Society & social sciences
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Society & social sciences
Paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: JH. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 24. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Scranton Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589661844
- ISBN
- 9781589661844
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.85
€ 36.99
€ 29.85
Hardcover. This book defines the concepts of biosecurity, biosafety, and biosurety and shows how they relate to one another under the overall framework of biodefense. Num Pages: 328 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFU; JPWL; JWMC; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470614174
- ISBN
- 9780470614174
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.57
€ 107.57
Biosecurity: Origins, Transformations and Practices (New Security Chal...
Katsuhisa Furukawa, James Revill, Malcolm Dan...
Hardcover. This book explores the origins, interpretations and meanings of the term 'biosecurity'. It brings together contributors on issues relating to the perceptions of the threat of biological weapons and how states are responding, or not, to the challenges posed by the potential of the products of the life sciences to be used for destructive purposes. Series: New Security Challenges. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFU; JPWL; JWMC; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230223561
- ISBN
- 9780230223561
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.36
€ 128.36
Paperback. Biosecurity encompasses both the natural occurrence of deadly disease outbreaks and the use of biological weapons. This book examines conflicting values and interests in the practice of "biosecurity," the safeguarding of populations against infectious diseases through security policies. Num Pages: 224 pages, 3 tables, 3 tables. BIC Classification: JPS; MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 317.
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626164048
- ISBN
- 9781626164048
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.03
€ 48.03
Paperback. Through case studies, theoretical research and interviews with leading players in science and governance, this book introduces a new understanding of change in governance of bioscience research. In particular it examines change as it is shaped by approaches developed by Science and Technology Studies and Sociology of Scientific Knowledge theorists. Num Pages: 210 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; KN; MBS; MQW; TCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349477180
- ISBN
- 9781349477180
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.57
€ 65.57
paperback. Editor(s): Hartewig, Karin. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 245.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1993
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783663096177
- ISBN
- 9783663096177
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.25
€ 71.25
Paperback. Translator(s): Campbell, Timothy. Series: Posthumanities. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816649907
- ISBN
- 9780816649907
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.97
€ 26.99
€ 26.97
Hardback. Mike Carr supports bioregional values and community-building tools for a diverse, democratic, socially-just civil society. Series: Sustainability & the Environment. Num Pages: 344 pages, 3ill.1fig.8M. BIC Classification: JFFS; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 4217. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774809443
- ISBN
- 9780774809443
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.01
€ 114.01
Presents a comprehensive biopsychosocial framework for behavioral health care. The author lays out the essential scientific and ethical foundations of the framework and then applies it across the treatment process, from intake through outcome assessment thus providing a critical basis for the integrated health care systems of the 21st century. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JMAL; MBPK; MMJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 266 x 187 x 29. Weight in Grams: 820.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- American Psychological Association United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781433817618
- ISBN
- 9781433817618
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.10€ 80.09
€ 81.10
€ 80.09
Hardback. A compilation of the primary texts-by Foucault, Arendt, Agamben, Badiou, and other theorists-that laid the ground for contemporary thinking about biopolitics, or the relations between life and politics. Series: Biopolitics. Num Pages: 158 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 158
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814752418
- ISBN
- 9780814752418
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.16
€ 82.16
Paperback. Offers a systematic overview of bio-politics, exploring its relevance in contemporary theoretical debates and providing a much needed primer on the topic Series: Biopolitics. Num Pages: 158 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814752425
- ISBN
- 9780814752425
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.44
€ 26.99
€ 25.44
Hardcover. This interdisciplinary reader offers a fascinating exploration of the intersection of biopolitics and utopia by employing a range of theoretical approaches. Each essay provides a unique application of the two concepts to topics spanning the social sciences and humanities. Editor(s): Stapleton, Patricia; Byers, Andrew. Series: Palgrave Series in Bioethics and Public Policy. Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JF; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 17. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137514745
- ISBN
- 9781137514745
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.50
€ 66.50
Hardback. By placing the social dimension of labour at the base of the discourse of life, this book engages with the work of key intellectual figures and reconstructs a critical genealogy of the notion of biopolitics from the point of view of twentieth and twenty-first century Italy. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; JHB; JPA; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 147 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 207
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230115033
- ISBN
- 9780230115033
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.56
€ 66.56
Paperback. By placing the social dimension of labour at the base of the discourse of life, this book engages with the work of key intellectual figures and reconstructs a critical genealogy of the notion of biopolitics from the point of view of twentieth and twenty-first century Italy. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HPS; JHB; JPA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 317.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 207
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349296316
- ISBN
- 9781349296316
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. Editor(s): Oleskin, Alexander V. Num Pages: 255 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 183 x 20. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781620810880
- ISBN
- 9781620810880
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 239.76€ 165.61
€ 239.76
€ 165.61
Hardcover. Using historical and contemporary case studies, Youde traces the shifting balance between surveillance and global public good provision and suggests that a human rights-based strategy offers a stable compromise. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPS; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230619951
- ISBN
- 9780230619951
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.04
€ 67.04
Hardcover. An original, expansive, materialist interpretation of Foucault's theory of biopolitics, explaining the connections between the issues of biopolitics and other key aspects of Foucault's works, and exploring the relationship between his ideas and those of Hannah Arendt, Walter Benjamin, Giorgio Agamben, Nikolas Rose and Monique Wittig. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 143 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230303294
- ISBN
- 9780230303294
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.13
€ 67.13
Paperback. An original, comprehensive interpretation of Michel Foucault's analysis of biopolitics situating biopolitics in the context of embodied histories of subjectivity, affective investments and structures of experience. Going beyond lamentation at the horrors of biopolitical domination, the book develops a positive-critique of biopolitical experience." Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPS; JFC; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349338054
- ISBN
- 9781349338054
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.36
€ 66.36
Hardback. This volume explores the linkage of the life sciences with policy (biopolicy). It features two points of departure: the implications of the neurosciences for public policy; and the implications of evolutionary theory for policy-making. It includes several case studies of how these points of departure inform our knowledge of policy. Editor(s): Somit, Albert; Peterson, Steven A. Series: Research in Biopolitics. Num Pages: 253 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JPA; PSA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 253
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780528205
- ISBN
- 9781780528205
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.16
€ 137.16
Hardcover. Editor(s): Jefferson, Rachel B. Num Pages: 162 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: JPVH; UY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 258 x 182 x 15. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 162
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607410980
- ISBN
- 9781607410980
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 203.33€ 140.92
€ 203.33
€ 140.92