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Ivo Klaver discusses four major expeditions which assembled scientific data in various parts of the Arab world between 1761 and 1881. Sponsored by governments and official institutions they were aimed at satisfying a desire for national prestige in a European imperialistic context, either in the field of knowledge or in the field of trade. Series: Studies in the Arcadian Library. Num Pages: 256 pages, 60 black and white and colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JF; 3JH; HBLL; MBX; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 328 x 250 x 35. Weight in Grams: 2000.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199568895
- ISBN
- 9780199568895
Condition: New
€ 247.63
€ 247.63
The Ecology and Evolution of Heliconius Butterflies. A Passion for Div...
Jiggins, Chris D.; Lamas, Gerardo
This is the first thorough and accessible treatment of the scientific literature on the ecology, genetics, and adaptive radiation of Heliconius butterflies: a classic model system in evolutionary biology. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSVS; PSVT7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 214 x 22. Weight in Grams: 886.
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199566570
- ISBN
- 9780199566570
Condition: New
€ 163.28
€ 163.28
What is the relationship between perception and action, between an organism and its environment, in explaining consciousness? This book is an interdisciplinary exploration of the relationship between perception and action, with a focus on the debate about the dual visual systems hypothesis, against action oriented theories of perception. Editor(s): Gangopadhyay, Nivedita; Madeary, Michael; Spicer, Finn. Num Pages: 322 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPM; JML; JMRP; JMT; PSAN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 180 x 253 x 22. Weight in Grams: 716.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 322
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199551118
- ISBN
- 9780199551118
Condition: New
€ 150.86
€ 150.86
Cervical cancer is an emotive disease with multiple connotations. It has stood for the horror of cancer, the curse of femininity, the hope of cutting-edge medical technologies, and the promise of screening for malignant tumours. Ilana Lowy follows the disease from antiquity to the 21st century, tracing both medical progress and social change. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: MBX; MJCL; PDZ; VFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 203 x 24. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199548811
- ISBN
- 9780199548811
Condition: New
€ 36.36
€ 36.36
Paperback. While functioning quite well for many years, the bioethics profession is in crisis. John H. Evans closely examines the history of the bioethics profession, and based on the sociological reasons the profession evolved as it did, proposes a radical solution to the crisis. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFMG; PSAD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 147 x 16. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199397051
- ISBN
- 9780199397051
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.97
€ 58.97
Hardcover. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: HPK; HPQ; PDA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 138 x 181 x 14. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199371624
- ISBN
- 9780199371624
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 23.87
€ 23.99
€ 23.87
Studies on humans have saved countless lives, but sometimes harm participants. Research ethics committees currently monitor scientists, but have been increasingly criticized for blocking important research. How these committees work, however, is largely unknown. This book uniquely illuminates this hidden world that ultimately affects us all. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: PSAD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 168 x 36. Weight in Grams: 702.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199364602
- ISBN
- 9780199364602
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.54
€ 69.54
Paperback. This book offers an introduction to the way art is perceived, interpreted, and felt and approaches these mindful events from a multidisciplinary perspective. Editor(s): Shimamura, Arthur P.; Palmer, Stephen E. Num Pages: 424 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JMR; MJN; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 732.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199355808
- ISBN
- 9780199355808
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 81.04
€ 81.04
Paperback. Exploring Proteins offers a complete course in developing the skills to be able to understand the way proteins behave and the methods used to separate, identify and characterise them. It equips you with the skills you need to plan and carry out this experimental work, and to understand, analyse, and present the data your work generates. Num Pages: 528 pages, 100 colour line illustrations. BIC Classification: PSB; PSBC; PSD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 189 x 26. Weight in Grams: 942.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199205707
- ISBN
- 9780199205707
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.04
€ 72.04
Paperback. Coming 30 years after publication of Richard Byrne's seminal book The Thinking Ape, Evolving Insight develops a new theory of the evolutionary origins of our human ability to understand the world of objects and other people. In a clear and accessible style, the book reviews the evidence for insight in the cognition of animals. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HPM; JMR; PSAJ; PSVP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198757078
- ISBN
- 9780198757078
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.14
€ 69.14
Hardcover. This volume reveals how agricultural systems and wildlife interact, presenting examples from scales varying from landscape to microcosm, from populations to individuals, covering plants, invertebrates, birds, and mammals. Editor(s): Macdonald, David W.; Feber, Ruth E. Num Pages: 336 pages, 138 illustrations. BIC Classification: RNCB; RNKH; TV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 257 x 196 x 20. Weight in Grams: 866.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198745488
- ISBN
- 9780198745488
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.46
€ 157.46
Paperback. This book presents the advances made in Statistical Mechanics of the last 50 years, including mathematical theorems on order and phase transitions; numerical and series computations of phase diagrams; and solutions for important solvable models including Ising and 8 vertex. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: PHS; PHU. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 282 x 174 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1234.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198744269
- ISBN
- 9780198744269
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 131.16
€ 131.16
Krylov Subspace Methods: Principles and Analysis (Numerical Mathematic...
