Human biology
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Human biology
Hardback. Social anthropologists have been conspicuously absent from debates about the origins of modern humans. Human Origins explores why that is, and how social anthropology can shed light on early kinship and economic relations, gender politics, ritual, cosmology, ethnobiology, medicine, and the evolution of language. Series: Methodology & History in Anthropology. Num Pages: 362 pages, 6 illustrations, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JHMP; PSXM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 161 x 236 x 24. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Publisher
- Human Origins: Contributions from Social Anthropology
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785333781
- ISBN
- 9781785333781
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 167.20
€ 167.20
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 202
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138924215
- ISBN
- 9781138924215
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 42.06
€ 50.99
€ 42.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 424 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; 2AB; 2ADS; JHMP; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 168 x 24. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Nationalmuseet Denmark
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788776020514
- ISBN
- 9788776020514
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.13
€ 18.13
Paperback. The worldwide prominence of snakes in religion, myth, and folklore underscores our deep connection to the serpent - but why, when so few of us have firsthand experience? The answer, this book suggests, lies in the singular impact of snakes on primate evolution. Num Pages: 224 pages, 33 line illustrations, 3 tables. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674061965
- ISBN
- 9780674061965
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.65
€ 31.99
€ 26.65
Paperback. Joseph L. Graves Jr traces the development of biological thought about human genetic diversity. He argues that racism can and should be overcome by demonstrating the empirical biological evidence that separate human races do not exist. Num Pages: 272 pages, 15 figures, 24 tables. BIC Classification: JFSL; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813533025
- ISBN
- 9780813533025
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 39.41
€ 44.99
€ 39.41
Hardcover. Our understanding of the British Palaeolithic and Mesolithic has changed dramatically over the last three decades, and yet not since H. J. Fleure's A Natural History of Man in Britain (1951) has the New Naturalist Library included a volume focused on the study of early humans and their environment. BIC Classification: PSXE. Dimension: 222 x 155. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- William Collins
- Edition
- Limited signed edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780008227289
- ISBN
- 9780008227289
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 88.93€ 59.28
€ 88.93
€ 59.28
paperback. How can something as complex as a human body create itself from a single fertilized egg? Drawing on ideas from physics and network theory as well as genetics and embryology, Jamie Davies describes the fascinating picture emerging from the latest research, in which complexity builds up through 'adaptive self-organization'. Num Pages: 320 pages, Approximately 86 black and white line illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199673544
- ISBN
- 9780199673544
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.24
€ 17.99
€ 14.24
Paperback. In What Makes us Human? some of the world's most brilliant thinkers offer their answers to this perennial puzzle, shedding new light on how and why our ancestors produced such clever, talented, and unlikely progeny. Editor(s): Pasternak, Charles. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM; JMR; PSAJ; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 23. Weight in Grams: 265.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851685196
- ISBN
- 9781851685196
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.54
€ 13.99
€ 11.54
Hardback. Num Pages: 544 pages, 75 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFS; JHMP; JMR; PSAJ; PSAK; PSX; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231160766
- ISBN
- 9780231160766
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.34€ 79.12
€ 104.34
€ 79.12
Paperback. Award-winning science writer Steven Mithen explores how an understanding of our ancestors and their development can illuminate our brains and behaviour today. Num Pages: 480 pages, line drawings. BIC Classification: HDDA; HPM; JMAL; JMR; PSXE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753802045
- ISBN
- 9780753802045
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.06
€ 19.99
€ 15.06
Paperback. Prehistoric settlements Num Pages: 176 pages, 100ill. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3D; HDD; PSXE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 263 x 14. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752425474
- ISBN
- 9780752425474
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.95
€ 33.99
€ 28.95
Paperback. This entertaining tour of the brain answers such fundamental questions as, What is the purpose of the brain? What is an emotion? What is a memory? How does food affect how you feel? Dr. Wenk has skillfully blended the highest scholarly standards with illuminating insights, gentle humor, and welcome simplicity. Series: What Everyone Needs to Know. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAN; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 15. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190603397
- ISBN
- 9780190603397
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.17
€ 17.17
