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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

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

€ 45.25

Hardcover. Series: Culture & Technology S. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: JH; PSAK; PSXE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of Arizona Press
Edition
NULL
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816511952
ISBN
9780816511952
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.70

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.47

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
€ 22.18

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
€ 29.02

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

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

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

Hardback. 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: 242 x 180 x 25. Weight in Grams: 618.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226738598
ISBN
9780226738598
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 137.86

Paperback. Revelatory story of how all modern non-Africans sprang from a single exodus out of Africa just 85,000 years ago Num Pages: 464 pages, 16 colour photos. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 31. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
Constable and Robinson United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841198941
ISBN
9781841198941
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.00
€ 12.95

Hardcover. Using an integrative approach, "Advanced Environmental Exercise Physiology" considers the human capacity to exercise in and tolerate different environments and explores how multiple systems interact during exposure and exercise in various environments. Num Pages: 272 pages, 51 black & white illustrations, 11 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: MFG; PSX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 262 x 184 x 23. Weight in Grams: 738.
Publisher
Human Kinetics Publishers United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780736074681
ISBN
9780736074681
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.71
€ 94.55

Paperback. A razor-sharp analysis of how record-breaking exploits in extreme sport are redefining the limits of being human. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSX; WSE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 18. Weight in Grams: 182.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
9781784291228
ISBN
9781784291228
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 11.50

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 224 pages, 4 halftones 58 line drawings 50 tables. BIC Classification: HDDA; JFCX; JHM; PSXE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 203 x 14. Weight in Grams: 685.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691634180
ISBN
9780691634180
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.03

Hardcover. This book summarizes and explains the main approaches to age estimation in the living, defining when a parameter may be of use and raising awareness of its limitations. This text ensures that practitioners recognize when an assessment is beyond their area of expertise or beyond verification depending upon the clinical data available. Editor(s): Black, Sue; Aggrawal, Anil; Payne-James, Jason. Num Pages: 318 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 173 x 22. Weight in Grams: 706.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
318
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470519677
ISBN
9780470519677
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.09

Paperback. Argues compellingly that nature and nurture are not alternative influences on human development but, rather, developmental products and the developmental processes that produce them. This title shows that what developmental information" does depends on what is already in place and what alternatives are available. Series: Science & Cultural Theory. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: JHMP; JMA; JMC; PSAJ; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822324669
ISBN
9780822324669
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 32.20

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 79 b&w illus. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSAN; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. .
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262533539
ISBN
9780262533539
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.23

Paperback. Illustrated thoroughly, Biomolecular Archaeology is the first book to clearly guide students through the study of ancient DNA: how to analyze biomolecular evidence (DNA, proteins, lipids and carbohydrates) to address important archaeological questions. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HDW; PSAK1; PSD; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 189 x 20. Weight in Grams: 656.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405179607
ISBN
9781405179607
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 45.62

Hardback. A significant update of the 1990 state-of-the-art handbook on medical anthropology. With new chapters on AIDS, psychology and emotion, nutrition and bioethics, the text reflects the changes in medical anthropological theory and practice since the late 1980s. Num Pages: 584 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: GBC; JHM; PSXM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 977.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
584
Condition
New
SKU
V9780313296581
ISBN
9780313296581
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.57
€ 67.32

Hardback. Num Pages: 175 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JFCX; PSAJ; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
1ST
Number of pages
175
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231056328
ISBN
9780231056328
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.90
€ 97.20

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