04
Paperback. With reproductive medical technologies becoming more accessible, assisted donor conception is raising new and important questions about family life. Using in-depth interviews the authors explore the lived reality of donor conception and offer insights into the complexities of these new family relationships. Num Pages: 208 pages, 5 black & white tables, 1 figures. BIC Classification: JFM; JHBF; JHBK; MFKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 138 x 12. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137297662
- ISBN
- 9781137297662
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.48
€ 66.48
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
Hardback. The Proactionary Imperative debates the concept of transforming human nature, including such thorny topics as humanity's privilege as a species, our capacity to 'play God', the idea that we might treat our genes as a capital investment, eugenics and what it might mean to be 'human' in the context of risky scientific and technological interventions. Num Pages: 162 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFM; JHBA; PDA; PDX; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 162
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137302977
- ISBN
- 9781137302977
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.22
€ 139.22
Hardcover. When it comes to crime, everyone seems to take evil seriously as an explanatory concept - except criminologists. This book asks why, and why not, through exploring a variety of interdisciplinary approaches to evil from the perspectives of theology, philosophy, literary and cultural studies, and the social sciences. Series: Critical Criminological Perspectives. Num Pages: 273 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HP; JFM; JHBA; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137308795
- ISBN
- 9781137308795
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.91
€ 128.91
Hardcover. Focusing on the phenomena of the Surveillance School, Taylor examines the increased presence of surveillance technologies and practices which identify, verify, categorise and track pupils, exploring the impact that invasive and continual monitoring is having upon school children. Series: Crime Prevention and Security Management. Num Pages: 140 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFMG; JFSP1; JKSB1; JKV; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 142 x 15. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 140
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137308856
- ISBN
- 9781137308856
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.69
€ 66.69
Hardcover. Shaw addresses the 'ethical turn' in contemporary sociological thinking, by exploring the contribution of sociology and the social sciences to bioethical debates about morality and tissue exchange practices. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFM; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 222 x 19. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137312587
- ISBN
- 9781137312587
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.45
€ 67.45
Hardcover. Eddy M. Souffrant calls for a reassessment of the starting points of moral, social, and political philosophy that takes into account the actual living circumstances of persons living the 21st century. Series: Future of Minority Studies. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFM; JFSL; JHB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137365828
- ISBN
- 9781137365828
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.93
€ 66.93
Hardcover. Total pain management mandates that an ethic of adjusted care be implemented at the end-stage of life which acknowledges ethically, legally, and clinically the use of terminal sedation as efficacious treatment. Num Pages: 129 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFME; JHBZ; MBQ; MBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 114
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137379153
- ISBN
- 9781137379153
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.62
€ 66.62
Hardcover. This collection explores whether and how religious and secular worldviews and political ideologies held by scientists, citizens, decision-makers and politicians influence science as practiced and understood today. Contributors explore the social and scientific repercussions of 'customizing' science to fit the needs and interests of various groups. Editor(s): Fuller, Steve; Stenmark, Mikael; Zackariasson, Ulf. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAM3; JFMG; JPFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 220 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137379603
- ISBN
- 9781137379603
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.28
€ 67.28
Hardcover. This resounding defence of the principles of free expression revisits the Satanic Verses uproar of 1989, as well as subsequent incidents such as the Danish cartoons controversy, to argue that the human right of free speech is by no means so secure that it can be taken for granted. Num Pages: 182 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSK; HRH; JFMD; JPVH2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 221 x 16. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137388599
- ISBN
- 9781137388599
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.03
€ 67.03