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Arctic Modernities, Environmental Politics, and the Era of the Anthrop...
. Ed(S): Stenport, Anna Westerstahl; Korber, ...
Hardback. Editor(s): Stenport, Anna Westerstahl; Korber, Lill-Ann; Mackenzie, Scott. Series: Palgrave Studies in World Environmental History. Num Pages: 273 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 22 colour illustrations, 24 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1MTN; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJQ; PDX; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 273
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319391151
- ISBN
- 9783319391151
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.95
€ 150.95
Hardcover. This book presents a new view of the legal philosophical texts of Aristotle, offering a richer frame for understanding practical thought, legal reasoning and political experience. The focus is on public virtues and the fact that law depends on political power. Editor(s): Huppes-Cluysenaer, Liesbeth; Coelho, Nuno M. M. S. Series: Ius Gentium: Comparative Perspectives on Law and Justice. Num Pages: 289 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: DSBB; LAB; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400760301
- ISBN
- 9789400760301
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.75
€ 128.75
paperback. Series: I Blu. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: PDX; PG; PHVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 263.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag Italy
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788847026391
- ISBN
- 9788847026391
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.78
€ 27.99
€ 24.78
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AC; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 205 x 21. Weight in Grams: 980.
- Publisher
- Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2020
- Edition
- Second Edition, Second
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780789212191
- ISBN
- 9780789212191
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 29.03
€ 33.99
€ 29.03
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
€ 135.40€ 130.41
€ 135.40
€ 130.41
Paperback. Triggered by the Second Indochina War (Vietnam Conflict) of 1961-1975, and further encouraged by the International Conference on the Human Environment, held in Stockholm in 1972, the environmental impact of war emerged and grew as a topic of research in the natural and the social sciences. Series: SpringerBriefs on Pioneers in Science and Practice. Num Pages: 150 pages, 8 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: LNKJ; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 9. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- annotated ed
- Number of pages
- 150
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642313219
- ISBN
- 9783642313219
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.68
€ 65.68
Paperback. This volume brings together essays from leading thinkers to examine what role Asian traditions of knowledge played in the rise of modern science in Europe, the implications this has for the epistemology of science, and whether pre-modern Asian traditions can provide resources for advancing scientific knowledge in future. Editor(s): Bala, A. Num Pages: 291 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBJF; HBL; HBTB; HPC; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 291
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349440832
- ISBN
- 9781349440832
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.49
€ 66.49
Hardback. This book explores the societal, anthropological, and religious dimensions of astrobiology and the search for life beyond Earth, including extraterrestrial intelligence. It examines how the discovery of extraterrestrial life would impact human society. Editor(s): Vakoch, Douglas A. Series: Advances in Astrobiology and Biogeophysics. Num Pages: 403 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRA; JHB; JMH; PDX; PSA; VXQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 160 x 27. Weight in Grams: 740.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 403
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642359828
- ISBN
- 9783642359828
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 206.59
€ 206.59
Paperback. This book explores the societal, anthropological, and religious dimensions of astrobiology and the search for life beyond Earth, including extraterrestrial intelligence. It examines how the discovery of extraterrestrial life would impact human society. Editor(s): Vakoch, Douglas A. Series: Advances in Astrobiology and Biogeophysics. Num Pages: 403 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRA; JHB; JMH; PDX; PSA; VXQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 617.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 403
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642435409
- ISBN
- 9783642435409
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 205.82
€ 205.82
This study explores the integral role of astrological concepts and imagery in preparing the ground for the Reformation, and in shaping the distinctive characteristics of German Christian culture through the early seventeenth century. Num Pages: 408 pages, 17 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLH; HRAX; PDX; VXFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 164 x 33. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199736058
- ISBN
- 9780199736058
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 135.04
€ 135.04
Paperback. Series: Springer-Praxis Books. Num Pages: 549 pages, 46 black & white illustrations, 122 colour illustrations, 3 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: PDX; PG; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 172 x 23. Weight in Grams: 884.
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319156590
- ISBN
- 9783319156590
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.82
€ 69.82
Hardback. This work consists of essays dealing with the astronomical knowledge and beliefs of cultures outside the United States and Europe. It includes essays on Astronomy and Religion, Astronomy and Myth, and Astronomy and Astrology. Editor(s): Selin, Helaine. Series: Science Across Cultures: The History of Non-Western Science. Num Pages: 688 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBT; JFC; PDX; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1138.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 688
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792363637
- ISBN
- 9780792363637
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 430.69
€ 430.69
Paperback. Editor(s): Padmanabhan, Thanu. Num Pages: 162 pages, 37 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFC; PDX; PG; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 210. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer, India, Private Ltd India
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 162
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788132228448
- ISBN
- 9788132228448
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.28
€ 127.28
Hardcover. Editor(s): Asselmeyer-Maluga, Torsten. Series: Fundamental Theories of Physics. Num Pages: 334 pages, 19 black & white illustrations, 15 colour illustrations, 10 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PHDV; PHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 347 x 24. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319312972
- ISBN
- 9783319312972
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.20
€ 68.20
Hardcover. Editor(s): Soden, Dennis L. Num Pages: 252 pages, tabs. BIC Classification: PB; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 265 x 186 x 20. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781560723028
- ISBN
- 9781560723028
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.82€ 104.77
€ 137.82
€ 104.77
Hardback. Presents aeronautical research and a range of mechanisms by which flight technology has advanced in the twentieth century. This book offers examinations of specific developments such as turbines and flight test equipment to investigations of patents policies and accident investigations. It is suitable for those in flight and aircraft design. Editor(s): Galison, Peter; Roland, Alex. Series: Archimedes. Num Pages: 383 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJ; PDX; TRP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 22. Weight in Grams: 871.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 383
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792360377
- ISBN
- 9780792360377
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 340.68
€ 340.68
Atmospheric Science at NASA critically examines this politically controversial science, dissecting the often convoluted roles, motives, and relationships of the various institutional actors involved-among them NASA, congressional appropriation committees, government weather and climate bureaus, and the military. Series: New Series in NASA History. Num Pages: 416 pages, 30, 19 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white line drawings, 8 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; PDX; PHVJ; TTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801889844
- ISBN
- 9780801889844
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.46
€ 76.46
Paperback. Drawing on declassified material such as MI6's Farm Hall transcripts, coded Soviet messages cracked by American cryptographers in the Venona project, and interpretations by Russian scholars of documents from the Soviet archives, Atomic presents a brilliant new account of the race to build humankind's most destructive weapon. Num Pages: 576 pages, 16 black & white plates, 16-page b/w photo section. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBW; JWMN; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 40. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Publisher
- Icon Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848319929
- ISBN
- 9781848319929
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.40
€ 15.99
€ 11.40
Paperback / so. Series: I Blu. Num Pages: colour illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: HP; JM; MJA; MMF; PDND; PDX; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 12. Weight in Grams: 263.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag Italy
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788847018921
- ISBN
- 9788847018921
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.90
€ 30.99
€ 25.90
Hardback. August Weismann's 1892 theory that inheritance is transmitted through eggs and sperm provided the biological mechanism for natural selection. In this full-length biography, Frederick Churchill situates Weismann in the swirling intellectual currents of his day and shows how his work paved the way for the modern synthesis of genetics and evolution. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: BGT; PDX; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 171 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1174.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674736894
- ISBN
- 9780674736894
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.73€ 56.94
€ 61.73
€ 56.94