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Hardback. Simulations are often used in the military and other performance-critical fields (law enforcement, aviation) to assess readiness, to support training, management, and decision making and to conduct mission rehearsal. This volume documents the state of the possible individual and small unit human performance research and simulation. Editor(s): Ness, James W.; Tepe, Victoria; Ritzer, Darren R. Series Editor(s): Salas, Dr. Eduardo. Series: Advances in Human Performance & Cognitive Engineering Research. Num Pages: 628 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JMRN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1050.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
Number of pages
628
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762311415
ISBN
9780762311415
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 178.47

Paperback. Makes the argument that the philosophy and practices of Western science, contrary to its enlightenment mission, work to insure that more science will only worsen the gaps between the best and worst off around the world. Series: Race and Gender in Science Studies S. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; PDA; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 13. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252073045
ISBN
9780252073045
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.15

Hardback. Explores two complementary aspects of post-colonial science/technology practice. This title accesses the cognitive and technical trajectories experienced by many third world nations since decolonization. Editor(s): Shinn, Terry; etc. Series: Sociology of the Sciences Yearbook. Num Pages: 418 pages, 6 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JH; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1740.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
418
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792344193
ISBN
9780792344193
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 245.95

Paperback. This new approach to the study of multiculturalism focuses on its applications to science and technology. It explores new studies that describe the role of culture and power in the making of theories, facts and machines. Num Pages: 350 pages, 4 tables, 7 figs. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231101974
ISBN
9780231101974
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.63

Paperback. * Examines the ways that science and technology are integral parts of, and are influenced by, the society in which they exist. * Shows how groups and organizations in power shape developments in technoscience, and how new developments affect people differently depending on class, race, gender and location. Series: Key Themes in Sociology. Num Pages: 160 pages, 10. BIC Classification: JHM; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 228 x 12. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631231820
ISBN
9780631231820
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 40.76

Hardcover. * Examines the ways that science and technology are integral parts of, and are influenced by, the society in which they exist. * Shows how groups and organizations in power shape developments in technoscience, and how new developments affect people differently depending on class, race, gender and location. Series: Key Themes in Sociology. Num Pages: 160 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: JH; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631231813
ISBN
9780631231813
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.84

Paperback. Presents the unifying world-concept long sought by scientists, mystics, and sages: an Integral Theory of Everything. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 black and white ill. BIC Classification: JFH; PDZ; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 290. An Integral Theory of Everything. 240 pages, 1 black and white ill. Mystics and sages have maintained that there exists an interconnecting cosmic field at the roots of reality that conserves and conveys information, a field known as the Akashic record. This book explains how modern science has rediscovered the Akashic Field of perennial philosophy and includes case studies and a section on animal telepathy. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JFH; PDZ; VXA. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 13. Weight: 286.
Publisher
Inner Traditions Bear and Company
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
2Rev Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594771811
ISBN
9781594771811
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.07

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JWF; JWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691630908
ISBN
9780691630908
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.02

Paperback. The scientific evidence for life after death. Num Pages: 320 pages, 4 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 500. How Consciousness Survives Death. 320 pages, 4 b&w Illustrations. Materialistic thinking suggests that perceptions of life after death are a creation of the brain. Armed with evidence from scientific studies, Carter shows that consciousness does not depend on the brain, and that near-death experiences may truly provide a glimpse of an awaiting afterlife. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JFH. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 20. Weight: 500.
Publisher
Inner Traditions Bear and Company
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Original ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594773563
ISBN
9781594773563
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.04

Hardback. Consciousness has become a major topic of scientific interest. This book explains why consciousness is a riddle for science, and demonstrates how this riddle can be solved. It examines questions which speak directly to neuroscientists, computer scientists, psychologists, and philosophers. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPM; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
225
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792379362
ISBN
9780792379362
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.89

Paperback. By explaining how to sire multicolored horses, produce nuts without shells, and create an egg the size of a human head, this title conveys a fascination with tricks and illusions that makes it a work difficult for historians of science to take seriously. Num Pages: 512 pages, 12 halftones. 3 tables. BIC Classification: JFCX; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 237 x 31. Weight in Grams: 742.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
510
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691026022
ISBN
9780691026022
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.30
€ 55.55

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRLK; JMT; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 208.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Imprint Academic United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845400743
ISBN
9781845400743
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.15

Paperback. Num Pages: 482 pages, 20 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 662. 482 pages, 20 line drawings, 2 tables. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM; PDA. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 25. Weight: 682.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
482
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226668017
ISBN
9780226668017
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.16

Paperback. Examining theories of human evolution and of prenatal hormonal determination of "gender-role" behavior, of sex differences in cognition, and of sexual orientation, the author shows how assumptions laden with social values affect the description, presentation, and interpretation of data. Num Pages: 280 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
F First Paperback Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691020518
ISBN
9780691020518
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.56

Hardback. This collection of essays examines select historical questions about the interrelationship between the sciences and Harvard University as an organizational, intellectual, and social context for science in the United States. The essays span the period from the seventeenth century to World War II. Editor(s): Rossiter, Margaret W. Num Pages: 380 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: HBTB; JNM; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 740.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
380
Condition
New
SKU
V9780934223126
ISBN
9780934223126
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 146.21

Hardback. Provides an overview of the theory and practice of science communication. This book deals with modes of informal communication such as science centres, television programs, and journalism and the research that informs practitioners about the effectiveness of their programs. Editor(s): Stocklmayer, Susan M.; Gore, Rajeev; Bryant, C.R.; Gore, Michael M. Series: Contemporary Trends and Issues in Science Education. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNU; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 19. Weight in Grams: 609.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402001307
ISBN
9781402001307
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 193.02

Paperback. Provides an overview of the theory and practice of science communication. This book deals with modes of informal communication such as science centres, television programs, and journalism and the research that informs practitioners about the effectiveness of their programs. Editor(s): Stocklmayer, Susan M.; Gore, Rajeev; Bryant, C.R. Series: Contemporary Trends and Issues in Science Education. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNU; P. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 950.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402001314
ISBN
9781402001314
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 200.94

Hardback. Num Pages: 266 pages, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: GTC; JHB; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 217 x 22. Weight in Grams: 502.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137503640
ISBN
9781137503640
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 187.37

Hardback. Contains 21 papers by prominent historians and philosophers of science, philosophers of education, science educators and science teachers. Editor(s): Bevilacqua, Fabio; Giannetto, Enrico; Matthews, Michael R. Num Pages: 388 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JNU; P; YQS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 713.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
388
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792369721
ISBN
9780792369721
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.50

Paperback. A collection of 21 papers by historians and philosophers of science, philosophers of education, science educators and science teachers, this work discusses the contribution that the history and philosophy of science makes to theoretical, curricular, and pedagogical issues in science education. Editor(s): Bevilacqua, Fabio; Giannetto, Enrico; Matthews, Michael R. Num Pages: 388 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JNU; P; YQS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 157 x 236 x 21. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2001
Number of pages
388
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792369738
ISBN
9780792369738
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 128.07

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