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Science: general issues
Paperback. As countless love songs, movies, and self-help books attest, men and women have long sought different things. The result? Seemingly inevitable conflict. Drawing on biology, sociology, anthropology, and economics, this title shows that conflict between the sexes is, paradoxically, the product of cooperation. Num Pages: 256 pages, 6 line illus. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBK; JHMC; PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 166 x 19. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691159720
- ISBN
- 9780691159720
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.56
€ 26.99
€ 20.56
Paperback. Victorians were fascinated by the strange new worlds which science was revealing to them. This study sets out to capture the essence of this fascination, charting the many ways in which science influenced and was influenced by the larger Victorian culture. Editor(s): Lightman, Bernard. Num Pages: 496 pages, 44 halftones, 23 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBLL; JHM; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 31. Weight in Grams: 756.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226481128
- ISBN
- 9780226481128
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.29€ 45.88
€ 53.29
€ 45.88
Paperback. At a time when science is seen as an engine of economic growth, Paula Stephan brings a keen understanding of the cost benefit calculations made by individuals and institutions as they compete for resources and reputation in scientific fields. She highlights especially the growing gap between the biomedical sciences and physics/engineering." Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: JNF; KCG; PDK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 226 x 31. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674088160
- ISBN
- 9780674088160
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.76
€ 31.99
€ 26.76
Paperback. Science in the Service of Human Rights presents a framework for debate on controversial questions surrounding scientific freedom and responsibility by illuminating the many critical points of intersection between human rights and science. Series: Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights. Num Pages: 280 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: JPVH; PDR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780812221923
- ISBN
- 9780812221923
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
€ 32.99
€ 29.82
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRLK; JMT; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Imprint Academic United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845400743
- ISBN
- 9781845400743
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.15
€ 22.15
Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 16 color illus. 2 halftones. 9 line illus. BIC Classification: PDZ; PS; RNKH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691157054
- ISBN
- 9780691157054
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.49
€ 26.99
€ 20.49
Paperback. Film tie-in: an intimate portrait of Charles Darwin Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BJ; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848542020
- ISBN
- 9781848542020
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.04
€ 13.99
€ 11.04
Paperback. This book is an exploration of the fundamental metaphysical problems of substance, space and time. Series: Cambridge Philosophy Classics. Num Pages: 141 pages. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 14. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107534315
- ISBN
- 9781107534315
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.83
€ 26.99
€ 26.83
Paperback. World-renowned physicist and bestselling author Stephen Hawking presents a revolutionary look at the momentous discoveries that changed our perception of the world with this first-ever compilation of Num Pages: 1280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 151 x 57. Weight in Grams: 1740.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Running Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- Trade Paperback Edition
- Number of pages
- 1280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762416981
- ISBN
- 9780762416981
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.84
€ 33.99
€ 22.84
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; JFFK; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 518. Thinking from Women's Lives. 336 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: HP; JFFK; PD. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 19. Weight: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801497469
- ISBN
- 9780801497469
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 32.04
€ 34.99
€ 32.04
Paperback. Series: Monographs on Statistics and Applied Probability (Closed). Num Pages: 406 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GB; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1985
- Number of pages
- 406
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401086400
- ISBN
- 9789401086400
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Condition: New
€ 94.72€ 93.89
€ 94.72
€ 93.89
Paperback. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAM3; PDX; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268040598
- ISBN
- 9780268040598
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Condition: New
€ 53.29€ 53.00
€ 53.29
€ 53.00
Paperback. Explores what the last few decades of European/American, feminist, and postcolonial science and technology studies can learn from each other. This book proposes new directions for thinking about objectivity, method, and reflexivity in light of the new understandings developed in the post-World War II world. Series: Race, Gender, & Science. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 171 x 16. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st PB Edition
- SKU
- V9780253211569
- ISBN
- 9780253211569
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.87
€ 20.99
€ 20.87
Paperback. Tracing the development of population genetics through the writings of such luminaries as Darwin, Galton, Pearson, Fisher, Haldane and Wright, this text sheds light on this complex field as well as its bearing on other branches of biology. Series: Chicago History of Science & Medicine. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226684642
- ISBN
- 9780226684642
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.77
€ 37.99
€ 29.77
Hardback. Insects and other arthropods show complex behaviors that are products of versatile brains which, in a sense, think. Strausfeld weaves anatomical observations, molecular biology, neuroethology, cladistics, and the fossil record to explore how arthropod brains process sensory information to produce learning, strategizing, cooperation, and sociality. Num Pages: 848 pages, 175 color illustrations, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAJ; PSVT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 234 x 48. Weight in Grams: 2828.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 848
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674046337
- ISBN
- 9780674046337
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.93€ 129.30
€ 134.93
€ 129.30
Paperback. Explorer, scientist, writer, and humanist, Alexander von Humboldt was the most famous intellectual of the age that began with Napoleon and ended with Darwin. This title traces Humboldt's ideas for "Cosmos" to his 1799 journey to the Americas, where he first experienced the diversity of nature and of the world's people. Num Pages: 424 pages, 22 halftones. BIC Classification: PDX; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226871837
- ISBN
- 9780226871837
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.20
€ 25.99
€ 21.20
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 418 pages, 27 halftones 26 figs. 6 tables. BIC Classification: BGT; PDX; PN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 418
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691604978
- ISBN
- 9780691604978
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 85.26€ 65.54
€ 85.26
€ 65.54
Hardback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 4. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801440441
- ISBN
- 9780801440441
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.57
€ 71.57
Paperback. Presents what you need to know about modern physics, the universe and our place in the world in seven lessons. In this introduction to modern physics, the author explains Einstein's theory of general relativity, quantum mechanics, black holes, the complex architecture of the universe, elementary particles, gravity, and the nature of the mind. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 284 x 10. Weight in Grams: 110.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141981727
- ISBN
- 9780141981727
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.64
€ 13.99
€ 10.64
Hardcover. Without our domesticated plants and animals, human civilization as we know it would not exist. How domestication happens is as fascinating as it is important. Num Pages: 496 pages, 100 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFZ; PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 169 x 245 x 45. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393064605
- ISBN
- 9780393064605
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.72
€ 30.99
€ 25.72
Paperback. aeo Gadamer is one of the leading philosophers of the 20th Century. aeo This book brings together his reflections on health, illness and the art of healing. Num Pages: 192 pages, 0. BIC Classification: MBDC; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745615943
- ISBN
- 9780745615943
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.67
€ 22.67
Hardback. Science and Eastern Orthodoxy provides a wealth of new information concerning Orthodoxy and secular knowledge-and the reactions of the Orthodox Church to modern sciences. Translator(s): Emanuel, Susan. Series: Medicine, Science, and Religion in Historical Context. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16, 10 colour illustrations, 6 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLA1; HRAM3; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421402987
- ISBN
- 9781421402987
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.21€ 54.57
€ 59.21
€ 54.57
Hardcover. Presenting a re-evaluation of the documentary sources, this study is based on the physical examination of weights and measures in the National Museums of Scotland and other collections. Num Pages: 866 pages, 315 b&w and 12 colour illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBT; PDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 200. Weight in Grams: 2728.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- NMSE - Publishing Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781901663884
- ISBN
- 9781901663884
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.49
€ 21.49
Hardcover. This book describes effective and efficient structure-preserving algorithms for second-order oscillatory differential equations by using theoretical analysis and numerical validation. Includes advances in ARKN, ERKN, Falkner-type and energy-preserving methods. Num Pages: 248 pages, 38 black & white illustrations, 2 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDE; PHU; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642353376
- ISBN
- 9783642353376
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.08€ 88.44
€ 142.08
€ 88.44