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Science: general issues
Hardcover. Once upon a time our society was rich in stories. They united us and helped us to understand the world and ourselves. We called them myths. Today, we have a myth gap. Does that matter? The author argues powerfully and persuasively that it does. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: JPSL; PDR; RNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 134 x 185 x 18. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- Eden Project Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909513112
- ISBN
- 9781909513112
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.90
€ 14.99
€ 11.90
Paperback. Is the Internet democratizing American politics? Do political Web sites and blogs mobilize inactive citizens and make the public sphere more inclusive? This book reveals that, contrary to popular belief, the Internet has done little to broaden political discourse but in fact empowers a small set of elites - some new, but most familiar. Num Pages: 200 pages, 9 line illus. 20 tables. BIC Classification: JP; PDR; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691138688
- ISBN
- 9780691138688
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.12
€ 40.99
€ 29.12
Paperback. Although eugenics is now widely discredited, some groups and individuals claim a new scientific basis for old racist assumptions. Pondering the continuing influence of racist research and thought, despite all evidence to the contrary, Robert Sussman explains why-when it comes to race-too many people still mistake bigotry for science. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSL; JHM; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674660038
- ISBN
- 9780674660038
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.52
€ 26.99
€ 25.52
The Myth of Resource Efficiency. The Jevons Paradox.
Polimeni, John M.; Mayumi, Kozo; Giampietro, ...
Paperback. 'The Jevons Paradox', which was first expressed in 1865 by William Stanley Jevons in relation to use of coal, states that an increase in efficiency in using a resource leads to increased use of that resource rather than to a reduction. This book provides a historical overview of the Jevons Paradox. Series: Earthscan Research Editions. Num Pages: 200 pages, Figures, tables, index. BIC Classification: KCA; KNB; PDR; TH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844078134
- ISBN
- 9781844078134
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.76
€ 61.76
Paperback. The fascinating new book from Chris Smith, the Naked Scientist - laying bare the truth about the science we use everyday. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780349000381
- ISBN
- 9780349000381
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.80
€ 11.99
€ 10.80
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: MBDC; MBDP; MBP; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Scribe Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781925228694
- ISBN
- 9781925228694
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.08
€ 17.99
€ 13.08
The National Academies Keck Futures Initiative: Complex Systems: Task ...
National Academies The National Academies Kec...
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- National Academies Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780309137256
- ISBN
- 9780309137256
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 8.88
€ 47.99
€ 8.88
Paperback. This volume challenges the widespread belief that scientific knowledge as such is international. Employing case studies from Austria, Poland, the Czech lands, and Hungary, the authors show how scientists in the late Habsburg Monarchy simultaneously nationalized and internationalized their knowledge. Editor(s): Ash, M.; Surman, Jan. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBL; PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349331123
- ISBN
- 9781349331123
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.26
€ 66.26
Hardback. This volume challenges the widespread belief that scientific knowledge as such is international. Employing case studies from Austria, Poland, the Czech lands, and Hungary, the authors show how scientists in the late Habsburg Monarchy simultaneously nationalized and internationalized their knowledge. Editor(s): Ash, Mitchell G.; Surman, Jan. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QDU; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 137 x 20. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230289871
- ISBN
- 9780230289871
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.07
€ 67.07
Hardback. Editor(s): Cohen, R.S. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 440 pages, 2 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 831.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792322238
- ISBN
- 9780792322238
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 258.46
€ 258.46
Hardcover. Examines scientific views about children's emotional needs and mother love from World War II until the 1970s, paying particular attention to John Bowlby's ethological theory of attachment behavior. In this title, the author tracks the development of Bowlby's work and the research that he used to support his theory. Num Pages: 304 pages, 20 halftones, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226020556
- ISBN
- 9780226020556
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.22€ 79.61
€ 94.22
€ 79.61
Paperback. The Nature of Cities brings together environmental and urban history to reveal how, over four decades, this ecological vision shaped the development of cities around the nation. Num Pages: 328 pages, 12, 3 black & white line drawings, 9 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: HBJK; JHB; PDX; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421413846
- ISBN
- 9781421413846
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 34.75
€ 40.99
€ 34.75
Hardcover. Discussing the generally ignored issue of the classification of natural objects in the philosophy of science, this book focuses on knowledge and social relations, and offers a way to understand classification as a necessary aspect of doing science. Num Pages: 208 pages, 4 tables, 26 figures. BIC Classification: HPX; PDA; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230347922
- ISBN
- 9780230347922
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.65
€ 66.65
paperback. Discussing the generally ignored issue of the classification of natural objects in the philosophy of science, this book focuses on knowledge and social relations, and offers a way to understand classification as a necessary aspect of doing science. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPX; PDA; PSAJ; YQS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 207
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2014
- SKU
- V9781349345151
- ISBN
- 9781349345151
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. What does it mean to be a horse? The definitive and bestselling book explaining the mysteries of the horse using insights of modern science. Num Pages: 256 pages, 6. BIC Classification: PD; PSVW7; WNGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753801123
- ISBN
- 9780753801123
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.12
€ 13.99
€ 11.12
The Nature of Science in Science Education. Rationales and Strategies....
William F. . Ed(S): McComas
Hardback. An analysis of the variety of tools developed to assess learning in science in science teaching. It is of interest to science methods instructors, science education graduate students and science teachers. Editor(s): McComas, William F. Series: Contemporary Trends and Issues in Science Education. Num Pages: 390 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNU; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 390
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792350804
- ISBN
- 9780792350804
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 201.74
€ 201.74
Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 784.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226789576
- ISBN
- 9780226789576
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.39
€ 52.99
€ 41.39
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 191.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813220147
- ISBN
- 9780813220147
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.95
€ 26.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, xvi, 384 p. BIC Classification: PDA; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 29. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226767482
- ISBN
- 9780226767482
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 34.69
€ 43.99
€ 34.69
hardcover. A brilliantly engaging guide to the reproductive habits of creatures great and small. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 163 x 37. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Weidenfeld & Nicolson
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780297609506
- ISBN
- 9780297609506
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 5.70
€ 19.99
€ 5.70