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Ethical issues & debates

Paperback. Since Roe versus Wade, abortion has been a continually divisive political issue in the United States. This title looks beyond simplistic cultural or religious explanations to find out why abortion politics and policies differ so dramatically in these otherwise similar countries. It argues that political institutions are the key. Num Pages: 336 pages, 27 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 1KBC; JFMA; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226313436
ISBN
9780226313436
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.13

Paperback. Ferguson argues that the emergence of pornography as a literary phenomenon in Western culture can be tied to the development of utilitarian philosophy. He contends that considering the usefulness of something rather than its individual essence diverts our attention from individual identities. Num Pages: 208 pages, bibliographical references , index. BIC Classification: DSA; JFMP; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226243214
ISBN
9780226243214
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.84

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

Paperback. Num Pages: 290 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFMP; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226161631
ISBN
9780226161631
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.74

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. This book shows youth work students and professionals how to locate their practice within the professional code of ethics Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JFM; JKSB1; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 171 x 11. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847876041
ISBN
9781847876041
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 50.19

Paperback. This resource helps raise awareness of ethical issues and guides teachers and teacher leaders in approaching difficult ethical dilemmas Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: JFM; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 179 x 12. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
SAGE Publications Inc United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781412970846
ISBN
9781412970846
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.14

Paperback. This book discusses the definition and types of FGM and explores the common justifications for the practice, along with the incidence in Africa, global laws, legal issues, rights and religion. Ethical considerations are examined, as are progress and the role of culture. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations, maps, tables. BIC Classification: 1H; JFM; JHBT; LNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
McFarland
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780786421671
ISBN
9780786421671
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.32

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

Paperback. This book examines the impact of the internet on pornography's social and political effects and provides a new theory of sex, speech, and power in light of today's drive toward self-exposure. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JFMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 126 x 9. Weight in Grams: 160.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804786621
ISBN
9780804786621
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.32

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. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFME; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 210. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Hachette Books Ireland
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTK0100583
ISBN
9781444791228
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFMX; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 222 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816659036
ISBN
9780816659036
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.37

Paperback. A riveting account of how Christian fundamentalists, Orthodox Jews, and conservative Catholics have joined forces in a battle against their progressive counterparts for control of American secular culture. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFM; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 194 x 28. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780465015344
ISBN
9780465015344
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.39

Paperback. Zygmunt Baumana s powerful and persuasive study of the postmodern perspective on ethics is particularly welcome. For Bauman the great issues of ethics have lost none of their topicality: they simply need to be seen, and dealt with, in a wholly new way. Our era, he suggests, may actually represent a dawning, rather than a twilight, for ethics. Num Pages: 264 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFC; JFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631186939
ISBN
9780631186939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 44.78

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822325987
ISBN
9780822325987
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.48

Paperback. Num Pages: 413 pages. BIC Classification: JFMX; JFSJ1; JHBA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 32. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Spinifex Press Australia
Number of pages
413
Condition
New
SKU
V9781876756604
ISBN
9781876756604
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.81

Paperback. "Defacement" asks what happens when something precious is despoiled. It begins with the notion that such activity is attractive in its very repulsion, and that it creates something sacred even in the most secular of societies and circumstances. Num Pages: 328 pages, 4 half-tones. BIC Classification: JFMD; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
326
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804732000
ISBN
9780804732000
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.91

Paperback. A cultural analysis of Dolly, the cloned sheep. Series: A John Hope Franklin Center Book. Num Pages: 264 pages, 62 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: JFM; JHMC; MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 18. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822339205
ISBN
9780822339205
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.45

Paperback. A study of the abortion controversy in the United States. It examines the issues, people, and beliefs on both sides of the abortion conflict. It draws data from public documents and newspaper accounts, as well as over two hundred interviews with both pro-life and pro-choice activists. Series: California Series on Social Choice & Political Economy. Num Pages: 350 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFMA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 142 x 210 x 26. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520055971
ISBN
9780520055971
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 25.78

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