Human biology
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Human biology
Hardcover. First published in 2006, this is a comprehensive review of the health, demography and population genetics of Caribbean populations of African descent. Series: Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropology. Num Pages: 268 pages, with illus. BIC Classification: JHMP; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521819312
- ISBN
- 9780521819312
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.13
€ 134.13
Paperback. An accessible yet rigorous and generously illustrated exploration of the computational approach to the study of biological vision. Num Pages: 576 pages, 132 color illus., 399 b&w illus. BIC Classification: JMM; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 255 x 201 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd United States
- Edition
- second edition
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262514279
- ISBN
- 9780262514279
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.32€ 71.58
€ 75.32
€ 71.58
Paperback. "A sparkling, thought-provoking account of sexual differences. Whether you're a man or a woman, you'll find his conclusions gripping."-Jared Diamond Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393352313
- ISBN
- 9780393352313
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.82
€ 16.99
€ 16.82
Paperback. Scientists have discovered that at the most fundamental level humans are genetically linked to every part of the natural world. A dog is 85 per cent genetically identical to a human and humans have only twice as many genes as a worm or a fly. This work brings together these astonishing discoveries, and offers a vision of the impact these findings. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: PSAK; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 202 x 18. Weight in Grams: 222. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0001394
- ISBN
- 9780747558200
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. It is the study of genetic variation, backed up by language and archaeology, which provides evidence about the spread of farming, the movements of peoples across the globe, the precise links between races - and the sheer unscientific absurdity of racism. This work offers an investigation into the past 100,000 years of human history. Translator(s): Seielstad, Mark. Num Pages: 240 pages, diagrams, maps, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2AHA; HBTB; PSAK; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 176. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0001797
- ISBN
- 9780140296020
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
![Frances Ashcroft - Life at the Extremes: [The Science of Survival] - 9780006551256 - KSS0002280](https://www.kennys.ie/products/thumbs/9780006551256.jpg "Frances Ashcroft - Life at the Extremes: [The Science of Survival] - 9780006551256 - KSS0002280")
Paperback. The debut of a female Steve Jones - likeable, literate, lucid and laconic. A sprightly, lavishly illustrated book on the science of human survival. Num Pages: 352 pages, 80 b/w illus, Index. BIC Classification: MFG; MMR; PDZ; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 260. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Flamingo
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSS0002280
- ISBN
- 9780006551256
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Translator(s): Zinn, Dorothy. Num Pages: 355 pages, Illustrations, music. BIC Classification: 1DST; JHMC; PSXM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Free Association Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853437847
- ISBN
- 9781853437847
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.81
€ 38.81
Hardcover. This reference dictionary describes the development of physical or biological anthropology concepts, tracing the history of their usage from their origins to the contemporary and usually multidisciplinary contexts in which physical anthropologists participate. Series: Reference Sources for the Social Sciences & Humanities. Num Pages: 448 pages, index. BIC Classification: GBC; JHMP; PSX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 158 x 30. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780313247569
- ISBN
- 9780313247569
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.65
€ 74.65
Hardcover. A reference for students contemplating a career in physical anthropology, this text describes several rewarding career paths that physical anthropologists have chosen. Students will understand how anthropological theory, methods and training are applicable to job responsibilities and development. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMP; PSX; VSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780897896931
- ISBN
- 9780897896931
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.63
€ 97.63
Evolving Human Nutrition: Implications for Public Health (Cambridge St...
Ulijaszek, Stanley, Mann, Neil, Elton, Sarah
Hardcover. Exploration of changing human nutrition from evolutionary and social perspectives and its influence on health and disease, past and present. Series: Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropology. Num Pages: 414 pages, 66 b/w illus. BIC Classification: JHMP; MBNH3; PSX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 27. Weight in Grams: 718. Implications for Public Health. Series: Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropology. 413 pages, 66 b/w illus. Exploration of changing human nutrition from evolutionary and social perspectives and its influence on health and disease, past and present. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: JHMP; MBNH3; PSX. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 27. Weight: 718.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 414
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521869164
- ISBN
- 9780521869164
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.29
€ 111.29
Paperback. This third edition of Understanding and Applying Medical Anthropology, thoroughly updated and including 17 new selections and articles written for this volume on such themes as Ebola, PTSD, autism, and obesity, remains the seminal textbook in the field. Editor(s): Brown, Peter J.; Closser, Svea. Num Pages: 420 pages. BIC Classification: JHMC; MBS; PSXM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781629582917
- ISBN
- 9781629582917
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 81.25
€ 81.25
Hardcover. This Companion provides an extensive overview of the rapidly growing field of biological anthropology. Chapters are written by leading scholars who have themselves played a major role in shaping the direction and scope of the discipline. Editor(s): Larsen, Clark Spencer. Series: Wiley-Blackwell Companions to Anthropology. Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSXM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 259 x 184 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1196.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 608
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405189002
- ISBN
- 9781405189002
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 46.53
€ 47.99
€ 46.53
Genomes, Evolution, and Culture: Past, Present, and Future of Humankin...
Herrera, Rene J., Garcia-Bertrand, Ralph, Sal...
Hardcover. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 189. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118876404
- ISBN
- 9781118876404
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.15
€ 75.15
Paperback. This work addresses the question of: are humans by nature hierarchical or egalitarian? The author examines the evolutionary origins of social and political behaviour. He postulates that egalitarianism is in effect a hierachy in which the weak combine forces to dominate the strong. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JHMP; PSAJ; PSVP; PSVW79; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780674006911
- ISBN
- 9780674006911
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 45.90
€ 47.99
€ 45.90
Paperback. Female and male brains are different, thanks to hormones coursing through the brain before birth. This title argues passionately that the analysis of gender differences deserves far more rigorous, biologically sophisticated science. Num Pages: 408 pages, 15 line illustrations, 3 tables. BIC Classification: JFSJ; PD; PSC; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 235 x 26. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674063518
- ISBN
- 9780674063518
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 33.52
€ 34.99
€ 33.52
Paperback. Series: Prelude Science Classics. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSX; VFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Prelude
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781911440574
- ISBN
- 9781911440574
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.04
€ 11.04
Hardcover. This book explores how the study of isolated and migrant populations can help us to understand disease etiology and the ongoing evolution of Mankind. Editor(s): Roberts, Derek F.; Fujiki, N. (Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Genetics, Fukui Medical School, Japan); Torizuka, K. Series: Society for the Study of Human Biology Symposium Series. Num Pages: 280 pages, 81 b/w illus. BIC Classification: JHMP; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521419123
- ISBN
- 9780521419123
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.13
€ 140.13
Hardcover. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSX; TCBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 235 x 16. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Publisher
- World Scientific Publishing Co
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789814667005
- ISBN
- 9789814667005
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.24
€ 66.24
Paperback. Num Pages: 202 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP2; JHMC; PSXM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 202
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138924215
- ISBN
- 9781138924215
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.20
€ 45.20
Paperback. Num Pages: 424 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; 2AB; 2ADS; JHMP; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 168 x 24. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Nationalmuseet Denmark
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788776020514
- ISBN
- 9788776020514
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.35
€ 17.35