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Hardback. In the past people were classified as being healthy or sick. With genetic testing and screening, adults might be healthy, predisposed to an illness, probably at risk, at risk, or carriers of certain risks. This book combines theory and social practice, drawing on a range of disciplines and presenting contrasting viewpoints. Editor(s): Betta, Michela. Series: International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFM; MBNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. 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
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402046186
- ISBN
- 9781402046186
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€ 199.51
€ 199.51
Hardback. Covers best practices in community quality-of-life (QOL) indicators. This book includes eleven cases describing communities that have launched their own community indicators programs. Editor(s): Sirgy, Joseph; Rahtz, Don; Swain, David. Series: Social Indicators Research Series. Num Pages: 332 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1450.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402046247
- ISBN
- 9781402046247
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€ 200.65
€ 200.65
Hardback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute on Integrated Urban Water Resources Management, held in Senec, Slovak Republic, 19-23 October 2005 Editor(s): Hlavinek, Petr; Kukharchyk, Tamara; Marsalek, Jiri; Mahrikova, Ivana. Series: NATO Security Through Science Series C (Closed):. Num Pages: 338 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; TN; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 675.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 338
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402046834
- ISBN
- 9781402046834
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Condition: New
€ 377.73
€ 377.73
Paperback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute on Integrated Urban Water Resources Management, held in Senec, Slovak Republic, 19-23 October 2005 Editor(s): Hlavinek, Petr; Kukharchyk, Tamara; Marsalek, Jiri; Mahrikova, Ivana. Series: NATO Security Through Science Series C (Closed):. Num Pages: 338 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; TN; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1100.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 338
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402046841
- ISBN
- 9781402046841
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€ 375.18
€ 375.18
Hardback. In order for there to be knowledge, there must be at least some primary elements which may be called 'starting points'. This book offers the synoptic study of how the primary elements in knowledge structures were analyzed in antiquity from Plato to ancient commentaries, the main emphasis being on the Platonic-Aristotelian tradition. Series: Studies in the History of Philosophy of Mind. Num Pages: 328 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCA; JFCX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 659.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402050428
- ISBN
- 9781402050428
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Condition: New
€ 200.71
€ 200.71
Hardback. Deals with the role host countries' institutional characteristics play in the labour market integration of immigrants in the European Union. This book maps the European countries with respect to three institutional aspects central to immigrant integration, immigration policies, labour market structure and welfare regimes. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JPSN2; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 542.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402052316
- ISBN
- 9781402052316
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Condition: New
€ 132.69
€ 132.69
hardcover. A guide to establishing a city on a sustainable path. It addresses sustainable urban planning issues by breaking the city down to its components. Editor(s): Munier, Nolberto. Num Pages: 804 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSG; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1373.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Number of pages
- 804
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2007th Edition
- SKU
- V9781402053504
- ISBN
- 9781402053504
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Condition: New
€ 377.20
€ 377.20
Hardback. Discusses issues surrounding the impact of instant access on cities, daily lives, transportation, privacy, social and economic networks, community and education. Editor(s): Miller, Harvey J. Series: Geojournal Library. Num Pages: 384 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSG; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 719.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402054266
- ISBN
- 9781402054266
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Condition: New
€ 201.58
€ 201.58
Paperback. Develops a comprehensive analysis of the demands, which the process of globalization exerts on the political organisations of humanity. This book starts from a diagnosis of the process of globalisation and frees its concept from its economistic narrowing. Translator(s): Haubrich, D.; Ludwig, M. Series: Studies in Global Justice. Num Pages: 351 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPHV. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 557.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 351
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402056611
- ISBN
- 9781402056611
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Condition: New
€ 194.73
€ 194.73
Hardback. Reflects on the effects of discoveries in genetics on a broad range of scientific fields. This book shows the way in which those discoveries influence genetics itself and many other fields, and explains the impact of genetics on contemporary culture. It contains views of Nobel Laureate Francois Jacob on genetics and the nature of living things. Editor(s): Fagot-Largeault, Anne; Torres, Juan Manuel; Rahman, Shahid. Series: Logic, Epistemology, and the Unity of Science. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFCX; PSAK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1230.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402056635
- ISBN
- 9781402056635
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Condition: New
