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Hardcover. This book introduces four waves of upsurge in digital activism and cyberconflict. The rise of digital activism started in 1994, was transformed by the events of 9/11, culminated in 2011 with the Arab Spring uprisings, and entered a transformative phase of control and mainstreaming since 2013 with the Snowden affair. Num Pages: 184 pages, 2 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 3JJPR; 3JM; JFD; JPW; PDR; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 222 x 15. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230242463
- ISBN
- 9780230242463
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.36
€ 66.36
Paperback. In this timely book, leading authors explore the technologies that might help us to develop a sustainable energy future, emphasising renewable energy and the political and economic context needed for them to prosper. This collection makes hard-headed assessments of what is possible and what is not. Editor(s): Elliott, David. Series: Energy, Climate and the Environment. Num Pages: 307 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNU; THX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 213 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 307
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230241749
- ISBN
- 9780230241749
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.56
€ 66.56
Hardback. Social thinkers in all fields are faced with one unavoidable question: What does it mean to be human in the 21st century? This ambitious and groundbreaking book provides the first synthesis of historical, philosophical and sociological insights needed to address this question in a thoughtful and creative manner. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAM3; JFMG; JHB; PDA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230233423
- ISBN
- 9780230233423
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.55
€ 67.55
Hardback. An engaging study of a great national institution. Essays explore the changing roles of museums and the perceived public role of a museum of science and technology. Illuminates the ways in which we think about the collecting and display of objects and the often difficult relations between the state, business and industry, and museum funding. Editor(s): Morris, Peter. Num Pages: 371 pages, 59 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; GM; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 746.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 371
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230230095
- ISBN
- 9780230230095
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.09
€ 68.09
Hardback. Over the past decade, there has been a huge increase in ordinary people's access to video production technology. These essays explore the theoretical significance of this trend and its impact on society, as well as examining a wide range of case studies, from camcorders and camera phones to YouTube and citizen journalism. Editor(s): Buckingham, David; Willett, Rebekah. Num Pages: 248 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; PDR. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230221864
- ISBN
- 9780230221864
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.52
€ 67.52
Paperback. The volume advances research in the philosophy of technology by introducing contributors who have an acute sense of how to get beyond or reframe the epistemic, ontological and normative limitations that currently limit the fields of philosophy of technology and science and technology studies. Editor(s): Selinger, Evan; Riis, Assoc Prof Soren. Series: New Waves in Philosophy. Num Pages: 341 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HP; TB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230220003
- ISBN
- 9780230220003
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 128.24
€ 128.24
Paperback. Thirteen promising young researchers write on what they take to be the right philosophical account of mathematics and discuss where the philosophy of mathematics ought to be going. New trends are revealed, such as an increasing attention to mathematical practice, a reassessment of the canon, and inspiration from philosophical logic. Editor(s): Bueno, Otavio; Linnebo, Oystein. Series: New Waves in Philosophy. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPL; PBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230219434
- ISBN
- 9780230219434
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 99.97
€ 99.97
Hardback. This is the first transnational study of British, Norwegian, and Swedish engagement with the Antarctic. Rather than charting how Europeans unveiled the Antarctic, it uses the history of Antarctic activity as a window into the political and cultural worlds of twentieth-century Britain and Scandinavia. Series: Palgrave Studies in Cultural and Intellectual History. Num Pages: 283 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DN; 1MTS; 1QDB; 3JJ; HBJD; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 222 x 22. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 283
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230115910
- ISBN
- 9780230115910
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.05
€ 128.05
Hardback. An examination of a pivotal moment in the history of science through the career and cultural impact of the historically neglected Victorian physicist John Tyndall,establishing him as an important figure of the period, whose scientific discoveries and philosophy of science in society are still relevant today. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBTB; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 147 x 22. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 279
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230110533
- ISBN
- 9780230110533
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.16
€ 67.16
paperback. Originally published in hardcover in 2007 by Palgrave Macmillan. Series: Contemporary Anthropology of Religion. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: D; DS; HRH; PGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2007th Edition
- Number of pages
- 267
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230110472
- ISBN
- 9780230110472
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.24
€ 66.24
Hardback. In this timely book, leading authors explore the technologies that might help us to develop a sustainable energy future, emphasising renewable energy and the political and economic context needed for them to prosper. This collection makes hard-headed assessments of what is possible and what is not. Editor(s): Elliott, David. Series: Energy, Climate and the Environment. Num Pages: 307 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RGM; RNQ; RNT; RNU; THX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 145 x 226 x 23. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 307
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230020023
- ISBN
- 9780230020023
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.47
€ 150.47
The Global Politics of Human Embryonic Stem Cell Science. Regenerative...
