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Human biology
Paperback. Offers a social history of Chinese paleoanthropology and a cultural - and at times comparative - history of assumptions and debates about what it means to be human. Focusing on issues that push against the boundaries of science and politics, this book offers an innovative approach to modern Chinese history and the history of science. Num Pages: 336 pages, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; PDX; PSXE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 165 x 23. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226738604
- ISBN
- 9780226738604
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.91
€ 36.99
€ 28.91
Paperback. An explanation of what happens to us when we die. The author, a surgeon with more than 30 years' experience, describes in detail the processes which take place in the body and sets out to strip away many illusions about death. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JHBZ; PD; PSX; VFJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 198 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099476412
- ISBN
- 9780099476412
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.11
€ 16.99
€ 13.11
Hardback. Covering a forty-year period, this comparative and longitudinal study traces the medicalization of birth in Guatemala and its effects on women's lives and their economic and social status. Num Pages: 318 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; JHMC; KNAC; MJT; PSXM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 661. Weight in Grams: 587.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781477311387
- ISBN
- 9781477311387
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.34
€ 96.34
Paperback. Num Pages: 318 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; JHMC; KNAC; MJT; PSXM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 228 x 21. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781477311394
- ISBN
- 9781477311394
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.46
€ 31.99
€ 28.46
Hardback. Are humans still subject to the forces of evolution? An evolutionary biologist provides surprising insights into the future of Homo sapiens Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 219 x 24. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300208719
- ISBN
- 9780300208719
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.90
€ 29.99
€ 21.90
Paperback. Why do baby sharks, hyenas, and pelicans kill their siblings? Why do beetles and mice commit infanticide? Why are twins and birth defects more common in older human mothers? This book examines what behavioral ecologists have discovered about family dynamics and what these insights might tell us about human biology and behavior. Num Pages: 256 pages, 18 line illus. BIC Classification: PSVP; PSVS; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691130354
- ISBN
- 9780691130354
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.47
€ 36.99
€ 26.47
Paperback. Editor(s): Bamford, Sandra; Leach, James. Series: Fertility, Reproduction & Sexuality. Num Pages: 302 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBK; JHMP; PSXM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 229 x 8. Weight in Grams: 434. The Genealogical Model Reconsidered. Series: Fertility, Reproduction & Sexuality. 302 pages, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Bamford, Sandra; Leach, James. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JHBK; JHMP; PSXM. Dimension: 151 x 229 x 8. Weight: 414.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 302
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857456397
- ISBN
- 9780857456397
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.51
€ 44.51
Hardcover. The genealogical model has a long-standing history in Western thought. The contributors to this volume consider the ways in which assumptions about the genealogical model-in particular, ideas concerning sequence, essence, and transmission.. Editor(s): Bamford, Sandra; Leach, James. Series: Fertility, Reproduction & Sexuality. Num Pages: 264 pages, 20 ills. BIC Classification: JHM; PSXM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845454227
- ISBN
- 9781845454227
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.13
€ 156.13
Hardcover. Editor(s): Weiss, Kathryn E. Num Pages: 211 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: JHMP; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 211
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607418603
- ISBN
- 9781607418603
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.49€ 67.17
€ 97.49
€ 67.17
Hardcover. Contends to understand epidemics and their history we need to think about maps of varying scale, from the individual body to shared symptoms evidenced across cities, nations, and the world. This title provides a review of epidemic mapping today and a detailed example of its power. Num Pages: 368 pages, 106 colour plates, 35 halftones, 6 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; MBNS; PSXM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 187 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1100.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226449357
- ISBN
- 9780226449357
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 39.10
€ 49.99
€ 39.10
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857459879
- ISBN
- 9780857459879
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.82€ 71.65
€ 113.82
€ 71.65
Paperback. * Illustrates new methodological directions in analyzing human social and biological variation * Offers a wide array of research on past populations around the globe * Explains the central features of bioarchaeological research by key researchers and established experts around the world . Editor(s): Agarwal, Sabrina C.; Glencross, Bonnie A. Series: Wiley-Blackwell Studies in Global Archaeology. Num Pages: 472 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HDW; PSXM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 171 x 27. Weight in Grams: 826.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444337679
- ISBN
- 9781444337679
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.23
€ 47.23
Hardback. * Illustrates new methodological directions in analyzing human social and biological variation * Offers a wide array of research on past populations around the globe * Explains the central features of bioarchaeological research by key researchers and established experts around the world . Editor(s): Agarwal, Sabrina C.; Glencross, Bonnie A. Series: Wiley-Blackwell Studies in Global Archaeology. Num Pages: 472 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HDW; PSXM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 179 x 30. Weight in Grams: 998.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405191876
- ISBN
- 9781405191876
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.25
€ 108.25
hardcover. This book examines the first human colonization of Asia and particularly the tropical environments of Southeast Asia during the Upper Pleistocene. Num Pages: 383 pages, 64 b/w illus. 9 maps 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1F; 3B; HDDA; PSXE. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 259 x 185 x 27. Weight in Grams: 946. Hominin Dispersal and Behaviour During the Late Quaternary. 383 pages, 64 b/w illus. 9 maps 10 tables. This book examines the first human colonization of Asia and particularly the tropical environments of Southeast Asia during the Upper Pleistocene. In studying the unique character of the Asian archaeological record, it reassesses long-accepted propositions about the development of human 'modernity.' Ryan J. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1F; 3B; HDDA; PSXE. Dimension: 259 x 185 x 27. Weight: 946.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 383
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107018297
- ISBN
- 9781107018297
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.71
€ 96.71
Hardback. Synthesizes a vast literature in primate evolution and behavior to explain how apes and humans evolved in relation to one another and why humans became a bipedal, tool-making, culture-inventing species distinct from other hominoids. The author refutes the theory that we are sophisticated, instinctively aggressive and destructive killer apes. Num Pages: 934 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSVW79; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 164 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1542.
- Edition
- null
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 934
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674073166
- ISBN
- 9780674073166
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.37€ 84.63
€ 95.37
€ 84.63
Hardcover. Folk, alternative and complementary health care practices in contemporary Western society are currently experiencing a renaissance, albeit with features that are unique to this historical moment. At the same time biomedicine is under scrutiny, experiencing a number of distinct and multifaceted crises. Editor(s): Moore, Ronnie; McClean, Stuart. Series: Epistemologies of Healing. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DBR; PSXM; VXH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845456726
- ISBN
- 9781845456726
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.41
€ 156.41
Hardback. The social anthropology of sickness and health has always been concerned with religious cosmologies. The chapters cover a range of ethnographic areas and examine notions of personhood, agency, uncertainty and control among other questions. Editor(s): Littlewood, Roland; Lynch, Rebecca. Num Pages: 226 pages. BIC Classification: PSXM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 258 x 236 x 18. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785331770
- ISBN
- 9781785331770
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.85
€ 155.85
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
€ 38.99€ 30.39
€ 38.99
€ 30.39
Paperback. The readership for this book has historically been the upper-undergraduate/graduate level. Professors who wish to bring in more on human evolution, which has increasingly become an important topic in evolutionary biology, genetics and developmental biology courses, will assign this book. Num Pages: 288 pages, 235. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 276 x 219 x 12. Weight in Grams: 1004.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 5th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405103787
- ISBN
- 9781405103787
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.39
€ 69.39
Paperback. Num Pages: 258 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, figures. BIC Classification: VS; VXH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 14. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Energy Psychology Press United States
- Number of pages
- 258
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- First Edition,First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604150629
- ISBN
- 9781604150629
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.58
€ 17.99
€ 17.58