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Hardcover. The research Alexander von Humboldt amassed during his five-year trek through the Americas in the early 19th century proved foundational to the fields of botany and geology. But his visit to Cuba during this time yielded observations that extended far beyond the natural world. This title presents a physical and cultural study of the island nation. Editor(s): Kutzinski, Vera M.; Ette, Ottmar. Num Pages: 496 pages, 115 tables. BIC Classification: 1KJC; HBLL; HBTB; JFC; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226465678
ISBN
9780226465678
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.23
€ 68.70

Paperback. This text is a discussion of issues that have been raised by the "Science Wars" (science versus the arts and humanities). The book presents papers for discussion, and then commentaries on those papers, drawing out discussions on central themes, and finally the participants respond to these issues. Num Pages: 342 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
342
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226467238
ISBN
9780226467238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.52

Hardcover. This text reconstructs Lakatos's original counter-arguments from lectures and correspondence previously unpublished in English, allowing us to enjoy the "fun" two of this century's most eminent philosophers had, matching their wits and ideas on the subject of the scientific method. Editor(s): Motterlini, Matteo. Num Pages: 462 pages, 7 halftones, 7 line drawings. BIC Classification: HPCF; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 30. Weight in Grams: 780.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226467740
ISBN
9780226467740
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.97
€ 78.69

Paperback. The fragmentation of the tropical rain forests is the subject of this study, which looks at the devastating damage caused to these sensitive areas. Covering geographic areas from Southeast Asia and Australia to Madagascar and the New World, the book summarizes contemporary knowledge and research. Num Pages: 632 pages, 4 colour plates, 12 halftones, 33 maps, 93 line drawings 85 tables. BIC Classification: PSAF; RGBL; RNPD; TVQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 177 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1100.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
632
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226468990
ISBN
9780226468990
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.73
€ 49.58

Paperback. "A fine treatment of this critical time in geology's history. Although it goes against our standard histories of the field, Laudan defends her views convincingly. Her style is direct, with carefully reasoned personal opinions and interpretations clearly defined." Jere H. Lipps, "The Scientist"" Series: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S. Num Pages: 290 pages, 16ill. BIC Classification: 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; PDX; PNV; RBGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
0002-
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226469478
ISBN
9780226469478
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.41

Paperback. We have specific images of the kinds of bodies that house great minds. Focusing on the 17th century to the present, this book examines how intellectuals have sought to establish the value and authority of their ideas through public displays of their private life. Num Pages: 350 pages, 54 halftones, line illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCX; JH; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226470146
ISBN
9780226470146
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.76

Hardcover. One of the first maps of Mars, published by an Italian astronomer in 1877, with its pattern of canals, fueled belief in intelligent life-forms on the distant red planet - a hope that continued into the 1960s. This title telescopes in on a critical period in the development of the geographical imagination. Num Pages: 272 pages, 39 halftones, 6 line drawings. BIC Classification: PGS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226470788
ISBN
9780226470788
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.73
€ 50.25

Hardcover. While the importance of innovation to economic development is widely understood, the conditions conducive to it remain the focus of much attention. This title offers contributions to fundamental questions relating to the economics of innovation and technological change. Editor(s): Lerner, Josh A.; Stern, Scott. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report. Num Pages: 632 pages, 1 halftone, 49 line drawings, 54 tables. BIC Classification: KCD; KCM; PDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 160 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1090.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
632
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226473031
ISBN
9780226473031
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.66
€ 118.70

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
€ 31.64

Hardcover. The author enlists her readers in pursuit of the elusive concept of atmosphere in literary works. In this title, she shows how diverse conceptions of air in the eighteenth century converged in British fiction, producing the modern literary sense of atmosphere and moving novelists to explore the threshold between material and immaterial worlds. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSB; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226476698
ISBN
9780226476698
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.86
€ 45.53

Hardcover. Focuses on the journalists and writers who wrote about science for a general audience in the second half of the nineteenth century. This title examines more than thirty of the popularizers of the day, investigating how they communicated with their audience. It offers insights into the role of women in scientific inquiry. Num Pages: 528 pages, 68 halftones, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 34. Weight in Grams: 860.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226481180
ISBN
9780226481180
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.48
€ 59.65

Paperback. Focuses on the journalists and writers who wrote about science for a general audience in the second half of the nineteenth century. This title examines more than thirty of the popularizers of the day, investigating how they communicated with their audience. It offers insights into the role of women in scientific inquiry. Num Pages: 528 pages, 68 halftones, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 230 x 36. Weight in Grams: 804.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226481197
ISBN
9780226481197
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 40.92

