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Hardcover. Racial and ethnic categories have appeared in recent scientific work in novel ways and in relation to a variety of disciplines: medicine, forensics, population genetics, and also developments in popular genealogy. Once again, biology is foregrounded in the discussion of human identity. Editor(s): Schramm, Katharina; Skinner, David; Rottenburg, Richard. Series: Studies of the BioSocial Society. Num Pages: 264 pages, 4 tables & figs. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFMG; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857452535
- ISBN
- 9780857452535
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.79
€ 155.79
Hardback. These essays examine the Confucian view towards women and whether old and modern attitudes and beliefs about women are a necessary implication of its general philosophy. The collection also compares ancient and modern opportunites for Chinese women in societal contributions and personal growth. Editor(s): Li, Chenyang. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HPDF; HPQ; JFM; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 517.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812694185
- ISBN
- 9780812694185
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.58€ 45.89
€ 51.58
€ 45.89
Hardback. Series: Princeton Studies in Culture/Power/History. Num Pages: 250 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; JFM; JFSP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 514.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691633718
- ISBN
- 9780691633718
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.76
€ 128.76
Paperback. Num Pages: 198 pages, 50 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; 3JH; BGH; JFMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 252.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781894898317
- ISBN
- 9781894898317
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 19.29
€ 27.99
€ 19.29
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.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822339205
- ISBN
- 9780822339205
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.56
€ 31.99
€ 28.56
Paperback. How do people become activists for causes they care deeply about? Many people with similar backgrounds, for instance, fervently believe that abortion should be illegal, but only some of them join the pro-life movement. Delving into the lives and beliefs of activists and nonactivists alike, this book examines the differences between them. Series: Morality and Society Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, 7 halftones, 3 line drawings, 8 tables. BIC Classification: JFMA; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226551203
- ISBN
- 9780226551203
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 28.07
€ 34.99
€ 28.07
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
€ 71.12€ 54.68
€ 71.12
€ 54.68
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
€ 70.79
Paperback. Prostitution in Thailand has been the subject of media sensationalism for decades. This work explores how Thai national identity in the global economy is linked to prostitution and gender, and how certain images of "the prostitute" have silenced discourses of prostitution as work. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMT; GTB; JFMX; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 163 x 16. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774808736
- ISBN
- 9780774808736
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 39.12
€ 44.99
€ 39.12
Hardback. This text presents an analysis of censorship from the perspective of a writer who has lived and worked under its shadow. Seeking to understand the passion that plays itself out in acts of silencing and censoring, Coetzee focuses on the ways authors have historically responded to censorship. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; JFMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 147 x 224 x 25. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226111742
- ISBN
- 9780226111742
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.21
€ 34.99
€ 27.21
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€ 30.55
€ 33.99
€ 30.55
Paperback. A beautifully written combination of memoir and a 'dissection' of prostitution - heart-breaking, courageous and redemptive. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: BT; JFMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 132 x 24. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Gill & Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780717160327
- ISBN
- 9780717160327
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 10.26
€ 12.99
€ 10.26
Hardcover. In nineteenth-century Europe the ruling elites viewed the theater as a form of communication which had enormous importance. The theater provided the most significant form of mass entertainment and was the only arena aside from the church in which regular mass gatherings were possible. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; AN; JFMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845454593
- ISBN
- 9781845454593
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.24
€ 156.24
Paperback. In this survey of Western attitudes and laws about abortion, Jeffrey Reiman argues that an overlooked clue to the solution of the moral problem lies in the unusual way in which we value the lives of individual human beings - namely, that we value them irreplaceably. Num Pages: 138 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFMA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 148 x 10. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 138
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847692088
- ISBN
- 9780847692088
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.09
€ 60.09
Paperback. The Welfare Reform Act of 1996 drastically changed the delivery of social services in the US. This title uses Catholic social teaching as a lens through which to view contemporary American welfare policies, citing the tradition's emphasis on serving the needy - including a preferential option for the poor - and the common good. Series: Moral Traditions Series. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HRCC7; JFM; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589011564
- ISBN
- 9781589011564
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.50
€ 42.50
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; HBJK; JFMX; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 277.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816665242
- ISBN
- 9780816665242
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.41
€ 29.99
€ 26.41
Paperback. 'Regulating sex for sale' provides a detailed analysis and critical reflection on the processes, assumptions and contradictions shaping the UK's emerging prostitution policy. It examines the total package of reforms and proposals that have been introduced in this area since May 2000. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; JFMX; JKV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847421050
- ISBN
- 9781847421050
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 36.12
€ 37.99
€ 36.12
Paperback. Series: Women in American History. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; JFMX; JFSJ1; MBNH4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252082467
- ISBN
- 9780252082467
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.41
€ 29.99
€ 26.41
Paperback. How we die reveals much about how we live. This book traces the history of euthanasia in the United States to show how changing attitudes toward death reflect new and troubling ways of experiencing pain, hope, and freedom. It shows how over time, the term came to mean a death blessed by the grace of God, and later, medical hastening of death. Num Pages: 240 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFME. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691133904
- ISBN
- 9780691133904
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.29
€ 45.99
€ 32.29
Paperback. Jennifer Nelson tells the story of the feminist struggle for legal abortion and reproductive rights in the 1960s, 1970s and early 1980s through the particular contributions of women of colour. Num Pages: 225 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFMA; JFSJ1; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 148 x 15. Weight in Grams: 325.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814758274
- ISBN
- 9780814758274
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.65
€ 33.99
€ 30.65
Paperback. A collection of essays, which embrace environmental philosophy in its broadest sense. It covers topics such as environmental ethics, environmental aesthetics, ontology, theology, gender and the environment, and the role of science and technology in forming knowledge about our world. Editor(s): Foltz, Bruce V.; Frodeman, Robert. Series: Studies in Continental Thought. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1 index. BIC Classification: HPC; JFM; RNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 25. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253217028
- ISBN
- 9780253217028
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.75
€ 29.99
€ 26.75
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPQ; JFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816627493
- ISBN
- 9780816627493
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.45
€ 29.99
€ 26.45
Paperback. As Americans we often take our freedom of speech for granted. When we talk about censorship we talk about China. But the recent presidential election has shined a spotlight on profound acts of censorship in our own backyard. This book discusses the role of the writer as observer, and as someone who sees what is really taking place. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: JFMD; JPVH2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 8. Weight in Grams: 104.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061774010
- ISBN
- 9780061774010
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.88
€ 16.99
€ 13.88
Hardback. A discussion of whether competent, terminally-ill patients have a right to die with the assistance of their physicians, or whether state and national governments have legitimate interests in forbidding this to happen. The debate covers constitutional issues and ethical and medical reflections. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFME; LND; MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742517240
- ISBN
- 9780742517240
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.01
€ 156.01