Life sciences: general issues
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Life sciences: general issues
hardcover. This book presents an ardent defence of Darwin's theory of evolution, exploring recent controversies such as Creationism. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 650. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032840
- ISBN
- 9780521829472
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Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.91
€ 5.91
paperback. How do new animal and plant species come about? How quickly does it happen? And, what are species anyway? This title talks about the subject of life and its significance for understanding biodiversity. It is useful for a lay reader and to students alike. Num Pages: 254 pages, 17 line drawings. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; TQ; WN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 132 x 209 x 14. Weight in Grams: 300. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press M.D.
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0033156
- ISBN
- 9780198503927
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Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.91
€ 5.91
hardcover. In a sophisticated (but clear and understandable) exposition, Rosen (physiology and biophysics, Dalhousie U.) rejects both the necessity and the sufficiency of the mechanistic model/metaphor for biological life, and proposes an alternative, drawn equally from experience in biology, physics, and mat Series: Complexity in Ecological Systems. Num Pages: 285 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 203 x 25. Weight in Grams: 681. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0033607
- ISBN
- 9780231075640
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.91
€ 5.91
paperback. Covers the difficult progress from pre-Darwinian thinking to modern genetics, and the devastatingly important impact of one man on our fundamental understanding of biology, life and ourselves. Illustrator(s): Van Loon, Borin. Series: Introducing.. Num Pages: 176 pages, b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 121 x 13. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Icon Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781848311176
- ISBN
- 9781848311176
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 6.02
€ 9.99
€ 6.02
paperback. Unique graphic introductions to big ideas and thinkers, written by experts in the field. Illustrator(s): Van Loon, Borin. Series: Introducing.. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 122 x 13. Weight in Grams: 152.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Icon Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781848312951
- ISBN
- 9781848312951
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Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 6.02
€ 10.99
€ 6.02
hardcover. A revisionist view of the history of German Darwinism examines the translation of Darwin's work and its early reception in Germany. Series: Transformations: Studies in the History of Science and Technology. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 499. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- MIT Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0033934
- ISBN
- 9780262072939
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.91
€ 5.91
paperback. A second, updated edition of this indispensable resource for teaching or researching Darwin's theories and their historical and philosophical interpretations. Editor(s): Hodge, Jonathan; Radick, Gregory. Series: Cambridge Companions to Philosophy. Num Pages: 564 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 27. Weight in Grams: 822. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0034133
- ISBN
- 9780521711845
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Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.65
€ 5.65
paperback. Num Pages: 640 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSA; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 276 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1565.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Pearson United States
- Edition
- 8th Edition
- Number of pages
- 640
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780134042435
- ISBN
- 9780134042435
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Condition: New
€ 311.20
€ 311.20
paperback. Num Pages: 888 pages. BIC Classification: PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 272 x 216 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1840.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Pearson United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 888
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781292092362
- ISBN
- 9781292092362
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Condition: New
€ 109.24
€ 109.24
paperback. This 2004 book focuses on three issues of debate in Darwin's theory of evolution using a historical and philosophical perspective. Num Pages: 352 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: PDA; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 474. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0034163
- ISBN
- 9780521541985
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.65
€ 5.65
Alas, Poor Darwin : Arguments Against Evolutionary Psychology
(Edited By Hilary Rose And Steven Rose)
paperback. Based on Darwin's theory of evolution and natural selection, "Evolutionary Psychology" with its claim that 'it's all in our genes' has become the most popular scientific theory of the late 20th century. This book gathers together some of the most eminent and outspoken critics of this ideology. Editor(s): Rose, Hilary; Rose, Steven. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM; JM; JPA; PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 199 x 24. Weight in Grams: 218. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0034164
- ISBN
- 9780099283195
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.65
€ 5.65
The Concept of the Gene in Development and Evolution: Historical and E...
