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Paperback. The hormonally-constructed body has become such a dominant way of conceptualizing bodies that it is often assumed to be a natural phenomenon. This book traces the scientific development of the hormonal body concept and examines the mass production of hormones as drugs, including the pill. Num Pages: 208 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JFCX; JH; MFK; PSXM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780415091916
ISBN
9780415091916
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.29

Paperback. Tells the story of how one creature's journey out of the water made the human body what it is today - and one man's voyage of discovery in search of our origins. This book reveals the secrets of our biology: why if we want to understand our limbs we should take a close look at Tiktaalik, the first fish capable of doing a push-up. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MFC; PDZ; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 192.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Unknown
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141027586
ISBN
9780141027586
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. Providing much needed understandings of cultural differences in attitudes and beliefs towards issues such as illness, death and mental health, this book is a remedy against the cultural dissonance occurring at present between Western medical systems and their increasingly diverse patients, in order to facilitate integrated and suitable care. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: JKSM; MBPK; MMH; PSXM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785920844
ISBN
9781785920844
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.03

Paperback. NOW REVISED AND UPDATED. 'A glorious, fascinating encyclopaedic look at the wonder of the female body.' WOMAN'S JOURNAL Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; PDZ; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 197 x 35. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Virago
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Revised and updated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844089901
ISBN
9781844089901
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Hardcover. Editor(s): Wehr, Marco; Weinmann, Martin. Num Pages: 407 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, bibliography. BIC Classification: PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 164 x 28. Weight in Grams: 750.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Spektrum Academic Publishers United Kingdom
Edition
1. Aufl. 2005
Number of pages
407
Condition
New
SKU
V9783827415172
ISBN
9783827415172
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.35

Hardcover. All cultures are concerned with the business of childbirth, so much so that it can never be described as a purely physiological or even psychological event. This volume draws together work from a range of anthropologists and midwives who have found anthropological approaches useful in their work. Editor(s): McCourt, Chris. Series: Fertility, Reproduction & Sexuality. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MQD; PSXM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 236 x 21. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845455866
ISBN
9781845455866
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.23

spiral_bound. A four-color lab manual that contains 21 lab exercises which apply concepts from the Human Biology course. Taking a consistent approach to each exercise, it provides a clear presentation, coverage, and increased visual support. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 189 x 20. Weight in Grams: 640.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Cengage Learning, Inc United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780840049438
ISBN
9780840049438
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 297.73

Hardcover. As bio-capital in the form of medical knowledge, skills, and investments moves with greater frequency from its origin in First World industrialized settings to resource-poor communities with weak or little infrastructure, countries with emerging economies are starting to expand new indigenous science bases of their own. Editor(s): Konrad, Monica. Num Pages: 308 pages, 4 figs. BIC Classification: JHM; PSXM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 550. Counterparts in Anthropologicial Knowledge and International Research Relations. 308 pages, 4 figs. Editor(s): Konrad, Monica. As bio-capital in the form of medical knowledge, skills, and investments moves with greater frequency from its origin in First World industrialized settings to resource-poor communities with weak or little infrastructure, countries with emerging economies are starting to expand new indigenous science bases of their own. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: JHM; PSXM. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 21. Weight: 550.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857454805
ISBN
9780857454805
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.57

Hardback. This compelling study is an in-depth journey, the first of its kind, into how heterosexual, lesbian and gay couples using programmes of gamete donation conceptualize and make Italian kinship. It explores the provision of treatment in clinical and non-clinical settings at a time when Italy was considered the 'Wild-West' of assisted conception. Series: Fertility, Reproduction & Sexuality. Num Pages: 10 illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DS; JFSJ; JFSK; JHBK; PSXM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 162 x 235 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845451127
ISBN
9781845451127
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.60

Hardback. This text covers three areas: assays to test NMDA receptor activity; methods to express receptors in various systems; and strategies to identify molecular and pharmacological regulators. It aims to provide researchers with a collection of techniques, and novices with theory and detailed protocols. Series: Methods in Molecular Biology. Num Pages: 196 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBGL; MFG; PSAN; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 483.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Humana Press Inc. United States
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896037137
ISBN
9780896037137
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.30

Paperback. Building on the success of the second edition, this truly accessible textbook comprehensively covers the 2008 AS and A2 level Human Biology specifications for all the main UK exam boards.The book also has a companion website which is free to book users providing extra resources. Series: Collins Advanced Science. Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 4KL; PSX. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 279 x 222 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1746.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
608
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Third edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007267514
ISBN
9780007267514
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.48
€ 36.97

Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; JHMC; PSAK; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 564.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231168748
ISBN
9780231168748
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.70

Paperback. Culture and Health offers an overview of different areas of culture and health, building on foundations of medical anthropology and health behavior theory. Num Pages: 512 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: MBS; PSXM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 179 x 26. Weight in Grams: 818.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Jossey-Bass
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470283554
ISBN
9780470283554
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 96.00

Paperback. An account by Michael Werner where he describes how he stopped eating in 2001 and has survived well without food ever since. Werner also describes in detail how and why he came to give up food, and what his life is like without it. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: MBNH3; PSB; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 21. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
Clairview Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905570058
ISBN
9781905570058
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.20

Paperback. .
Publisher
Zulu Planet Publishers South Africa
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781920070137
ISBN
9781920070137
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.92

Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, black & white tables, bibliography. BIC Classification: MFG; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 32. Weight in Grams: 971.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
J.F. Bergmann-Verlag United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642537646
ISBN
9783642537646
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.05

Paperback. Provides an introduction to the main issues and findings in brain research. This book describes the historical developments behind our understanding of what the brain is and what it does, and explores the key questions neuroscientists face concerning the relationship between the brain and thought, memories, perceptions, and actions. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 152 pages, 19 halftones and line drawings. BIC Classification: MJN; PDZ; PSAN; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 114 x 9. Weight in Grams: 120.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
152
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192853929
ISBN
9780192853929
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.82

Hardback. In the process, they reveal the vital importance of this organ-which is composed mostly of fetal cells-for us as individuals and as a species. Num Pages: 280 pages, 12, 10 black & white line drawings, 2 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: MFK; PSAJ; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421406435
ISBN
9781421406435
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.66
€ 63.34

Hardcover. The Kakoli of the Western Highlands of Papua New Guinea (PNG), the focus of this study, did not traditionally have a concept of mental illness. They classified madness according to social behavior, not mental pathology.. Series: Social Identities. Num Pages: 200 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; GTB; PSXM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 160 x 236 x 15. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857450944
ISBN
9780857450944
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.54

Paperback. A Companion to Medical Anthropology examines the current issues, controversies, and state of the field in medical anthropology today. Editor(s): Singer, Merrill; Erickson, Pamela I. Series: Wiley-Blackwell Companions to Anthropology. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: PSXM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 173 x 32. Weight in Grams: 872.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118863213
ISBN
9781118863213
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 50.81

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