€ 199.18
€ 199.18
Hardback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Extreme Hydrological Events: New Concepts for Security, Novosibirsk, Russia, 11-15 July 2005 Editor(s): Vasiliev, O.F.; Gelder, P. H. A. J. M. Van; Plate, E.J.; Bolgov, M.V. Series: NATO Science Series IV. Num Pages: 499 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFC; RBKF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 896.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 499
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402057397
- ISBN
- 9781402057397
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Condition: New
€ 204.16
€ 204.16
Paperback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Extreme Hydrological Events: New Concepts for Security, Novosibirsk, Russia, 11-15 July 2005 Editor(s): Vasiliev, O.F.; Gelder, P. H. A. J. M. Van; Plate, E.J.; Bolgov, M.V. Series: NATO Science Series IV. Num Pages: 499 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFC; RBKF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1580.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 499
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402057403
- ISBN
- 9781402057403
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Condition: New
€ 201.49
€ 201.49
hardcover. Presents formalizations of three important medieval logical theories - supposition, consequence and obligations - that are based on innovative vantage points: supposition theories as algorithmic hermeneutics, theories of consequence analyzed with tools borrowed from model-theory and two-dimensional semantics, and obligations as logical games. Series: Logic, Epistemology, and the Unity of Science. Num Pages: 328 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3H; HPCB; HPL; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2007th Edition
- SKU
- V9781402058523
- ISBN
- 9781402058523
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Condition: New
€ 200.31
€ 200.31
Hardback. Offers insights into the complexity of women's political ideas in the centuries prior to the French Revolution. This book examines women's political writings with particular reference to the themes of virtue (especially the virtue of phronesis or prudence), liberty, and toleration. Editor(s): Broad, Jacqueline; Green, Karen. Series: The New Synthese Historical Library. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLH; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402058943
- ISBN
- 9781402058943
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Condition: New
€ 132.26
€ 132.26
Hardback. Presents a treatment of the topic of gender and demographic behaviour. This title covers the age at first intercourse, through union formation and dissolution, to subjects such as fertility, migration, and ageing. It examines excess male mortality and provides a comparison of gender-specific behaviour and its determinants. Editor(s): Pinnelli, Antonella; Racioppi, Filomena; Rettaroli, Rosella. Series: The Springer Series on Demographic Methods and Population Analysis. Num Pages: 329 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 329
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402060014
- ISBN
- 9781402060014
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Condition: New
€ 200.77
€ 200.77
Hardback. In the body of literature produced during the last 15 years on the transformation of Eastern Europe after the fall of communism, studies investigating changes in urban form and structure have been quite rare. This book focuses on the spatial transformations in the most dynamically evolving urban areas of post-socialist Central and Eastern Europe. Editor(s): Stanilov, Kiril. Series: Geojournal Library. Num Pages: 496 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DF; 1DV; JFSG; JPFF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 885.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402060526
- ISBN
- 9781402060526
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Condition: New
€ 259.22
€ 259.22
Hardback. The articles include studies in Rabbinics, Classical Hebrew linguistics, Hebrew literature, Medieval and Early-Modern interpretation of Scripture, Medieval and Early-Modern Jewish philosophy, Hebrew book print in the 18th century, and Jewish Enlightenment among others, covering a substantial part of the fields of Hebrew and Jewish Studies. Editor(s): Baasten, Martin F. J.; Munk, Reinier W. (Leiden University and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam). Series: Amsterdam Studies in Jewish Philosophy. Num Pages: 321 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 321
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402062018
- ISBN
- 9781402062018
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Condition: New
€ 195.52
€ 195.52
Hardback. Offers a research narrative of the way an urban school community speaks about race and ethnic relationships in times of change. This book analyses the history of multicultural policy and practice in Australia. It also presents a comprehensive methodological framework to explore the complex interactions that shape race and ethnic relationships. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSL; JN. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402064579
- ISBN
- 9781402064579
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Condition: New
€ 132.02
€ 132.02
Die Lebenswelt. Auslegungen der Vorgegebenen Welt und Ihrer Konstituti...
Husserl, Edmund. Ed(S): Sowa, Rochus
Hardback. Editor(s): Sowa, Rochus. Num Pages: 1044 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF3; HPJ; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1623.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 1044
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402064760
- ISBN
- 9781402064760
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Condition: New
€ 842.84
€ 842.84
hardcover. Analyzes higher education from cultural perspectives and reflects on the uses of intellectual devices developed in the cultural studies of higher education. This book presents fresh perspectives to integrate cultural studies in higher education with wider societal processes and studies the internal life of higher education. Editor(s): Valimaa, Jussi; Ylijoki, Oili-Helena. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2008th Edition
- SKU
- V9781402066030
- ISBN
- 9781402066030
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 166.35
€ 166.35