(Edited By Peter Beurton, Raphael Falk, Hans-...
hardcover. This interdisciplinary collection of essays questions: what are genes? Editor(s): Beurton, Peter J.; Falk, Raphael; Rheinberger, Hans-Jorg. Series Editor(s): Ruse, Michael. Series: Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Biology. Num Pages: 404 pages, 11 b/w illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: PDA; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 760. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0034216
- ISBN
- 9780521771870
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€ 5.65
€ 5.65
paperback. This history of protein science involves heroes from the past, working mostly alone or in small groups, usually with little support from formal research groups. It is also a story that embraces a number of historically important scientific controversies. Series: Oxford Paperbacks. Num Pages: 324 pages, numerous halftones and line drawings. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; PDX; PDZ; PSAK; PSBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 211 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 310. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0034444
- ISBN
- 9780198606949
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.65
€ 5.65
paperback. Marcello Barbieri presents new theories on the origins of life, and embryonic development. Num Pages: 316 pages, 47 b/w illus. BIC Classification: MFKC3; PSAJ; PSC; PSF; RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 542. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0034485
- ISBN
- 9780521531009
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.65
€ 5.65
paperback. Focusing on Simpson's scientific contributions, Laporte provides chapters on Simpson's earliest paleontological research through his distinguished Alexander Agassiz professorship at Harvard and his extensive fieldwork for the American Museum of Natural History, where he developed the core themes set forth in his most prestigious work, Tempo and Mode in Evolution Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; PSAJ; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0034582
- ISBN
- 9780231120654
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€ 5.65
€ 5.65
paperback. Looks at the way our understanding of biology has changed since the sixteenth century. This title describes four fundamental turning points in the perception of the structure of living things: the discoveries of the functions of organs, cells, chromosomes and genes, and DNA. Translator(s): Spillmann, Betty E. Series: Princeton Science Library. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: PSAK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 457. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0034643
- ISBN
- 9780691000428
Paperback
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€ 5.65
€ 5.65
paperback. This 2001 book brings together many of David Hull's most important essays on selection in one accessible volume. Series: Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Biology. Num Pages: 278 pages, 2 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PDA; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0034748
- ISBN
- 9780521644051
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€ 5.65
€ 5.65
paperback. These essays examine the developments in three fundamental biological disciplines - embryology, evolutionary biology, and genetics. Series: Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Biology. Num Pages: 290 pages, 16 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 430. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0034783
- ISBN
- 9780521545280
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.65
€ 5.65
paperback. Is life written into the laws of nature, or just a bizarre accident, unique in the universe? How can a mix of non-living chemicals be transformed into something as complex as the living cell? This title reveals the theories set to transform the understanding of our place in the universe. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 238. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0034835
- ISBN
- 9780141013022
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.65
€ 5.65
Hardback. Editor(s): Heinen, Thomas. Num Pages: 365 pages. BIC Classification: JMRP; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 189 x 274 x 24. Weight in Grams: 786.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634824552
- ISBN
- 9781634824552
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 337.11€ 255.08
€ 337.11
€ 255.08
Hardback. Editor(s): Costa, Andres; Villalba, Eugenio. Num Pages: 278 pages. BIC Classification: PSAN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 260 x 180. .
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 278
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634832298
- ISBN
- 9781634832298
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 285.60€ 216.59
€ 285.60
€ 216.59
Paperback. A radical new science of living organisms, forms and processes, based on the pioneering work of Rudolf Steiner and his pupil George Adams. Whicher widens our thinking to include the 'etheric formative forces' - forces that are alive in ethereal space or 'counterspace'. Num Pages: 110 pages, b/w illustrations and colour plates. BIC Classification: HRQC5; PSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 158.
- Publisher
- Temple Lodge Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906999834
- ISBN
- 9781906999834
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.52
€ 16.99
€ 15.52
Hardback. Editor(s): Hopkins, Glen. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 231 x 13. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634847896
- ISBN
- 9781634847896
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 166.21€ 127.36
€ 166.21
€ 127.36
Paperback. How did we become the linguistic, cultured, and successful apes we are? Our closest relatives offer tantalizing clues. In this volume top primate experts read these clues and compose an extensive picture of what the behaviour of monkeys and apes can tell us about our own evolution as a species. Editor(s): De Waal, Frans B. M. Num Pages: 320 pages, 37 halftones, 19 line illustrations, 4 tables. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSVW79. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 151 x 228 x 21. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674010048
- ISBN
- 9780674010048
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.74
€ 41.99
€ 34.74