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Philosophical Foundations of Modern Medicine(2012) LEE, K.An exploration of the philosophical foundation of modern medicine which explains why such a medicine possesses the characteristics it does and where precisely its strengths as well as its weaknesses lie. Written in plain English, it should be accessible tVezava: Mehka70,86 € -
Arming the Periphery(2012) CHEW, E.A major historical study of the global arms trade, revolving around the transfer of small arms from metropolitan Europe to the turbulent frontiers of Indian Ocean societies during the 'long' nineteenth century (c.1780-1914).Vezava: Mehka70,86 €
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Adaptation, Poverty and Development(2012)The first book to examine in detail the ways in which people adapt their understanding and behaviours towards poverty as a direct result to their experiences of poverty in developing countries, including world-leading academics and case studies from ChinaVezava: Mehka70,86 €
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Internet Econometrics(2012)The proliferation of the internet has often been referred to as the fourth technological revolution. This book explores the diffusion of radical new communication technologies, and the subsequent transformation not only of products, but also of the organiVezava: Mehka70,86 €
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Repression, Integrity and Practical Reasoning(2012) JAEGER, G.Repression receives little attention in philosophical literature. This study of cases of repression that inhibit an agent's deliberative access to his reasons argues that an agent cannot correctly deliberate about a reason to overcome repression as if heVezava: Mehka70,86 €
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American Authorship and Autobiographical Narrative(2012) D’AMORE, JONATHANThis book explores the conflicted relationship writers have with their public image, particularly when they have written about their personal lives. D'Amore analyzes the autobiographical works of Norman Mailer, John Edgar Wideman, and Dave Eggers in lightVezava: Mehka70,86 €
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Scientific Enquiry and Natural Kinds(2012) MAGNUS, P.Some scientific categories seem to correspond to genuine features of the world and are indispensable for successful science in some domain; in short, they are natural kinds. This book gives a general account of what it is to be a natural kind and puts theVezava: Mehka70,86 €
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Environmental Taxes and Fiscal Reform(2013)A review of the literature on environmental taxes, focusing on European experiences, and analysing how such taxes can contribute to green causes as well as reducing the tax burden from "ordinary" taxation. The authors examine the potential 'double dividenVezava: Mehka70,86 €
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Black Social Movements in Latin America(2012)Drawing from a wide spectrum of disciplines, the essays in this collection examine in different national contexts the consequences of the "Latin American multicultural turn" in Afro Latino social movements of the past two decades.Vezava: Mehka70,86 €
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From Malthus' Stagnation to Sustained Growth(2013) CHIARINI, BRUNO,MALANIMA, PAOLOA detailed exploration of the influence and utility of Thomas Malthus' model of population growth and economic changes in Europe since the nineteenth century. This important contribution to current discussions on theories of economic growth includes discuVezava: Mehka70,86 €
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Social Constructionist Identity Politics and Literary Studies(2007) GUPTA, S.This study presents a critique of social constructionist identity politics, which is distinguished from specific identity-based political positions, from within and with social constructionist commitments. Gupta examines the institutionalization of socialVezava: Mehka70,86 €
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Nursing Ethics(2007) ARMSTRONG, A.This book proposes a 'strong' (action-guiding) account of a virtue-based approach to moral decision-making within contemporary nursing practice. Merits and criticisms of obligation and virtue-based approaches to morality are explored. The author argues thVezava: Mehka70,86 €
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Politics of Romantic Theatricality, 1787-1832(2007) WORRALL, D.This book sets out the political and cultural conditions regulating dramatic writing during an era of censorship and monopolistic royal theatres. Using a range of plays and manuscripts, it argues for the centrality of burletta, the theatrical locus of theVezava: Mehka70,86 €
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Sketches of the Nineteenth Century(2007) LAUSTER, M.This book discusses the visual and verbal city sketches which proliferated during the 'journalistic revolution' of the 1830s and 1840s. It shows how sketches transformed models of visual and printed media and of life science into a unique kind of sociologVezava: Mehka70,86 €
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Politics and the Ruling Group in Putin's Russia(2008)There is little consensus about the nature of the political system that has emerged during the Putin presidency. This collection considers the issues arising in this connection, focusing more closely on institutions such as the presidency and the securityVezava: Mehka70,86 €
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Male Rape(2008) ABDULLAH-KHAN, N.Focusing on male-on-male rape, this book looks at the common myths surrounding this taboo issue, including the idea that 'men who rape other men must be homosexual' and that 'real men can't be raped'. It also reveals that men are not only raped in prison,Vezava: Mehka70,86 €
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Contemporary Germany and the Nazi Legacy(2008) PEARCE, C.This book examines a range of public debates on the Nazi legacy in Germany since Schröder's SDP-Green coalition came to power in 1998. A central theme is the 'dialectic of normality' whereby references to Nazi past impact upon present normality. The bookVezava: Mehka70,86 €
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Family Authorship and Romantic Print Culture(2008) LEVY, M.This book explores the conjunction of authorship and family life as a distinctive cultural formation of Romantic-era Britain. It traces an alternative history of Romantic authorship, one that lies on the cusp between a vanishing manuscript culture and theVezava: Mehka70,86 €
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Censorship in Fascist Italy, 1922-43(2007) TALBOT, G.This is the first comprehensive account of the diversity and complexity of censorship practices in Italy under the Fascist dictatorship. Through archival material it shows how practices of censorship were used to effect regime change, to measure and to shVezava: Mehka70,86 €
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Personal Identity, the Self, and Ethics(2007) SANTOS, F.,SIA, SANTIAGOGoing beyond the controversy surrounding personhood in non-philosophical contexts, this book defends the need for a credible philosophical conception of the person. Engaging with John Locke, Derek Parfit and P.F. Strawson, the authors develop an originalVezava: Mehka70,86 €
