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Paperback. * Engages readers in issues of current interest in critical theory, deconstruction and philosophy of science. * Includes an extensive bibliography at end of each chapter. * Lucid writing style to appeal to both specialists and non--specialists. . Num Pages: 344 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HP; JFC; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631198659
ISBN
9780631198659
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.39

Paperback. Contemporary philosophy of science has paid close attention to the understanding of scientific practice, in contrast to the previous focus on scientific method. This work shows the deficiencies of many widespread ideas about the nature of knowledge. It argues that the only feasible explanation of any scientific success is a historical account. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPK; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 139 x 5. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Verso Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Fourth Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844674428
ISBN
9781844674428
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.18

paperback. The fascinating story of how a harsh terrain that resembled modern Anarctica has been transformed gradually into the forests, grasslands, and wetlands we know today". . . . offers a chance to travel through 20,000 years of environmental change from varied perspectives".--Robert T. Lackey, Bioscience. Photographs. Num Pages: 376 pages, 259 line drawings, maps, diagrams. BIC Classification: 1KB; PS; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 141 x 26. Weight in Grams: 602.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226668123
ISBN
9780226668123
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.17

Hardback. Science, rhetoric, and speaking about the post-human future Num Pages: 331 pages. BIC Classification: CFG; HPQ; PSAD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 620.
Publisher
Baylor University Press United States
Number of pages
331
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781602586857
ISBN
9781602586857
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.12

Hardcover. The Age of Mammals, the Cenozoic Era, has never had its Jurassic Park, but it was an amazing time in earth's history, populated by a wonderful assortment of bizarre animals. This book presents their story, which is part of a larger story of a world emerging from the greenhouse conditions of the Mesozoic. Series: Life of the Past. Num Pages: 384 pages, 248 b&w photos, 10 plates. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSVW7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 186 x 28. Weight in Grams: 984.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Edition
1St Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253347336
ISBN
9780253347336
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.21

Hardcover. The philosophy of the humanistic sciences has been a blind-spot in analytic philosophy. This book argues that by adopting an appropriate pragmatic analysis of explanation and interpretation it is possible to show that scientific practice of humanistic sciences can be understood on similar lines to scientific practice of natural and social sciences. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 218 x 19. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230348561
ISBN
9780230348561
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.74

Paperback. The philosophy of the humanistic sciences has been a blind-spot in analytic philosophy. This book argues that by adopting an appropriate pragmatic analysis of explanation and interpretation it is possible to show that scientific practice of humanistic sciences can be understood on similar lines to scientific practice of natural and social sciences. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPK; HPS; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349345670
ISBN
9781349345670
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.93

Hardback. Some think that issues to do with scientific method are stale debate; Popper was an advocate of methodology, but Kuhn, Feyerabend, and others are alleged to have brought the debate about its status to an end. This volume shows that issues in methodology are alive. Some of the papers reinvestigate issues in the debate over methodology. Editor(s): Nola, Robert; Sankey, Howard. Series: Studies in History and Philosophy of Science. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792360322
ISBN
9780792360322
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.16

Paperback. Some think that issues to do with scientific method are last century's stale debate; Popper was an advocate of methodology, but Kuhn, Feyerabend, and others are alleged to have brought the debate about its status to an end. This work contains papers that investigate issues in the debate over methodology. Editor(s): Nola, Robert; Sankey, Howard. Series: Studies in History and Philosophy of Science. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2000
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402002465
ISBN
9781402002465
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 141.63

Paperback. Reexamines the ancient and long-disregarded concept of visual reasoning and reasserts its potential as a formidable tool in our ability to grasp various kinds of geometrical knowledge. A detailed philosophical case study, this text will be useful for scholars in the fields of mathematics and philosophy. Series: Lecture Notes. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Centre for the Study of Language & Information United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781575865102
ISBN
9781575865102
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 22.23

Paperback. Combining insights from paleontology, archaeology, and anthropology, Kirkpatrick Sale points to the beginning of big-game hunting as the origin of humans' damaging estrangement from the natural environment. Num Pages: 200 pages, 9 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: PSAJ; RNA; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 231 x 13. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822339380
ISBN
9780822339380
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.44

Hardback. Once the United States landed on the moon in July 1969, it was up to President Nixon to decide what to do in space after Apollo. This book chronicles the decisions he made, including ending space exploration and approving the space shuttle. Those decisions determined the character of the US human space flight program for the next forty years. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology. Num Pages: 368 pages, 24 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 290 x 202 x 36. Weight in Grams: 536.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2015th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137438522
ISBN
9781137438522
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.49

Paperback. .
Publisher
Cengage Learning EMEA United Kingdom
Number of pages
354
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
3rd UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408074336
ISBN
9781408074336
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.59

paperback. Num Pages: black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; JHM; PST. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 162 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Lit Verlag
Edition
1.,
Condition
New
SKU
V9783825890568
ISBN
9783825890568
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 31.05

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
CABI Publishing United Kingdom
Edition
First
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845937164
ISBN
9781845937164
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.94

In most developing countries, good quality seed is hard to obtain and farmers struggle to save seed from one year to the next. This title takes a people-centred look at the companies, public agencies and family farms that are taking on this role and making a difference to food security across Africa. Editor(s): Mele, P. Van; Bently, Jeffrey W.; Guei, Robert. G. Num Pages: 256 pages, 26 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; JPQ; KNAC; TVK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 189 x 21. Weight in Grams: 9020.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
CABI Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845938437
ISBN
9781845938437
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.04

Paperback. Tells the story from Africa's greatest living conservationist. This book covers a typical day for the author that involves rescuing baby elephants from poachers; finding homes for orphan elephants, all the while campaigning the ever-present threat of poaching for the ivory trade. Num Pages: 352 pages, 24 pages black and white and colour. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; 3JJP; 3JM; BM; PSVW7; RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780670919710
ISBN
9780670919710
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.61

Hardback. A much needed examination of contemporary approaches to animal healing in South Africa, and the role of local knowledge. Num Pages: 320 pages, 23, 18 black & white illustrations, 5 black & white line drawings, 18 black and white, 5. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; TVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 165 x 26. Weight in Grams: 702.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
James Currey United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847010834
ISBN
9781847010834
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.88

Hardcover. This benchmark reference offers a holistic view that examines humans as well as animals. Using historical data, it shows how the ecology of Africa has been shaped by its past, and explores diseases both human and animal which have shaped Africa's ecology. Series: SpringerBriefs in Geography. Num Pages: 1562 pages, 328 black & white illustrations, 4 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 169 x 68. Weight in Grams: 2324.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Edition
2012th Edition
Number of pages
1300
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642228711
ISBN
9783642228711
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 471.08

Hardcover. Num Pages: 251 pages. BIC Classification: PB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 257 x 182 x 21. Weight in Grams: 696.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
251
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606920169
ISBN
9781606920169
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 166.89
€ 116.23

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