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Anthropology
Paperback. The huge potential use of drugs and other chemically active substances from plants has only recently been recognized. Due to widespread destruction of the plants' habitats and the ethnic groups that possess knowledge of their potential, "ethnobotany" development is urgent. Series: WWF Manuals in Plant Conservation. Num Pages: 296 pages, 10 photographs, 25 line drawings, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: GTF; JHM; PSTS; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Nelson Thornes Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412483707
- ISBN
- 9780412483707
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 123.26
€ 123.26
Hardback. Series: Culture, Illness & Healing. Num Pages: 314 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHMP; M; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 314
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792300052
- ISBN
- 9780792300052
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 246.81
€ 246.81
Paperback. Editor(s): Frankel, Stephen; Lewis, Gilbert. Series: Culture, Illness & Healing. Num Pages: 336 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1989
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792300786
- ISBN
- 9780792300786
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 241.88
€ 241.88
Hardback. Editor(s): Rubinstein, Robert L. Num Pages: 204 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792307433
- ISBN
- 9780792307433
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.86
€ 125.86
Hardback. Editor(s): Durham, Norris M.; Plato, C.C. Series: Studies in Human Biology. Num Pages: 308 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHM; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 19. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792309635
- ISBN
- 9780792309635
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.54
€ 193.54
Hardback. Sets out the socio-political, intellectual, and economic contexts for the nationalization and denationalization of the sciences. This book includes articles, which examine the specific conditions that have given rise to the growth of transnational science in the 20th century. Editor(s): Crawford, Elisabeth; Shinn, Terry; Sorlin, Sverker. Series: Sociology of the Sciences Yearbook. Num Pages: 310 pages, 7 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792318552
- ISBN
- 9780792318552
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 246.55
€ 246.55
Hardback. Offers a look at the function of metaphors in mediating between two disciplinary cultures which represent and mold our views about nature and society, and the boundary between them. This book is useful for professionals and students of history, philosophy and sociology of science, biology, and literary science. Editor(s): Maasen, Sabine; Mendelsohn, E.; Weingart, Peter. Series: Sociology of the Sciences Yearbook. Num Pages: 362 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 210 x 20. Weight in Grams: 691.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 362
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792331742
- ISBN
- 9780792331742
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.24
€ 194.24
hardcover. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on 'Everyday Conceptions of Emotion', Almagro, Spain, May 3--8, 1994 Editor(s): Russell, James A.; Fernandez-Dols, Jose Miguel; Manstead, Anthony; Wellenkamp, Jane C. Series: NATO Science Series D:. Num Pages: 585 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHM; JMM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1023.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 1995th Edition
- Number of pages
- 585
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792334798
- ISBN
- 9780792334798
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 369.55
€ 369.55
The Search for Fundamentals. The Process of Modernisation and the Ques...
. Ed(S): Tijssen, Lieteke Van Vucht,; Berting...
Hardback. Uses comparative examples to analyze the sources and consequences of several cultural movements. This book also offers theoretical reflections on the difficulties individuals experience and on the message they carry for students of modernity. It is useful for a readership of scholars and advanced students in the social sciences and humanities. Editor(s): Tijssen, Lieteke van Vucht,; Berting, Jan; Lechner, Frank. Num Pages: 294 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HR; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 17. Weight in Grams: 597.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792335429
- ISBN
- 9780792335429
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.91
€ 128.91
The New Role of the Academies of Sciences in the Balkan Countries. Pro...
. Ed(S): Proukakis, Charalampos; Katsaros, Ni...
