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Ethical issues & debates

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Ethical issues & debates

Hardcover. This interdisciplinary volume aims to understand the linkages between the origins and aftermaths of genocide. Exploring social dynamics and human behaviour, this collection considers the interplay of various psychological, political, anthropological and historical factors at work in genocidal processes. Editor(s): Ingelaere, Bert; Parmentier, Stephan; Haers, Jacques; Segaert, Barbara. Series: Rethinking Political Violence. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 graphs, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: HBTZ; JFFE; JFM; JPS; LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137332424
ISBN
9781137332424
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.24

Hardcover. Would it be cool to see woolly mammoth alive one day? Disappeared species have always fascinated the human mind. A new discussion of using genomic technologies to reverse extinction and to help in conservation has been sparked. This volume studies the question philosophically. Editor(s): Oksanen, Markku; Siipi, Helena. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1 tables. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFMG; PSAD; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137337634
ISBN
9781137337634
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.49

Hardcover. This book examines how feminist movements have contested the dominant discourses and state politics that have impeded women's autonomy over their bodies since the late 1960s. It deals with two important facets of this struggle, prostitution and the right to abortion, as they relate to the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Portugal and Sweden. Editor(s): Outshoorn, Joyce. Series: Citizenship, Gender and Diversity. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 figures, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFK; JFMA; JFMX; JFSJ1; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
2015th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137351654
ISBN
9781137351654
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.58

Hardcover. This collection of original articles, a sequel of sorts to the 2009 Religion and the Implications of Radical Life Extension (Palgrave Macmillan), is the first sustained reflection, by scholars with expertise in the faith traditions, on how the transhumanist agenda might impact the body. Editor(s): Mercer, Calvin R.; Maher, Derek F. Series: Palgrave Studies in the Future of Humanity and its Successors. Num Pages: 236 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAC; HRAM; JFMG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 218 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137365835
ISBN
9781137365835
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.06

Hardcover. This edited volume documents the current reflections on the 'Right to be Forgotten' and the interplay between the value of memory and citizen rights about memory. It provides a comprehensive analysis of problems associated with persistence of memory, the definition of identities (legal and social) and the issues arising for data management. Editor(s): Pereira, Angela; Ghezzi, Alessia; Vesnic-Alujevic, Lucia. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies. Num Pages: 154 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; JFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 147 x 12. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137428448
ISBN
9781137428448
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.77

Hardcover. As death rates continue to rise, this collection brings together scholars engaged in policy associated with death to analyse the challenges these trends present. Examining a range of issues including inheritance, palliative care, euthanasia, funeral costs and marginalised deaths, this unique volumes portrays how death factors in social policy. Editor(s): Foster, Liam; Woodthorpe, Kate. Num Pages: 216 pages, 2 figures, 4 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFFH; JFME; JHBZ; JKSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137484895
ISBN
9781137484895
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.61

Hardcover. This book explores the absent and missing in debates about science and security. Through varied case studies, including biological and chemical weapons control, science journalism, nanotechnology research and neuroethics, the contributors explore how matters become absent, ignored or forgotten and the implications for ethics, policy and society. Editor(s): Rappert, Brian; Balmer, Brian. Series: Global Issues. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFMG; JPS; PDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 21. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137493729
ISBN
9781137493729
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.62

Paperback. Num Pages: 164 pages. BIC Classification: HRCV4; JFMA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 115 x 177 x 15. Weight in Grams: 154.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Hendrickson Publishers Inc United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
164
Condition
New
SKU
V9781619700284
ISBN
9781619700284
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.39

Paperback / so. Num Pages: 423 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JFMA; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer Basel Switzerland
Number of pages
423
Condition
New
SKU
V9783034856591
ISBN
9783034856591
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 84.63

hardcover. Nanotechnology and Ethical Governance in the European Union and China Num Pages: 239 pages, 9 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1QFE; JFMG; PDR; TBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Springer Switzerland
Edition
2015th Edition
Number of pages
239
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319182322
ISBN
9783319182322
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.01

Hardback. Editor(s): Bagheri, Alireza; Moreno, Jonathan D.; Semplici, Stefano. Series: Advancing Global Bioethics. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFM; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 248 x 18. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
221
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319226491
ISBN
9783319226491
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.19

Paperback. Series: SpringerBriefs in Ethics. Num Pages: 116 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFM; JKVP1; LNTM; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 6. Weight in Grams: 191.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
116
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319226521
ISBN
9783319226521
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 76.39

Hardback. Editor(s): Macpherson, Cheryl. Series: Public Health Ethics Analysis. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFM; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 167 x 274 x 19. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319261652
ISBN
9783319261652
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.29

Paperback. Editor(s): Knopp, Lothar; Schluchter, Wolfgang. Num Pages: 152 pages, IX, 152 S. BIC Classification: JFME. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9783540222385
ISBN
9783540222385
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 82.23

Paperback. Examines public attitudes to the death penalty in Japan, focusing on knowledge and trust-based attitudinal factors relating to support for, and opposition to, the death penalty. This book offers a conceptual framework in understanding the death penalty without relying on usual human rights approach. Num Pages: 235 pages, 25 black & white illustrations, 20 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFMC; JHBC; JKVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 212 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Germany
Edition
2014th Edition
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9783658006778
ISBN
9783658006778
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.18

Paperback. Num Pages: 214 pages, 27 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 13. Weight in Grams: 313.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Germany
Number of pages
214
Condition
New
SKU
V9783658044954
ISBN
9783658044954
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.98

Paperback. Series: Science and Fiction. Num Pages: 153 pages, 23 black & white illustrations, 35 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFMG; PDZ; TCBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 225 x 11. Weight in Grams: 274.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer
Edition
2014th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783662435250
ISBN
9783662435250
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.68

Paperback. Series: SpringerBriefs in Population Studies. Num Pages: 132 pages, 19 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFMA; JHBD; KCP; MJTF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 8. Weight in Grams: 244.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer, India, Private Ltd India
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Number of pages
132
Condition
New
SKU
V9788132236832
ISBN
9788132236832
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.44

Hardback. Comprises of invited papers and plenary presentations given at the conference entitled "Biotech Innovations & Fundamental Rights" that took place on January 20-21 2011 at the Department of Juridical Sciences of the University of Ferrara. This book covers different aspects of the legal and scientific issues involved in regulation of biotechnology. Editor(s): Bin, Roberto; Lorenzon, Sara; Lucchi, Nicola. Num Pages: 354 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFMG; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 707.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer Verlag Italy
Number of pages
354
Condition
New
SKU
V9788847020313
ISBN
9788847020313
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 195.76

hardcover. This book aims to give an account, called Variabilism, of the moral significance of merely possible persons and to use Variabilism to illuminate abortion. In doing so it lays the groundwork for a more productive discussion on abortion. Series: Philosophy and Medicine. Num Pages: 190 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFMA; MBDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 459.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
2010th Edition
Number of pages
190
Condition
New
SKU
V9789048137916
ISBN
9789048137916
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 131.49

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