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Ethical issues & debates

Paperback. Where does it come from? How is it produced? What are the economic, social and environmental effects? Are there animals that it is straightforwardly right to eat? Are there situations in which not eating animals is wrong? This title gives an account of where meat comes from. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: JFCV; JFM; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141031934
ISBN
9780141031934
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. An ethnography focused on professional guinea pigs, healthy, paid research subjects who earn their living by participating in multiple Phase I clinical trials testing the safety of drugs in development. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JFMG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822348238
ISBN
9780822348238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.52

Paperback. Despite increased economic opportunities for women, sexual commerce has not only thrived in the Western world, it has diversified along technological, spatial, and social lines. This work paints a picture of the state of global sexual commerce and its relationship to a burgeoning consumer culture. Series: Worlds of Desire: The Chicago Series on Sexuality, Gender & Culture. Num Pages: 288 pages, 17 halftones, 6 maps, 6 line drawings, 3 tables. BIC Classification: JFMX; JHBL; KNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 472.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226044583
ISBN
9780226044583
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.91

paperback. If we are to replace fear with confidence then we need a different story to tell, about state and society alike: a story that carries moral and political conviction. This book provides that story. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 192.
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718191412
ISBN
9780718191412
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Hardback. From review of 1st edition:"This book will prove an invaluable resource to those seeking a broad, cross-national ethical perspective that applies to psychologists across specialities. " Roz Shafran, Behaviour Research and Therapy, vol. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFM; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 242 x 25. Weight in Grams: 656.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
328
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405188784
ISBN
9781405188784
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.87

Hardback. The book offers a detailed analysis of the design and implementation of prostitution policy at the local level. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: JFMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Policy Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447324249
ISBN
9781447324249
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.87

Hardback. Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 370 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; HBTB; JFMD; JPVH2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Publisher
Springer
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9789401773454
ISBN
9789401773454
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.27

Paperback. To what extent should we use technological advances to try to make better human beings? Leading philosophers debate the possibility of enhancing human cognition, mood, personality, and physical performance, and controlling aging. Would this take us beyond the bounds of human nature? These are questions that need to be answered now. Editor(s): Savulescu, Julian; Bostrom, Nick. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFMG; MBDC; PSAD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 648.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199594962
ISBN
9780199594962
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.55

Paperback. Series: Cushwa Center Studies of Catholicism in Twentieth-Century America. Num Pages: 352 pages, 10. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCC7; JFMA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 5. Weight in Grams: 514.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801474941
ISBN
9780801474941
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

Paperback. The fifth edition of this renowned work charts the progress towards the goal of worldwide abolition of the death penalty internationally. The authors make a powerful case for abolition, regarding capital punishment as cruel, inhuman, and degrading. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: JFMC; JPVH; LNDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 171 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1074.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
5th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198701743
ISBN
9780198701743
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 115.24

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 214 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1288.
Publisher
Feral House
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
URBAN
Condition
New
SKU
V9780922915965
ISBN
9780922915965
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 31.53

Hardback. The Cultural Politics of European Prostitution Reform traces case studies of four European Union countries to reveal the way anxieties over globalization translates into policies to recognize sex workers in some countries, punish prostitutes' clients in others, and protect victims of human trafficking in them all. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFK; JFFS; JFMX; JFSS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 455.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137517166
ISBN
9781137517166
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. In 1986, Kris Maharaj, a British businessman living in Miami, was arrested for the brutal murder of two ex-business associates. His lawyer did not present a strong alibi; Kris was found guilty and sentenced to death in the electric chair. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFMC; LNFJ; LNFX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 27. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099572190
ISBN
9780099572190
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.49

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFK; JFM; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 554. The Portable Rosi Braidotti. 416 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFK; JFM; JPA. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 19. Weight: 544.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231151917
ISBN
9780231151917
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.48

Paperback. Series: What Everyone Needs to Know. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFMG; MFN; PSD; TCBG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 209 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190234768
ISBN
9780190234768
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.64

Hardback. This book discusses three possible human enhancement paradigms and explores how each involves different values, uses of technology, and different degrees and kinds of ethical concerns. A new framework is advanced that promotes technological innovation that serves the improvement of the human condition in a respectful and sustainable way. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFMG; PDA; PDR; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 222 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137402233
ISBN
9781137402233
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.64

Paperback. Launches a surprising defence of the reality of evil, drawing on literary, theological, and psychoanalytic sources to suggest that evil, no mere medieval artefact, is a real phenomenon with palpable force in our contemporary world. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPQ; JFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
Yale University Press New Haven
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300171259
ISBN
9780300171259
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.54

Paperback. How society should respond to the rise of the sex trade is shaping up to be one of the Twenty-First Century's big questions. Should it be legal to pay for sex? Isn't it a woman's choice whether she strips for money? Could online porn warping the attitudes of a generation of boys? Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 137 x 216 x 21. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571278220
ISBN
9780571278220
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. The true story of an orphaned Cambodian girl who spent her childhood in slavery and prostitution and now combats trafficking. Somaly Mam has a strong international profile and supporters include Hillary Clinton, the Queen of Spain and Angelina Jolie. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8pp of colour photos. BIC Classification: BGA; JFMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 126 x 19. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844083466
ISBN
9781844083466
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.94

Hardback. This book explores issues raised by past and present practices of animal enhancement in terms of their means and their goals, clarifies conceptual issues and identifies lessons that can be learned about enhancement practices, as they concern both animals and humans. Editor(s): Bateman, Simone; Gayon, Jean; Allouche, Sylvie; Goffette, Jerome; Marzano, Michela. Series: Health Technology and Society. Num Pages: 151 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFZ; JFMG; PDR; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137542465
ISBN
9781137542465
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.22

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