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Science: general issues
Hardcover. Surveillance is a key notion for understanding power and control in the modern world, but it has been curiously neglected by historians of science and technology. Using the overarching concept of the "surveillance imperative," this collection of essays offers a new window on the evolution of the environmental sciences during and after the Cold War. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology. Num Pages: 290 pages, 22 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBTW; PDX; RGY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 237 x 21. Weight in Grams: 580.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137438720
- ISBN
- 9781137438720
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Condition: New
€ 65.21
€ 65.21
Hardcover. Sudduth provides a critical exploration of classical empirical arguments for survival-arguments that purport to show that data collected from ostensibly paranormal phenomena constitute good evidence for the survival of the self after death. Utilizing the conceptual tools of formal epistemology, he argues that classical arguments are unsuccessful. Series: Palgrave Frontiers in Philosophy of Religion. Num Pages: 351 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPM; HRAB; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 180 x 223 x 26. Weight in Grams: 576.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137440938
- ISBN
- 9781137440938
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Condition: New
€ 123.28
€ 123.28
Hardcover. This book is about structural relations between phenomenological and neurophysiological aspects of consciousness and time. Focusing on auditory perception and making new and updated use of Leibniz and Husserl, it investigates the transition from unconscious to conscious states, especially with regard to the constitution of phenomenal time. Num Pages: 327 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPM; PDA; PGZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 23. Weight in Grams: 524.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137454553
- ISBN
- 9781137454553
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Condition: New
€ 64.70
€ 64.70
Hardcover. Pandemics, Science and Policy analyses the World Health Organisation's (WHO) management of the 2009 H1N1 Pandemic. Abeysinghe illustrates the ways in which the WHO's account was vulnerable to contestation, and ultimately how uncertain risks can affect policy and action on the global level. Series: Palgrave Studies in Science, Knowledge and Policy. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JMC; JFFH; MBNS; PDK; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137467195
- ISBN
- 9781137467195
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Condition: New
€ 64.21
€ 64.21
Hardback. ICTs in Developing Countries is a collection of conceptual and empirical works on the adoption and impacts of ICT use in developing societies. Bringing together a wide range of disciplines and contributors, it offers a rich examination of digital divide and ICT for development both in terms of contextual information and disciplinary perspectives. Editor(s): Dey, Bidit; Sorour, Karim; Filieri, Raffaele. Num Pages: 211 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFG; KCM; PDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 395.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 211
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137469496
- ISBN
- 9781137469496
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Condition: New
€ 132.83
€ 132.83
Hardback. This book examines the most recent and contentious issues in relation to cybercrime facing the world today, and how best to address them. The contributors show how Eastern and Western nations are responding to the challenges of cybercrime, and the latest trends and issues in cybercrime prevention and control. Editor(s): Smith, Russell G.; Chak-Chung Cheung, Ray; Yiu-Chung Lau, Laurie. Series: Palgrave Macmillan's Studies in Cybercrime and Cybersecurity. Num Pages: 312 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, 19 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFMG; JKV; PDR; UR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 22. Weight in Grams: 516.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137474155
- ISBN
- 9781137474155
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Condition: New
€ 64.63
€ 64.63
Hardcover. This book is essential for anyone interested in knowing how science works nationally and internationally in the contemporary world. It offers a comprehensive analysis of scientific collaboration and its relation to development and the productivity of scientists, with specific reference to South Africa in both the past and the present. Num Pages: 289 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; GTF; PDK; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 21. Weight in Grams: 468.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137493064
- ISBN
- 9781137493064
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Condition: New
€ 64.49
€ 64.49
Hardback. In the networked age, we are living with changed parameters of time and space. Mobile networked communication fosters a form of virtual time and space, which is super-imposed onto territorial space. Time is increasingly composed of interruptions and distractions, as smartphone users are overwhelmed by messages. Num Pages: 185 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFD; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 375.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 185
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137494375
- ISBN
- 9781137494375
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Condition: New
€ 64.03
€ 64.03
Hardback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137499431
- ISBN
- 9781137499431
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Condition: New
€ 154.61
€ 154.61
Hardcover. Science and the End of Ethics examines some of the most important positive and negative implications that science has for ethics. On the basis of strong scientific reasons for abandoning traditional notions of right and wrong, it endorses a new ethical approach that focuses on achieving some of the key practical goals shared by ethicists. Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137499844
- ISBN
- 9781137499844
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Condition: New
€ 64.23
€ 64.23
Hardcover. This book reinvigorates the space between scholarly texts on self-representation, voice and agency and practical field-guides to community media and digital storytelling. It offers reflection on the ethical praxis of co-creative media, and an indispensable suite of digitally savvy representation strategies, pertinent to modern people everywhere. Series: Palgrave Studies in Communication for Social Change. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; JMH; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137500731
