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Human biology
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
€ 96.76
€ 96.76
Hardback. Series: Foundation of Human Biology. Num Pages: 626 pages. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2022
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 626
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119086703
- ISBN
- 9781119086703
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.22
€ 141.22
Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 189. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118876404
- ISBN
- 9781118876404
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.70
€ 91.70
Paperback. This work addresses the question of: are humans by nature hierarchical or egalitarian? The author examines the evolutionary origins of social and political behaviour. He postulates that egalitarianism is in effect a hierachy in which the weak combine forces to dominate the strong. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JHMP; PSAJ; PSVP; PSVW79; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780674006911
- ISBN
- 9780674006911
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 48.28
€ 49.99
€ 48.28
Paperback. This text sets forth a theory of behavioral archaeology for understanding the relationship between people and things. Six case studies form the core of the book, and provide examples of how the theory can be applied to a range of artifacts and people. Num Pages: 170 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: HD; PSXE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 170
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2008th Edition
- SKU
- V9780387771328
- ISBN
- 9780387771328
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.89
€ 70.89
Paperback. Through a systematic, ten-year DNA survey of more than 10,000 volunteers, Sykes has traced the genetic makeup of British Islanders and their descendants. He also features a chapter specifically addressing the genetic makeup of those people in the United States who have descended from the British Isles. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780393330755
- ISBN
- 9780393330755
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.09
€ 18.99
€ 17.09
Hardcover. This insightful book aims to provide a better understanding of the social scenarios in which selection pressure led to religious practices becoming an evolved human trait. This aim is pursued by a team of expert authors from a range of disciplines. Editor(s): Schiefenhovel, Wulf; Voland, Eckart. Series: The Frontiers Collection. Num Pages: 315 pages, 18 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; HRAB; PSAJ; PSXE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2009th Edition
- Number of pages
- 315
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642001277
- ISBN
- 9783642001277
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 88.81€ 88.23
€ 88.81
€ 88.23
Paperback. Num Pages: 338 pages, 31 halftones, 146 line drawings. BIC Classification: JHMP; PSX; RBG; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 338
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226311234
- ISBN
- 9780226311234
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 30.98
€ 40.99
€ 30.98
Paperback. In this authoritative three-volume reference work, leading researchers bring together current work to provide a comprehensive analysis of the comparative morphology, development, evolution, and functional biology of the skull. Editor(s): Hanken, James; Hall, Brian K. Num Pages: 608 pages, 24 halftones, 57 line drawings. BIC Classification: PSC; PSVW; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 820.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 608
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226315676
- ISBN
- 9780226315676
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.14€ 55.38
€ 65.14
€ 55.38
Paperback. Series: Prehistoric Archaeology & Ecology S. Num Pages: 304 pages, 55ill. BIC Classification: HD; JHMP; PSX; RBG; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- paper edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226439587
- ISBN
- 9780226439587
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.64
€ 40.99
€ 31.64
Paperback. A behind-the-scenes look at the search for human origins, analyzing how the biases and preconceptions of paleoanthropologists shape their work. The stories of the Taung Child and Neanderthal Man provide the background to the modern search for an exploration of how and where humans evolved. Num Pages: 366 pages, 70 halftones, 15 line drawings. BIC Classification: JHMP; PSX; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 142 x 21. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 366
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226476513
- ISBN
- 9780226476513
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.74
€ 40.99
€ 31.74
Paperback. Series: Chicago History of Science & Medicine. Num Pages: 448 pages, 38 figures. BIC Classification: MBX; MFG; MJN; PDX; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 168 x 19. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226482354
- ISBN
- 9780226482354
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.63
€ 37.99
€ 29.63
Paperback. Hailed by the Greeks as "the mystery of mysteries", the perplexing question of where babies come from, has puzzled men and women throughout history. This book examines the theory of preformation, which proposed that miniature creatures existed inside potential parents, waiting to be born. Num Pages: 414 pages, 34 halftones, 21 line drawings. BIC Classification: PDA; PSC; PSVH; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 414
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226669540
- ISBN
- 9780226669540
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.85
€ 34.99
€ 27.85