Gottweis, Herbert; Salter, Brian; Waldby, Cat...
Hardback. Drawing on a wide range of interviews and primary and secondary sources, this book investigates the dynamic interactions between national regulatory formation and the global biopolitics of regenerative medicine and human embryonic stem cell science. Series: Health Technology and Society. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MFKC3; TCBG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 146 x 16. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230002630
- ISBN
- 9780230002630
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.92
€ 66.92
Hardback. This work describes California-based wine producer Robert Mondavi's failure to set up business in a small, world-renowned wine-producing village in southern France. The 'Mondavi affair' illustrates the importance of culture, history, geography and economic and political systems in conditioning our spirit of enterprise and the way we do business. Num Pages: 183 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJK; KNDF; TDCT2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 183
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230002104
- ISBN
- 9780230002104
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.38
€ 66.38
Paperback. Aims to provide an introduction to the important aspects of solute transport in plants. The authors consider the elements of transport at various levels of organization within the plant: intracellular and intercellular, as well as at the level of the whole plant. Series: Tertiary Level Biology. Num Pages: 176 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSB; PSTD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 251.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers Group Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1992
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780216932203
- ISBN
- 9780216932203
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardback. Reviews the development of optical fibre lasers and amplifiers over the past few years. The book is a compilation of chapters written by several contributors. Editor(s): France, P. W. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: TJFD5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers Group Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780216931572
- ISBN
- 9780216931572
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 254.37
€ 254.37
Paperback. An introduction for advanced undergraduates and postgraduates in marine ecology, freshwater ecology, fish biology, fisheries ecology and aquaculture. It adopts a habitat-based approach, ranging from head waters to ocean depths, and from tropics to polar regions. Series: Tertiary Level Biology. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: TVT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 147 x 13. Weight in Grams: 750.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers Group Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780216931527
- ISBN
- 9780216931527
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 129.71
€ 129.71
Paperback. This edition updates all the text in the light of recent advances in freshwater science. Several new sections are included, covering a range of aspects such as acid deposition and the acidification process, land use changes in relation to fresh waters and bacterial decomposition. Num Pages: 287 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PSPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers Group Netherlands
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 287
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780216929890
- ISBN
- 9780216929890
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.48
€ 66.48
Paperback. This introduction to industrial chemistry provides an overview of what industrial chemistry does, showing the most important aspects. It examines chlor-alkali products, covering a major sector of the inorganic chemicals industry. Editor(s): Heaton, C. A. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: TD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers Group Netherlands
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780216929197
- ISBN
- 9780216929197
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.81
€ 72.81
Hardback. A state-of-the-art review of ceramic-matrix composite systems, this book examines the different types of reinforcement used, methods of production and design requirements. It also discusses specific benefits, uses and potential applications. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: TDCQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers Group Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780216926820
- ISBN
- 9780216926820
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 254.87
€ 254.87
Hardback. Providing an overview of the main types of polymeric materials used in engineering, this text discusses their applications - both practical and potential. Num Pages: 213 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: TDCP. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UU) Undergraduate; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1090.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers Group Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 213
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780216926783
- ISBN
- 9780216926783
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 253.57
€ 253.57
Paperback. This text provides an account of cytoskeletal structure with respect to its functional aspects, from the swimming of spermatozoa to the crawling of cultured cells; from the transport of vesicles and organelles along nerve axons to the segregation of chromosomes at mitosis and meiosis. Series: Tertiary Level Biology. Num Pages: 211 pages, 69 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: MFC; PSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 12. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers Group Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 211
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780216926745
- ISBN
- 9780216926745
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.84
€ 65.84
Paperback. Series: Tertiary Level Biology. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers Group Netherlands
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 223
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780216926721
- ISBN
- 9780216926721
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.93
€ 65.93
Hardback. Editor(s): Walton, E. F. (Project Leader, Yeast Expression, Celltech Ltd, UK); Yarranton, G.T. (Head of Microbial Genetics, Celltech Ltd, UK). Num Pages: 392 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PSG; PSV. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers Group Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780216925014
- ISBN
- 9780216925014
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 257.01
€ 257.01
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 71 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: TD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 317.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers Group Netherlands
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780216924901
- ISBN
- 9780216924901
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.05
€ 66.05