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Hardcover. Part of the "Developments in Paleoenvironmental Research" series, this book deals with the major zoological indicators used in paleolimnology. It is useful for both seasoned practitioners as well as newcomers to the area of paleolimnology. Editor(s): Smol, J. P. (Dept. of Biology); Birks, H. John B.; Last, William M. Series: Developments in Paleoenvironmental Research. Num Pages: 240 pages, 68 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSPF; RBG; RBKF; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Springer
Edition
1st Corrected ed. 2001. Corr. 2nd printing 2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402006586
ISBN
9781402006586
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 198.67

Hardcover. It has been found that most organic reactions can be carried out in the absence of a solvent, namely, in the solid state. This finding changed the classical idea which suggests "molecules do not move and reactions do not occur in the solid state", and opened up a new research field for the study molecular dynamics in the solid state. Editor(s): Toda, Fumio. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PNN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 574.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Springer
Edition
2002nd Edition
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402002274
ISBN
9781402002274
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.34

Paperback. This collection examines the subject of identification and surveillance from 16th C English parish registers to 21st C DNA databases. The contributors, who range from historians to legal specialists, provide an insight into the historical development behind such issues as biometric identification, immigration control and personal data use. Series: St Antony's. Num Pages: 344 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JKV; JPP; JPQB; JPS; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 453.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349346431
ISBN
9781349346431
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 138.51

Hardcover. Editor(s): Nixon, Kari; Servitje, Lorenzo. Num Pages: 317 pages, 2 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; JHB; MBS; PSAD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 22. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137521408
ISBN
9781137521408
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 205.62

Hardcover. This book explores the development of navigation in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. It examines the role of men of science, seamen and practitioners across Europe, and the realities of navigational practice, showing that old and new methods were complementary not exclusive, their use dependent on many competing factors. Editor(s): Dunn, Dr. Richard; Higgitt, Rebekah. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, 6. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; HBTM; HBTQ; PDX; TRLN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137520630
ISBN
9781137520630
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.93

Hardcover. What is a human being? Philosophical anthropology has approached this question with unusual sophistication, experimentalism, and subtlety. This volume explores the philosophical anthropologies of Scheler, Gehlen, Plessner, and Blumenberg in terms of their relevance to contemporary theories of nature, naturalism, organic life, and human affairs. Editor(s): Honenberger, Phillip. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HP; JHMP; PDA; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 167 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137500878
ISBN
9781137500878
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.00

Hardcover. This book explores the absent and missing in debates about science and security. Through varied case studies, including biological and chemical weapons control, science journalism, nanotechnology research and neuroethics, the contributors explore how matters become absent, ignored or forgotten and the implications for ethics, policy and society. Editor(s): Rappert, Brian; Balmer, Brian. Series: Global Issues. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFMG; JPS; PDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 21. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137493729
ISBN
9781137493729
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.62

Hardcover. Editor(s): Opitz, Donald L.; Bergwik, Staffan; Tiggelen, Brigitte van. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8 figures, 1 table. BIC Classification: HBTB; PDA; PDR; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137492722
ISBN
9781137492722
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.59

Hardcover. This book examines the extent to which the insights of STS can be used to analyse the role of architecture in and for social life. The contributions examine the question of whether architecture - and thus materiality as a whole - has agency. The book also proposes a theoretical and methodological approach on how to research architecture's agency. Editor(s): Muller, Anna-Lisa; Reichmann, Werner. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AMA; JHB; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137461124
ISBN
9781137461124
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.15

Hardcover. Since the mid-1970s, the tropical savanna, known as Cerrado, has been transformed into one of the world's largest grain-growing regions. This book explores how and by what Brazil achieved inclusive and sustainable growth in the Cerrado. Editor(s): Hosono, Akio; Magno Campos da Rocha, Carlos; Hongo, Yutaka. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; KCM; KNAC; RNF; TVF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 193 x 264 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137431349
ISBN
9781137431349
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.01

Hardcover. Would it be cool to see woolly mammoth alive one day? Disappeared species have always fascinated the human mind. A new discussion of using genomic technologies to reverse extinction and to help in conservation has been sparked. This volume studies the question philosophically. Editor(s): Oksanen, Markku; Siipi, Helena. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1 tables. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFMG; PSAD; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137337634
ISBN
9781137337634
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.49

Paperback. The Ethics of Creativity illuminates the thorny issues that arise when novel creative ideas collide with what we believe to be 'right' or 'good'. This book tackles questions of when creativity and ethics tend to coincide and when conflict, and how both might be harnessed to support a brighter future for all. Editor(s): Moran, Seana; Cropley, David; Kaufman, James (California State University, San Bernardino). Num Pages: 341 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JMC; JMRN; KJG; TBY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137333520
ISBN
9781137333520
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.05

