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Ethical issues & debates

Paperback. A well-informed presentation of the case against assisted suicide, with reference to politics, society and medicine. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCV; JFME. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 10. Weight in Grams: 208.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Lion Hudson Plc United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854249876
ISBN
9781854249876
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.96

Hardback. Translation of: Les metamorphoses du gras. Translator(s): Delogu, C. Jon. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 296 pages, 25. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFC; JFM; MMZF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 548.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231159760
ISBN
9780231159760
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 28.10

Paperback. Abortion was one of Australia's most lucrative and longest-lasting criminal rackets. This book describes the rise and fall of an extraordinary web of influence, which culminated in the landmark ruling that made abortion legal, and a public inquiry that humiliated a powerful government and a glamorous police force. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; HBT; JFMA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Melbourne University Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780522855784
ISBN
9780522855784
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.30

Paperback. Eleven diverse scholars interrogate the belief that polygamy is inherently harmful, questioning the ways in which society assigns value to family and intimacy, and its right to do so. Editor(s): Calder, Gillian; Beaman, Lori G. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM1; JFM; JHBK; LNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780774826167
ISBN
9780774826167
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 39.25

Hardback. This volume looks at pornography from a broad perspective and concludes that its widespread availability has contributed much to the controversy. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JFMP. Dimension: 228 x 152. Weight in Grams: 49. Good clean copy in dustwrapper. DW with some minor shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
SKU
KTG0013021
ISBN
9780521363174
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. The Cultural Politics of European Prostitution Reform traces case studies of four European Union countries to reveal the way anxieties over globalization translates into policies to recognize sex workers in some countries, punish prostitutes' clients in others, and protect victims of human trafficking in them all. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFK; JFFS; JFMX; JFSS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 455.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137517166
ISBN
9781137517166
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.62

Hardback. This book deals with a series of problems associated with the contemporary psychiatric approach to trauma, encapsulated in the diagnostic category of PTSD, by means of a philosophical analysis inspired by the works of Jacques Lacan, Slavoj Zizek and Alain Badiou. Num Pages: 196 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JFFH; JFM; MMJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137500847
ISBN
9781137500847
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.45
€ 88.55

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFMX; JFSK2; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226309101
ISBN
9780226309101
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 26.73

Hardcover. EPUB Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APFA; JFMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230248946
ISBN
9780230248946
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.84
€ 40.30

Hardback. Editor(s): Gross, Aaron Simon; Vallely, Anne. Num Pages: 392 pages, 24 halftones, 1 tables. BIC Classification: JFFZ; JFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231152969
ISBN
9780231152969
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.75
€ 86.26

Paperback. The social and political climate surrounding human embryonic stem cell (hESC) research is constantly changing, as is the science, with new developments occurring at a regular pace. Rapid changes can exacerbate fears, and fears often contribute to sweeping pronouncements and prohibitions that may not, ultimately, withstand rational scrutiny. Editor(s): Gruen, Lori; Grabel, Laura; Singer, Peter. Series: Metaphilosophy. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFFT; JFM; KNDF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405160629
ISBN
9781405160629
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.32

Hardback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 11 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTW; JFM; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 878.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231158725
ISBN
9780231158725
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.91
€ 54.68

Hardback. Many people think of 'social problems' as involving poor and powerless individuals in society. This work seeks to improve the balance by adding a focus on important and powerful institutions. It discusses policy sciences, public policy analysis and public management. It addresses operations and design issues for government organizations. Editor(s): Hartman, Harriet. Series: Research in Social Problems and Public Policy. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFMG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 29. Weight in Grams: 598. Challenges, Practices, and Potentials. Series: Research in Social Problems and Public Policy. 300 pages, Illustrations. Editor(s): Hartman, Harriet. Many people think of 'social problems' as involving poor and powerless individuals in society. This work seeks to improve the balance by adding a focus on important and powerful institutions. It discusses policy sciences, public policy analysis and public management. It addresses operations and design issues for government organizations. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JFC; JFMG. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 29. Weight: 598.
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited
Number of pages
300
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848552982
ISBN
9781848552982
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.45
€ 85.94

Paperback. Editor(s): Bohan, Harry; Kennedy, Gerard. Num Pages: 124 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. . New.
Publisher
Veritas Publications
Number of pages
124
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
9781853909474
ISBN
9781853909474
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.63

Hardcover. Departing from the usual discussions of public morality, and considering the moral interests of the community as a whole, this book is a contribution to this intensely debated theme and considers how public morality can be justified in theory and accommodated in practice in a liberal society. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFM; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Univ of Notre Dame Pr
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268038137
ISBN
9780268038137
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.94

Paperback. Gives a rounded treatment to the subject of Islamic political ethics. This book explores the Islamic ethics of civil society, boundaries, pluralism, and war and peace. It considers questions of diversity, discussing, among other subjects, Islamic regimes' policies regarding women and religious minorities. Editor(s): Hashmi, Sohail H. Series: Ethikon Series in Comparative Ethics. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; HRH; JFM; JFSR2; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
First Printing
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691113104
ISBN
9780691113104
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 32.25

Paperback. This volume asks what really happens to social relations in the face of new types of transaction - such as organ donation, forensic identification and other new medical and reproductive technologies - that involve the use of corporeal material. Drawing on comparative insights into how human biological material is treated.. Editor(s): Lambert, Helen; McDonald, Maryon. Num Pages: 196 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFM; JHM; PSXM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857451545
ISBN
9780857451545
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 21.18

Paperback. Convincingly demonstrates that safeguards promised by parental involvement laws do not exist in practice and that a legal process designed to help young women make informed decisions instead victimizes them Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFMA; JFSP2; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814740736
ISBN
9780814740736
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.59

Hardback. The book offers a detailed analysis of the design and implementation of prostitution policy at the local level. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: JFMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Policy Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447324249
ISBN
9781447324249
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.96

Paperback. 'SOCIAL, ETHICAL, AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS OF ENGINEERING' is an informative guide to the professional, societal, and ethical responsibilities that face practicing engineers today. Editor(s): Herkert, Joseph R. Num Pages: 354 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFM; JHBA; TBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 212 x 20. Weight in Grams: 806.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
354
Condition
New
SKU
V9780780347120
ISBN
9780780347120
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 160.24

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