paperback. "Can a country claim to have its own genetic material?" Rabinow demonstrates that the answer to this question is far from simple. The work is cross-disciplinary, marrying news events, science and philosophical analysis to see how past events influenced current thinking. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA; PDR; PSAK; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226701516
- ISBN
- 9780226701516
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.77
€ 37.99
€ 29.77
Hardcover. The history has resurrected from northern Europe's bogs several men, women, and children who were deposited there as sacrifices in the early Iron Age and kept intact by the chemical properties of peat. Offering an account of their modern afterlives, this title argues that the discovery of bog bodies began an extraordinary cultural journey. Num Pages: 320 pages, 63 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DN; HDDA; JFC; JHM; PSXE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226734040
- ISBN
- 9780226734040
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.74€ 79.10
€ 94.74
€ 79.10
Paperback. Offers a social history of Chinese paleoanthropology and a cultural - and at times comparative - history of assumptions and debates about what it means to be human. Focusing on issues that push against the boundaries of science and politics, this book offers an innovative approach to modern Chinese history and the history of science. Num Pages: 336 pages, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; PDX; PSXE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 165 x 23. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226738604
- ISBN
- 9780226738604
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.83
€ 37.99
€ 29.83
Hardback. Num Pages: 175 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JFCX; PSAJ; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 1ST
- Number of pages
- 175
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231056328
- ISBN
- 9780231056328
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.82€ 101.57
€ 133.82
€ 101.57
Hardback. Tracing mankind's evolution from the birth of life on Earth three billion years ago to the emergence of modern human beings, this volume explains how the field of evolutionary study has been aided by research in comparative anatomy and molecular biology. Translator(s): Friis, Erik J. Num Pages: 158 pages, 70 illustrations, glossary, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSXE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 317.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 158
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231080613
- ISBN
- 9780231080613
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.14€ 51.18
€ 65.14
€ 51.18
Hardback. Is anthropomorphism a scientific sin? This book investigates the changing patterns of anthropomorphism across different time periods and settings, as well as their transformative effects, both figuratively and literally, upon animals, humans, and their interactions. Editor(s): Daston, Lorraine; Mitman, Gregg. Num Pages: 240 pages, 41 illus. BIC Classification: PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231130387
- ISBN
- 9780231130387
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.95€ 83.22
€ 108.95
€ 83.22
Hardback. Barash and Lipton discuss the theories scientists have advanced to explain evolutionary enigmas--from how women get their curves to why women menstruate--and present hypotheses of their own. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSX. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231146647
- ISBN
- 9780231146647
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.42€ 57.11
€ 73.42
€ 57.11
Paperback. This work considers the complex, far reaching issues surrounding the Human Genome Project - an international scientific enterprise aimed at attaining a complete sequence and locator map of the human genetic structure by the year 2005 - offering the elimination of genetic abnormalities and diseases. Editor(s): Sloan, Phillip R. Series: Studies in Science & the Humanities from the Reilly Centre for Science, Technology & Values. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JHMP; PDA; PSX; TCBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 36. Weight in Grams: 907.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268008208
- ISBN
- 9780268008208
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.01
€ 37.99
€ 34.01
Paperback. The definitive textbook for paleoanthropology courses. Num Pages: 672 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 180 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1076.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- Third Edition
- Number of pages
- 732
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393912890
- ISBN
- 9780393912890
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 106.58€ 103.18
€ 106.58
€ 103.18
Hardcover. The first textbook on blood plasma proteins published for ten years, this book gives an overview of human blood plasma proteins with special emphasis on their structure and function and, if known, also in relation to pathological states and diseases. Num Pages: 538 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MJF; PSBC; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 198 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 538
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470016749
- ISBN
- 9780470016749
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 228.84
€ 228.84
Hardcover. This fascinating book draws its subject matter from a range of relevant disciplines that extend from molecular nutrition, nutritional sciences, and nutrition dietetics through to genetics, genomics, and anthropology. Num Pages: 140 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSD; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 256 x 181 x 15. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 140
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470081594
- ISBN
- 9780470081594
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.20
€ 141.20