Paperback. Series: Chicago History of Science & Medicine. Num Pages: 568 pages, facsimiles. BIC Classification: MBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 37. Weight in Grams: 918.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1978
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226482330
ISBN
9780226482330
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 34.05

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

€ 36.99
€ 29.40

Hardcover. Establishing the fundamental importance of geography in both the generation and the consumption of scientific knowledge, this work does so with historical examples of the many places where science has been practised. Num Pages: 248 pages, 31 halftones, 5 maps. BIC Classification: GT; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226487229
ISBN
9780226487229
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.30

Paperback. Understanding the chimpanzee mind is akin to opening a window onto human consciousness. Many of our complex cognitive processes have origins that can be seen in the way that chimpanzees think, learn, and behave. This title brings together scientists from around the world to share the research into what goes on inside the mind of the chimpanzee. Editor(s): Lonsdorf, Elizabeth V.; Ross, Stephen R.; Matsuzawa, Tetsuro. Num Pages: 464 pages, 144 halftones, 31 line drawings, 19 tables. BIC Classification: PSVP; PSVW79. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 277 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 890.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
First Edition (US) First Printing
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226492797
ISBN
9780226492797
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.61
€ 54.95

Paperback. DNA profiling is often heralded as unassailable criminal evidence, a veritable "truth machine" that can overturn convictions based on eyewitness testimony, confessions, and other forms of forensic evidence. This book traces the controversial history of DNA fingerprinting by looking at court cases in the US and UK from the mid-1980s onwards. Num Pages: 416 pages, 33 halftones. BIC Classification: JKVF1; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 151 x 26. Weight in Grams: 564.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226498072
ISBN
9780226498072
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.81

Paperback. Evolutionary maternal effects occur whenever a mother's phenotypic traits directly affect her offspring's phenotype, independent of the offspring's genotype. This book reflects advances in genomic, ecological, and behavioral research, as well as fresh understandings of the evolutionary interplay between mothers and their offspring. Editor(s): Maestripieri, Dario; Mateo, Jill M. Num Pages: 352 pages, 9 halftones, 11 line drawings, 10 tables. BIC Classification: PSVH; PSVW7. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226501208
ISBN
9780226501208
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 40.83

Paperback. Presents a synthesis/review of research methods and studies of cetaceans in their natural habitats. The book covers the history of cetacean behavioural research and methodology; state-of-the-art reviews of information on four of the most-studied species; and summaries of major topics. Editor(s): Mann, Janet; Connor, Richard C. (Assistant Professor of Biology, University of Massachusetts, USA); Tyack, Peter L.; Whitehead, Hal (Professor of Biology, Dalhousie University, USA). Num Pages: 436 pages, 16 colour plates, 93 halftones, 2 maps, 41 line drawings, 21 tables. BIC Classification: PSVP; PSVS; PSVW73. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 216 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1298.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
436
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226503417
ISBN
9780226503417
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 82.23
€ 69.07

Paperback. How have shifts in power and in assumptions about knowledge affected scientific practice? Who controls the new technologies, and how are moral and professional issues addressed during a time of global change? This work explores such questions of relevance in the current scientific climate. Editor(s): Marcus, George E. Series: Late Editions: Cultural Studies for the End of the Century S. Num Pages: 570 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: JHM; PDA; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 165 x 30. Weight in Grams: 810.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
570
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226504445
ISBN
9780226504445
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 36.86

Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, 31 halftones, line drawings. BIC Classification: JMA; JMR; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226505282
ISBN
9780226505282
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.41

Paperback. This text provides a critique of the subjective Bayesian view of statistical inference, and proposes the author's own error-statistical approach as an alternative framework for the epistemology of experiment. It seeks to address the needs of researchers who work with statistical analysis. Series: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S. Num Pages: 510 pages, 12 line drawings, 6 tables. BIC Classification: JHBC; PDA; PDN; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 231 x 38. Weight in Grams: 782.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
510
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226511986
ISBN
9780226511986
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.86
€ 45.53

Paperback. Saint Domingue (Haiti) was the world's richest colony in the eighteenth century and home to an active society of science - one of only three in the world at that time. This study of the colon raises questions about the relationship between science and society that historians of the colonial experience are grappling with today. Num Pages: 416 pages, 24 figures, 4 maps, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KJH; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTQ; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226514673
ISBN
9780226514673
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.74

Paperback. Electrodynamics is a comprehensive study of the field produced by and interacting with charged particles, which in practice means almost all matter. This text offers a treatment of this branch of physics, from fundamental physical principles through to a relativistic Lagranian formulism. Series: Chicago Lectures in Physics. Num Pages: 252 pages, 54 line drawings. BIC Classification: PHK; PHP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 173 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226519586
ISBN
9780226519586
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.74

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