Hardcover. This volume brings together essays from leading thinkers to examine what role Asian traditions of knowledge played in the rise of modern science in Europe, the implications this has for the epistemology of science, and whether pre-modern Asian traditions can provide resources for advancing scientific knowledge in future. Editor(s): Bala, Arun. Num Pages: 291 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1F; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137031723
ISBN
9781137031723
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.27

Hardcover. This comprehensive book examines the Iranian government's mobilization of resources to develop science and technology, presenting an overview of the structure, dynamics, and outcomes of the government's science and technology policies. Authors are leaders in the industries they discuss and offer an unparalleled look into Iran's technology sector. Editor(s): Soofi, Abdol S.; Ghazinoory, Sepehr. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBN; JPQB; KNDH; KNTX; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137030092
ISBN
9781137030092
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Hardcover. Vibratory Modernism is a collection of original essays that show how vibrations provide a means of bridging science and art - two fields that became increasingly separate in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Editor(s): Enns, Anthony; Trower, Shelley. Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AB; DSA; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 165 x 20. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137027245
ISBN
9781137027245
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.97

Hardcover. Regenerative medicine, encompassing stem cells and tissue engineering, has attracted huge interest within commercial, clinical and government circles, and promises to change medicine itself. This book provides the first detailed examination and critical assessment of the field to be made by social science. Editor(s): Webster, Andrew. Series: Health Technology and Society. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFMG; MBGR; MBS; TCBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137026545
ISBN
9781137026545
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.88

Hardcover. Oogenesis provides an overview of oocyte biology, integrating perspectives of philosophy and science. The text explores the voyage from the formation of the primordial oocyte to embryo development, and discusses ethical considerations on questions involved with in vitro growth and maturation. Editor(s): Coticchio, Giovanni; Albertini, David F.; Santis, Lucia De. Num Pages: 376 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, 42 colour illustrations, 13 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: PSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 183 x 20. Weight in Grams: 824.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2012th Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857298256
ISBN
9780857298256
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 231.40

Hardcover. Includes Hans Lewy's recovered string trio by Lori Courant Lax. Editor(s): Kubrusly, Carlos S.; De Moura, Carlos A. Num Pages: 237 pages, 78 black & white illustrations, 40 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBKJ; PBKS; PBW; PHU; TBJ; UY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Birkhauser Boston Inc United States
Edition
2013th Edition
Number of pages
237
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817683931
ISBN
9780817683931
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.27

Hardcover. This volume is a collection of scholarly articles on the Mach Principle, the impact that this theory has had since the end of the 19th century, and its role in helping Einstein formulate the doctrine of general relativity. Editor(s): Barbour, Julian B.; Pfister, Herbert. Series: Einstein Studies. Num Pages: 544 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 165 x 38. Weight in Grams: 960.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Birkhäuser
Edition
1995th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817638238
ISBN
9780817638238
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 326.56

Hardcover. Series: Hormones in Health and Disease. 500 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Vedeckis, Wayne. This text discusses fundamental concepts in molecular genetics, endocrinilogy and cancer, including clinical research results. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: MJCL; PSD. Dimension: 241 x 161 x 34. Weight: 1000.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Birkhäuser
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817637972
ISBN
9780817637972
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 197.78

Hardcover. Provides an approach to designing with plastic materials. This work aims to enable the reader to recognize the fundamental considerations necessary when designing products with plastics pertaining to the different processes and different plastics. It encompasses the relation of materials and processes to understanding the art of designing. Editor(s): Plastics Institute Of America; Rosato, Donald V.; Rosato, Marlene G.; Rosato, Dominick V. Num Pages: 680 pages, 125 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: TDCP; TGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1427.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Springer
Edition
2001st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792379805
ISBN
9780792379805
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 377.49

Hardcover. After a decade of development, genetic algorithms and genetic programming have become a widely accepted toolkit for computational finance. This book is devoted to a comprehensive review of this subject. It contains chapters that cover various areas of computational finance, including financial forecasting, trading strategies development, and more. Editor(s): Chen, Shu-Heng. Num Pages: 489 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KC; PBW; UMB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 167 x 33. Weight in Grams: 900.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Springer
Edition
2002nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792376019
ISBN
9780792376019
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 373.83

Hardcover. Collects papers that cover such areas as linear and nonlinear complementarity problems, variational inequality problems, nonsmooth equations and nonsmooth optimization problems, economic and network equilibrium problems, semidefinite programming problems, maximal monotone operator problems, and mathematical programs with equilibrium constraints. Editor(s): Fukushima, M.; Qi, Liqun. Series: Applied Optimization. Num Pages: 452 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 161 x 29. Weight in Grams: 860.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Edition
1999th Edition
Number of pages
452
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792353201
ISBN
9780792353201
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.59

Hardcover. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute, Elounda, Crete, Greece, June 18-30, 1995 Editor(s): Soukoulis, C. M. Series: NATO Science Series E:. Num Pages: 730 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHFC; PHK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1240.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Edition
1996th Edition
Number of pages
739
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792339915
ISBN
9780792339915
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 375.87

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