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Ethical issues & debates

paperback. Presents an argument for a vegetarian lifestyle. This book addresses vegetarianism's cultural, historical, and philosophical background, and details vegetarianism's impact on one's living and thinking. It is aimed at anyone looking to explore the relationship between dietary choice, lifestyle, and the treatment of animals and the environment. Series: America in Transition. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFZ; JFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566397056
ISBN
9781566397056
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 32.70

Paperback. "Defacement" asks what happens when something precious is despoiled. It begins with the notion that such activity is attractive in its very repulsion, and that it creates something sacred even in the most secular of societies and circumstances. Num Pages: 328 pages, 4 half-tones. BIC Classification: JFMD; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
326
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804732000
ISBN
9780804732000
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.87

Paperback. This work focuses on the women's rights-centered rationale for defending pornography. Num Pages: 320 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFMP; JFSJ; LA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 208 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780814781494
ISBN
9780814781494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.59

Paperback. It will engage bioethicists and philosophers as well as inform policy and law regarding issues at the beginning and end of life. Editor(s): Lizza, John P. Num Pages: 600 pages, 1, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFM; MBDC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 35. Weight in Grams: 854.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
600
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801893377
ISBN
9780801893377
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 33.23

Hardcover. With examples ranging from ancient arms to modern innovations such as pilotless drones, this study of the neglected topic of weapons research deploys applied ethics and moral philosophy to argue that its injurious intent renders it morally unjustifiable. Series: Research Ethics Forum. Num Pages: 328 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFMG; JWM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 243 x 29. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
2013th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789400757356
ISBN
9789400757356
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.69
€ 89.85

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

Hardcover. Series: The Information Society Series. Num Pages: 192 pages, 9 b&w illus. BIC Classification: JFM; UBW; UDBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. .
Publisher
The MIT Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262036214
ISBN
9780262036214
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.07

Paperback. The first book on the tabloid news machine and its phone-hacking scandals in the mould of bestselling Flat Earth News. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JMG; JFFX; JFM; JPZ; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 24. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
GIBSON SQUARE BOOKS
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908096951
ISBN
9781908096951
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.35

paperback. Identifies ethical issues raised in displacing people through development, and how an allocation of responsibilities aids compensation and environmental stability. Num Pages: 358 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: GTF; HPS; JFF; JFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 578.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
358
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521124645
ISBN
9780521124645
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.80

Paperback. Alison Hills carefully examines the arguments for both sides and defends a practical, liveable idea of the ethics of animals, dsitinguishing ways in which animals are our equals from ways in which they are not. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFZ; JFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 245. Clean copy with some shelf wear, minor nicks and bumps on cover but otherwise clean
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Icon Books Ltd
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KSS0002894
ISBN
9781840466232
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Since Roe versus Wade, abortion has been a continually divisive political issue in the United States. This title looks beyond simplistic cultural or religious explanations to find out why abortion politics and policies differ so dramatically in these otherwise similar countries. It argues that political institutions are the key. Num Pages: 336 pages, 27 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 1KBC; JFMA; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226313436
ISBN
9780226313436
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 39.42

Paperback. A cultural analysis of Dolly, the cloned sheep. Series: A John Hope Franklin Center Book. Num Pages: 264 pages, 62 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: JFM; JHMC; MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 18. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822339205
ISBN
9780822339205
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.62

Paperback. Drug trafficking breeds massive crime. The cure lies not where the drugs are produced but in consumer countries, mainly in the West. This book examines four radical alternatives: suppression; decriminalization; wider licencing of drugs under government control; and licensed legalization. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFH1; JFM; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 137 x 216 x 21. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333631027
ISBN
9780333631027
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.46
€ 44.47

Paperback. Where does it come from? How is it produced? What are the economic, social and environmental effects? Are there animals that it is straightforwardly right to eat? Are there situations in which not eating animals is wrong? This title gives an account of where meat comes from. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: JFCV; JFM; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141031934
ISBN
9780141031934
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.69

Hardcover. This text analyses the ethical problems associated with basing environmental policy on economic analysis, and ways to overcome these problems. The volume has practical relevance because policy recommendations and choices based on economic analysis are often contested. Editor(s): Bromley, Daniel W.; Paavola, Jouni. Num Pages: 304 pages, 10. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFM; JPQB; KCN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 177 x 27. Weight in Grams: 668.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631229681
ISBN
9780631229681
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 159.03

Paperback. Economics, Ethics, and Environmental Policy: Contested Choices offers a comprehensive analysis of the ethical problems associated with basing environmental policy on economic analysis, and ways to overcome these problems. Editor(s): Bromley, Daniel W.; Paavola, Jouni. Num Pages: 304 pages, 10. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFM; JPQB; KCN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 179 x 16. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631229698
ISBN
9780631229698
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.79

Hardcover. Addresses both the physiological and the psychological aspects of human behavior. This title helps users - whether they are students just beginning formal study of the broad field or specialists in a branch of psychology - understand the field and how and why humans behave as we do. Editor(s): Singer, Peter; Callahan, Dan. Series: Encyclopedia of Applied Ethics. Num Pages: 3464 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; HPQ; JFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 344 x 267 x 230. Weight in Grams: 11310.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
3464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780123736321
ISBN
9780123736321
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 1,567.12

Multiple-component retail product. The cliche is that prostitution is the oldest profession. This book contains wide-ranging entries related to prostitution and the sex industry, both worldwide (mostly in the West) and in the United States. It is targeted to the general reader, to help gain an insight into the human race through time via its sex industry and prostitution. Num Pages: 848 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GB; JFMX; JFSJ; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 14. Weight in Grams: 2091.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
848
Condition
New
SKU
V9780313329685
ISBN
9780313329685
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.98
€ 151.08

Paperback. Benjamin K. Sovacool applies concepts from justice and ethics theory to contemporary energy problems, and illustrates particular solutions to those problems with examples and case studies from around the world. Series: Energy, Climate and the Environment. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFM; RNA; RNFY; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 138 x 218 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137298652
ISBN
9781137298652
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 110.94
€ 32.76

Hardback. Editor(s): Murphy, Colleen; Gardoni, Paolo; Bashir, Hassan; Harris, Charles E.; Masad, Eyad. Series: Philosophy of Engineering and Technology. Num Pages: 282 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFMG; TBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 602.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Edition
2015th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319182599
ISBN
9783319182599
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.69
€ 87.59

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