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Paperback. Intelligence Unbound features a collection of state-of-the-art essays that explore the prospects, promises, and potential drawbacks of machine intelligence and uploaded minds. Essays are contributed by an international cast of philosophers, Artificial Intelligence researchers, neuroscientists, science fiction authors, and more. . Editor(s): Blackford, Russell; Broderick, Damien. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: HPM; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 442.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118736289
ISBN
9781118736289
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.80

Paperback. Focusing on three causes of disaster - natural, organizational, and deliberate - this title shows that our best hope lies in the deconcentration of high-risk populations, corporate power, and critical infrastructures such as electric energy, computer systems, and the chemical and food industries. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: JFFC; JKSR; RNR; RNT; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 610.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
With a New preface by the author
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691150161
ISBN
9780691150161
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.52

Hardback. Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319525235
ISBN
9783319525235
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.32

Paperback. Offers a different view of the relationship of knowledge and practice and of the role of practitioners in educational change. This book offers the notion of inquiry as stance as a challenge to various arrangements and outcomes of schools and other educational contexts. Series: Practitioner Inquiry Series. Num Pages: 392 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Teachers´ College Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807749708
ISBN
9780807749708
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.81

Hardback. In Nancy Bauer's view, most feminist philosophers are content to work within theoretical frameworks that are false to human beings' everyday experiences. Here she models a new way to write about pornography, women's self-objectification, hook-up culture, and other contemporary phenomena, and in doing so she raises basic questions about philosophy. Num Pages: 225 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 166 x 24. Weight in Grams: 504.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674055209
ISBN
9780674055209
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 40.17

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCX8; JHM; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816624577
ISBN
9780816624577
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.21

Hardback. Clearly and comprehensively outlines all the need to know information on these drugs. Editor(s): El-Sohly, Mahmoud. Series: Forensic Science and Medicine. Num Pages: 322 pages, 36 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JKVF1; MMG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 810.
Publisher
Humana Press Inc.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Edition
2007th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781588294562
ISBN
9781588294562
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 244.71

Paperback. Working with Anger and Young People warns against 'quick fix' solutions to dealing with anger, and draws on the author's experiences of youth counselling and training workshops to propose helpful interventions for addressing anger effectively and moving on from it. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: JMC; MMJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Number of pages
152
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843104667
ISBN
9781843104667
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.58

Paperback. A survey of democratic institutions and republics reveals the aristocratic origins of democracy. Series Editor(s): Goody, Jack; Hawthorn, Geoffrey; Dunn, John. Series: Themes in the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: JPA; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 396. Series: Themes in the Social Sciences. 256 pages, 1 table. A survey of democratic institutions and republics reveals the aristocratic origins of democracy. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: JPA; JPHV. Dimension: 230 x 163 x 17. Weight: 402. Series Editor(s) :Goody, Jack; Hawthorn, Geoffrey; Dunn, John.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521458917
ISBN
9780521458917
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.30

Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages, 12 Maps. BIC Classification: JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 135 x 25. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Random House Trade Paperbacks
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812982220
ISBN
9780812982220
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.82

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
298
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1984
Condition
New
SKU
V9780389204817
ISBN
9780389204817
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.71
€ 18.01

Paperback. A riveting courtroom drama worthy of Grisham or Turow that is also a real-life political thriller that captures the moral vertigo of South Africa's violent apartheid years. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJPN; BT; JKV; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 237.
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846272875
ISBN
9781846272875
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.71

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVA; AVG; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199755424
ISBN
9780199755424
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.26

Hardcover. For those who care about the future of sociology, these 12 essays draw together recurrent themes covering analytical, hermeneutic and historico-institutional traditions. Theory, research methods and applications are also discussed. Editor(s): Bryant, Christopher; Becker, Henk A. Num Pages: 281 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 510.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Edition
1990th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333460450
ISBN
9780333460450
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.58

Hardback. The first history of this well-known Yeomanry regiment's distinguished service in the 20th Century. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16pp of B&W plates. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBW; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 241 x 36. Weight in Grams: 748.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848848917
ISBN
9781848848917
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 43.08

Paperback. Editor(s): Green, Sacchi. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FP; FRD; JFSK1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 210 x 19. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Cleis Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781627781213
ISBN
9781627781213
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.38

Paperback. This unique textbook enables social work practitioners to gain a deeper understanding of how Islamic principles inform and influence the lives of Muslim populations. Series: BASW/Policy Press Titles. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HRH; JFSR2; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 174 x 240 x 16. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
Policy Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Second edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447330103
ISBN
9781447330103
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 35.28

Hardback. The book aims to integrate our understanding of mammalian societies into a novel synthesis that is relevant to behavioural ecologists, ecologists, and anthropologists. Num Pages: 760 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM; PSVP; PSVW7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 199 x 254 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1602.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119095323
ISBN
9781119095323
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.73

Paperback. Everyone cares about recognition: no one wants to be treated with disrespect, insulted, humiliated, or simply ignored. In this compelling new book, McBride examines how a basic need for recognition is the motivation behind struggles for inclusion and equality in contemporary society. Series: Polity Key Concepts in the Social Sciences Series. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JHBA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 144 x 15. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745648484
ISBN
9780745648484
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.04

Paperback. .
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107651333
ISBN
9781107651333
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.10

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