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Paperback. The Perfect Baby is the most popular introduction to ethical issues in genetics. This new edition has been updated to discuss and debate advances in high tech reproduction, genetic testing, gene therapy, human cloning, and stem cell research. It includes a new epilogue by cloning pioneer Ian Wilmut and Glenn McGee. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JF; MBDC; MFK; MFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847697595
ISBN
9780847697595
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.14

Paperback. The concept of risk is an outgrowth of our society's great concern about coping with the dangers of modern life. This book examines the gap between expert views of risk and public perceptions. It allows the reader to see the evolution of our understanding of such perceptions. Series: Earthscan Risk in Society. Num Pages: 512 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBA; JMAL; JPA; JPVK; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 139 x 38. Weight in Grams: 772.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853835285
ISBN
9781853835285
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.50

Paperback. An analysis of the Pequot War (1636-1637), a pivotal event in New England colonial history. After years of peace, Puritan settlers mounted a brutal assault on the Pequot Indians of Connecticut. This book refutes claims that the settlers acted defensively to counter a Pequot conspiracy. Series: Native Americans of the Northeast: Culture, History & the Contemporary S. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; HBJK; HBLH; JFSL; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 230 x 15. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558490307
ISBN
9781558490307
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 31.78

Paperback. Beginning with Vera Lynn's 'We'll Meet Again', a song that reassured a nation parted from their loved ones by the turmoil of war, and culminating with the manic energy of 'Bonkers', Dizzee Rascal's anthem for the push and rush of the 21st century, this is an entertaining tour of Britain's popular music, and how it reflects society and the times. Num Pages: 448 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; AVGP; HBTB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 31. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091933807
ISBN
9780091933807
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.65

Paperback. To mark the sixtieth anniversary of the PRC, the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies convened a conference to consider this question: After three decades of internal strife, followed by reform, entrepreneurialism, and internationalization, is the PRC here for the dynastic long haul? This volume presents an energetic exchange of views on the topic. Editor(s): Kirby, William C. Num Pages: 432 pages, 10 figures, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JMC; HBJF; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 226 x 27. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674060647
ISBN
9780674060647
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.96

Hardback. Maclachlan analyzes the institutions, interest groups, and leaders involved in the evolution of Japan's postal system from the early Meiji period until 2010. At the crux of her analysis is Prime Minister Koizumi Jun'ichiro's crusade to privatize Japan's postal services, one of the most astonishing political achievements in postwar Japanese history. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 378 pages, 13 halftones, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JMC; HBTB; JPQB; KNTT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 163 x 30. Weight in Grams: 678.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
378
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674062450
ISBN
9780674062450
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.38

Hardback. Bernhard Rieger reveals how a car commissioned by Hitler and designed by Ferdinand Porsche became a global commodity on a par with Coca-Cola. The Beetle's success hinged on its uncanny ability to capture the imaginations of executives, engineers, advertisers, car collectors, suburbanites, hippies, and everyday drivers across nations and cultures. Num Pages: 384 pages, 28 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; HBLW; HBTB; JFC; KNDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 144 x 32. Weight in Grams: 574.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
384
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674050914
ISBN
9780674050914
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.99

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190227913
ISBN
9780190227913
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.15

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 128 x 35. Weight in Grams: 520.
Publisher
Trinacria Editions LLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780615796949
ISBN
9780615796949
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.01

Paperback. A picture of Philadelphia radically different from the conventional portrait of a staid old city, corrupt and contented. The men and women of Philadelphia who emerge in these pages are anything but staid, and certainly not contented. Editor(s): Davis, Allen F.; Haller, Mark H. Series: Pennsylvania Paperbacks. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812216707
ISBN
9780812216707
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.32

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 166 x 11. Weight in Grams: 292.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910021521
ISBN
9781910021521
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.12

Hardcover. An exploration of East German tourist practices of the 1970s and 1980s provides new insight into the country s environmental politics" Series: Social History, Popular Culture and Politics in Germany. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; 3JJP; JPQB; KCN; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472119134
ISBN
9780472119134
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.17

Hardcover. Tells the story of the life of Thomas Wilson Dorr and his 1842 rebellion that set off a firestorm of debate over the nature of the people's sovereignty in Jacksonian America and foreshadowed the breakup of the national Democratic Party in 1860. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBJK; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700619245
ISBN
9780700619245
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.31

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 209 x 14. Weight in Grams: 246.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Monthly Review Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583672372
ISBN
9781583672372
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.41

paperback. The peopleAs charter was the most famous and important radical manifesto of 19th century Britain. Editor(s): Roberts, Stephen. Series: Chartist Studies Series. Num Pages: 217 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLL; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 18. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Merlin Press United Kingdom
Edition
Illustriert.
Number of pages
217
Condition
New
SKU
V9780850365146
ISBN
9780850365146
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.53

Paperback. The People v. Tony Blair argues that even a hostile media can be neutralised when a mass movement becomes powerful enough. Num Pages: 106 pages. BIC Classification: JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 7. Weight in Grams: 112.
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
106
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780998169
ISBN
9781780998169
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.40

Hardback. In 2002, Kiwi Camara, joined his classmates in posting his class outlines for the previous year on the Harvard Law School website. But in his notes, Camara used shorthand terms that some regarded as racial slurs. This title presents a portrait of an American institution in crisis that explains how what happens at Harvard Law affects the nation. Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 176 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Encounter Books,USA United States
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9781893554986
ISBN
9781893554986
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 25.61

Paperback. Reconstructs the history of a Native American tribe over eight turbulent decades of domination and dislocation Series: Native Americans of the Northeast: Culture, History & the Contemporary S. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558498907
ISBN
9781558498907
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 31.78

Paperback. Series: Phoenix Books. Num Pages: 260 pages, 8ill. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 334.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1972
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226670102
ISBN
9780226670102
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.94

Hardcover. The history of Judaism has for too long been dominated by the theme of anti-Semitism, reducing Judaism to the recurrent saga of persecution and the struggle for survival. This book reaffirms Jews in their own faith and aspirations. Num Pages: 183 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Encounter Books,USA United States
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594035708
ISBN
9781594035708
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.70

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