- ISBN
- 9781137500731
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Condition: New
€ 143.67
€ 143.67
Hardback. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JFSR; JHB; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 459.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 267
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137516855
- ISBN
- 9781137516855
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Condition: New
€ 101.36
€ 101.36
Hardback. This books examines the conditions under which scientists compromised the ideals of science, and elucidates these with reference to the challenges of profit motives and national security concerns. The book also offers suggestions for changing the political and economic conditions under which the integrity of science and its ethos can be practiced. Num Pages: 121 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; PDA; PDR; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 307.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 121
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137519412
- ISBN
- 9781137519412
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Condition: New
€ 63.40
€ 63.40
hardcover. Series: New Directions in the Philosophy of Science. Num Pages: 187 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; HPS; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Number of pages
- 187
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137524096
- ISBN
- 9781137524096
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.84
€ 100.84
Hardcover. We have known for over a thousand years that the brain underlies behavioral expression, but effective scientific study of the brain is only very recent. Two things converge in this book: a great respect for neuroscience and its many variations, and a sense of investigation and inquiry demythologized. Think of it as foraging for coherence. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPM; PDA; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137526724
- ISBN
- 9781137526724
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Condition: New
€ 64.38
€ 64.38
Inquiring into Human Enhancement: Interdisciplinary and International ...
Allouche, Sylvie, Gayon, Jean, Marzano, Miche...
Hardcover. Human enhancement has become a major concern in debates about the future of contemporary societies. This interdisciplinary book is devoted to clarifying the underlying ambiguities of these debates, and to proposing novel ways of exploring what human enhancement means and understanding what practices, goals and justifications it entails. Series: Health Technology and Society. Num Pages: 294 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFMG; PDR; PSAD; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 24. Weight in Grams: 496.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137530066
- ISBN
- 9781137530066
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Condition: New
€ 64.55
€ 64.55
Hardback. Num Pages: 284 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, 5 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PDR; TBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137530462
- ISBN
- 9781137530462
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.33
€ 112.33
Hardback. Is science typically for White men? Is science for 'people like us'? What are the barriers and opportunities? This book explores the science career aspirations of minority ethnic students. It investigates the views, experiences and identities of British Black Caribbean, Bangladeshi, Chinese, Indian and Pakistani youths in relation to science. Num Pages: 205 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSL1; JNF; PD; YQS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 390.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 205
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137533975
- ISBN
- 9781137533975
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Condition: New
€ 111.58
€ 111.58
Hardback. Series: Palgrave Historical Studies in the Criminal Corpse and its Afterlife. Num Pages: 112 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTB; JHBZ; JKV; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137538277
- ISBN
- 9781137538277
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.89
€ 38.89
Hardback. This book encourages thoughtful technological innovation while remaining conscious of its positive and negative consequences for society, presenting a method to help innovators anticipate consequences, minimize resistance, and enhance acceptance. Num Pages: 196 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDR; TBY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137548689
- ISBN
- 9781137548689
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.87
€ 132.87
Hardback. This book examines a number of important debates in the philosophy of medicine, including 'what is disease?', and the roles and viability of concepts of causation, in clinical medicine and epidemiology. Num Pages: 100 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HP; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 283 x 14. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 100
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137552914
- ISBN
- 9781137552914
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.58
€ 76.58
Hardback. Editor(s): Lansiquot, Reneta D. Num Pages: 161 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNM; JNU; PD; TB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 14. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 161
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137567444
- ISBN
- 9781137567444
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.48
€ 63.48
Hardback. Editor(s): Turchetti, Simone. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology. Num Pages: 328 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJP; HBTW; JFCX; PDK; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 24. Weight in Grams: 575.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137578167
- ISBN
- 9781137578167
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.90
€ 154.90
Innovation in Science and Organizational Renewal: Historical and Socio...
. Ed(S): Heinze, Thomas; Munch, Richard
hardcover. Editor(s): Heinze, Thomas; Munch, Richard. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology. Num Pages: 290 pages, 9 colour illustrations, 6 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFCX; JHB; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 256 x 23. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137594198
- ISBN
- 9781137594198
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.53
€ 64.53