Paperback. While intended primarily for non-majors, this forward looking cancer biology book will appeal to a wide ranging audience. Introductory chapters on molecular, cellular, and genetic information bring unprepared students up to speed for the rest of the book and serve as a useful refresher for those with previous biology background. Num Pages: 424 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MJCL; PSX. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 172 x 20. Weight in Grams: 896.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 424
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405156066
- ISBN
- 9781405156066
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.85€ 37.41
€ 56.85
€ 37.41
Paperback. A new updated edition of the first integrated and comprehensive textbook to explain the principles of evolutionary biology from a medical perspective and to focus on how medicine and public health might utilise evolutionary biology. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: MFN; PSAJ; PSX. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 249 x 191 x 21. Weight in Grams: 858.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199663934
- ISBN
- 9780199663934
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.44
€ 67.44
Paperback. A philosophical examination and celebration of the human hand. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1ill. BIC Classification: HPM; JHMP; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 181 x 233 x 22. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748617388
- ISBN
- 9780748617388
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.54
€ 41.99
€ 37.54
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
€ 17.99
€ 14.20
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 2 X 8pp colour. BIC Classification: MFG; PDZ; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444737776
- ISBN
- 9781444737776
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81
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
€ 15.99
€ 11.81
Paperback. Offers productive insight into the field of medical anthropology and its future, as viewed by some of the world's leading medical anthropologists Editor(s): Inhorn, Marcia C.; Wentzell, Emily A. Num Pages: 352 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: MBS; PSXM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 506. Histories, Activisms, and Futures. 328 pages, 9 illustrations. Editor(s): Inhorn, Marcia C.; Wentzell, Emily A. Offers productive insight into the field of medical anthropology and its future, as viewed by some of the world's leading medical anthropologists. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: MBS; PSXM. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 21. Weight: 506.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822352709
- ISBN
- 9780822352709
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60
Paperback. Mathematical models have become central to the study of social evolution, both in biology and the social sciences. A primer on behavioral modeling that includes both mathematics and evolutionary theory, this book aims to make the student and professional researcher in biology and the social sciences fully conversant in the language of the field. Num Pages: 432 pages, 55 line drawings, 99 tables. BIC Classification: JHMP; PBWH; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226558271
- ISBN
- 9780226558271
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.52
€ 40.99
€ 31.52
Paperback. The story of the global response to the HIV epidemic, told from the perspective of community organizers, activists, and people living with HIV in West Africa between 1994 and 2000. Series: Body, Commodity, Text. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFD; JFFH2; MBNH; MBS; PSXM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822348740
- ISBN
- 9780822348740
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.21
€ 27.99
€ 26.21
Hardcover. Using an integrative approach, "Advanced Environmental Exercise Physiology" considers the human capacity to exercise in and tolerate different environments and explores how multiple systems interact during exposure and exercise in various environments. Num Pages: 272 pages, 51 black & white illustrations, 11 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: MFG; PSX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 262 x 184 x 23. Weight in Grams: 738.
- Publisher
- Human Kinetics Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780736074681
- ISBN
- 9780736074681
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.54
€ 96.54
Paperback. What does this extended period of dependency have to do with human brain growth and social interactions? And why is play a sign of cognitive complexity, and a spur for cultural evolution? This title explores these questions, and topics ranging from bipedal walking to incest taboos. Num Pages: 960 pages, 18 tables. BIC Classification: JMC; PSAJ; PSC; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 164 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1162.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 960
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674062016
- ISBN
- 9780674062016
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.07
€ 47.99
€ 40.07
Paperback. Traces the discourse that contributed to the locating of a different criterion of death in the brain, and its routinization in clinical practice in North America. This book demonstrates that death is not self-evident, that the space between life and death is historically and culturally constructed, fluid, multiple, and open to dispute. Series: California Series in Public Anthropology. Num Pages: 441 pages, 21 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBZ; JHM; MBX; MNQ; PSXM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 441
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520228146
- ISBN
- 9780520228146
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.19
€ 38.99
€ 28.19