Hardback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop, Athens, Greece, 19-23 November 1996 Editor(s): Proukakis, Charalampos; Katsaros, Nikolaos. Series: NATO Science Partnership Subseries: 4. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792347736
- ISBN
- 9780792347736
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 189.85
€ 189.85
Hardback. A frank report on contemporary South African society and the challenges which the new nation faces. The book draws on information from a wide variety of sources including government statistics, independent social surveys, community research, and opinion polls. Editor(s): Moller, Valerie. Series: Social Indicators Research Series. Num Pages: 306 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JHM; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Reprinted from SOCIAL INDICATORS RESEARCH, 41:1-3
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792347972
- ISBN
- 9780792347972
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 190.91
€ 190.91
Hardback. Provides an interdisciplinary theory that challenges traditional sociology by its superior ability to explain the irrational or unplanned aspects of culture, and it reveals that our society is not as rational as we would like to believe. This book presents an overview of cultural selection theory, including the history of the theory. Num Pages: 320 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792355793
- ISBN
- 9780792355793
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.42
€ 193.42
Hardback. As a philosopher, Stephen Erickson considers himself a messenger of sorts and the message he is delivering is an important and groundbreaking one. Here, he argues that we are entering into a new historical moment, a period which will only be properly defined and named by those who come after us, as were the Renaissance and the Enlightenment. Series: Philosophical Studies in Contemporary Culture. Num Pages: 310 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFCX; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792359388
- ISBN
- 9780792359388
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 225.22
€ 225.22
Paperback. Brings together contributions on indigenous knowledge, the cultural context of learning and the interplay between so-called 'traditional' and 'modern' forms of education. This volume examines various different communities and cultures, ranging from Egypt to Benin, and from central Brazil to New Caledonia. Editor(s): King, Linda. Num Pages: 142 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JHM; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 7. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1999
- Number of pages
- 142
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792361411
- ISBN
- 9780792361411
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.75
€ 64.75
Hardback. The success of sociologists in understanding the social dimensions of science and technology has led to a relative decline of sociological studies of the humanities in general, philosophy in particular. This anthology seeks to correct that neglect. Editor(s): Kusch, Maren. Series: The New Synthese Historical Library. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 14. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792361503
- ISBN
- 9780792361503
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.12
€ 130.12
Paperback. This text examines the themes of equity and transformation in relation to many educational issues including gender equity, globalization, the erosion of state provision, the growth of free-market approaches, the weakening of theoretical perspectives and the post-colonial heritage. Editor(s): Soudien, Crain; Kallaway, Peter. Num Pages: 260 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JHM; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 820.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Reprinted from INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF EDUCATION,
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792361572
- ISBN
- 9780792361572
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 125.71
€ 125.71
Hardback. Analyzes management models to determine which characteristics yield the best results on the economic and social levels. This book indicates the necessary changes of managerial thinking and acting, in order to boost economic results with reasonable profits while minimizing social costs. It also explores the potential ramifications of such changes. Num Pages: 199 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHM; KC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 199
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792380283
- ISBN
- 9780792380283
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.25
€ 127.25
Paperback. How and when did the kiss become a vital sign of romance and love? In this wide-ranging book, pop culture expert Marcel Danesi takes the reader on a fascinating journey through the history of the kiss, from poetry and painting to movies and popular songs, and argues that its romantic incarnation signaled the birth of popular culture. Series: Semiotics and Popular Culture. Num Pages: 192 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFCA; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 12. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137376848
- ISBN
- 9781137376848
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.19
€ 63.19
Hardback. Num Pages: 315 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 2 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: CFD; JHM; JMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 23. Weight in Grams: 519.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 315
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137587459
- ISBN
- 9781137587459
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.97
€ 121.97
paperback. BIC Classification: GTJ; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781138260931
- ISBN
- 9781138260931
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 44.74
€ 44.99
€ 44.74
Hardcover. Methods and Techniques in Ethnobiology and Ethnoecology Editor(s): Albuquerque, Ulysses Paulino; Cruz Da Cunha, Luiz Vital Fernandes; Lucena, Reinaldo Farias Paiva; Alves, Romulo. Series: Springer Protocols Handbooks. Num Pages: 480 pages, 35 black & white illustrations, 18 colour illustrations, 44 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: JHM; PST; PSTS; PSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 187 x 266 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1064.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Humana Press
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461486350
- ISBN
- 9781461486350
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 192.49
€ 192.49
Paperback. Series: Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology. Num Pages: 381 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTB; HD; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 21. Weight in Grams: 780.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2002
- Number of pages
- 381
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781475772548
- ISBN
- 9781475772548
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 187.52
€ 187.52
Hardback. Series: Culture, Illness & Healing. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHMP; M; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers Group Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 269
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781556080111
- ISBN
- 9781556080111
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 245.91
€ 245.91
Paperback. Series: Culture, Illness & Healing. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHMP; M; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 15. Weight in Grams: 890.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers Group Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1987
- Number of pages
- 269
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781556080128
- ISBN
- 9781556080128
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 243.48
€ 243.48