Liesen, Jorg, Strakos, Zdenek
Paperback. Describes the principles and history behind the use of Krylov subspace methods in science and engineering. The outcome of the analysis is very practical and indicates what can and cannot be expected from the use of Krylov subspace methods, challenging some common assumptions and justifications of standard approaches. Series: Numerical Mathematics & Scientific Computation. Num Pages: 408 pages, 43 b/w line drawings. BIC Classification: PBF; PBWH; PDE; TGB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198739043
- ISBN
- 9780198739043
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 105.50
€ 105.50
Hardcover. Mesoscopic superconductors achieve a level of smallness that reveals the dominance of strange quantum effects. In a world driven by the miniaturization of electronic device technology, small superconductors acquire great relevance and timeliness for the development of ground breaking novel quantum devices. Editor(s): Narlikar, A. V. Series: Oxford Handbooks. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: PHFC; TGM; TJFD5. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 196 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198738169
- ISBN
- 9780198738169
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 224.62
€ 224.62
Paperback. In both science and philosophy, the twentieth century saw a radical breakdown of certainty in the human worldview. Quantum theorist Stig Stenholm presents Bohr and Wittgenstein as central figures undertaking the necessary replacement of apparent order and certainty with an understanding based on limited concepts in constant flux. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; PDA; PHQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198729105
- ISBN
- 9780198729105
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.68
€ 54.68
Hardcover. This book uses cutting-edge science to illustrate the central role that bonobos play in testing hypotheses relating to the processes by which evolution shapes primate including human cognition. Num Pages: 384 pages. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198728511
- ISBN
- 9780198728511
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 214.69
€ 214.69
Hardcover. Information theory is essentially about correlations, and the novel approach of Bananaworld is to get at what's counterintuitive about quantum information by considering correlations between normally mundane experiences that every reader can relate to. Num Pages: 288 pages, 24 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHM; PHQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 168. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198718536
- ISBN
- 9780198718536
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.00
€ 59.00
Hardcover. This book is an introductory text to a range of numerical methods used today to simulate time-dependent processes in Earth science, physics, engineering, and many other fields. It looks under the hood of current simulation technology and provides guidelines on what to look out for when carrying out sophisticated simulation tasks. Num Pages: 352 pages, 152 b/w, 65 colour. BIC Classification: PHU; RBC; TNCE; UYM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 196 x 23. Weight in Grams: 926.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198717409
- ISBN
- 9780198717409
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.00
€ 135.00
Paperback. Discusses how a knowledge of long-term change in ecosystems can inform and influence their conservation, integrating perspectives from archaeology, environmental history and palaeoecology. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HDP; PSVS; RNCB; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 170 x 15. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198713043
- ISBN
- 9780198713043
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 93.18
€ 93.18
Hardcover. This the first detailed study of the cheetah in an arid environment, addressing topics such as optimal foraging theory, hunting strategies and predator prey relations, mating systems, reproductive strategies and success, inter-specific competition, demography, social organisation, and population limitation. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: PSV; PSVW7; RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 189. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198712145
- ISBN
- 9780198712145
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 179.31
€ 179.31