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Paperback. Starting from the foundations, this text presents an almost entirely self-contained treatment of differentiable spaces of nonpositive curvature, focusing on the symmetric spaces in which every geodesic lies in a flat Euclidean space of dimension at least two. Series: Chicago Lectures in Mathematics. Num Pages: 456 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PBM; PBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 24. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226181981
- ISBN
- 9780226181981
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 195.62
€ 195.62
Paperback. In this history of the British surveys of India, the author relates how imperial Britain employed modern scientific survey techniques to create and define the spacial image of its Indian empire, and to legitimize its colonialist activities as triumphs of liberal, rational science. Num Pages: 474 pages, 31 halftones, 5 maps, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JF; 3JH; HBTP; PDX; RGV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 27. Weight in Grams: 750.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 474
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226184883
- ISBN
- 9780226184883
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.39
€ 54.39
Paperback. By tracing different constructions of science across different kinds of organizational spaces, this text opens up issues of the role of women within science and questions the meaning of "science" and "science education". Num Pages: 280 pages, 8 line drawings, 3 tables. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JN; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226195452
- ISBN
- 9780226195452
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.35
€ 35.35
Paperback. In this volume, Ekeland and Turnbull are mainly concerned with existence theory. They seek to determine whether, when given an optimization problem consisting of minimizing a functional over some feasible set, an optimal solution-a minimizer-may be found. Series: Chicago Lectures in Mathematics. Num Pages: 176 pages, viii, 166 p. BIC Classification: PBW. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 133 x 6. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226199887
- ISBN
- 9780226199887
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.47
€ 49.47
Paperback. In this brief treatise, Ekelund explains some philosophical implications of recent mathematics. He examines randomness, the geometry involved in making predictions, and why general trends are easy to project, but particulars are practically impossible. Num Pages: 160 pages, 44ill. BIC Classification: PBB; PBPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 133 x 10. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226199900
- ISBN
- 9780226199900
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.58
€ 35.58
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 441
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226207919
- ISBN
- 9780226207919
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.37
€ 126.37
Paperback. Earthquakes have taught us much about our planet's hidden structure and the forces that have shaped it. This book explains how observing networks transformed an instant of panic and confusion into a field for scientific research, turning earthquakes into natural experiments at the nexus of the physical and human sciences. Num Pages: 360 pages, 14 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; PDX; RBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 165 x 19. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226212050
- ISBN
- 9780226212050
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.21
€ 40.21
Paperback. It was only around 1800 that heredity began to enter debates among physicians, breeders, and naturalists. Soon thereafter it evolved into one of the most fundamental concepts of biology. In this book, the authors offer a succinct cultural history of the scientific concept of heredity. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 halftones, 9 line drawings. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226213484
- ISBN
- 9780226213484
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.21
€ 40.21
Paperback. Both John Stuart Mill and William Whewell believed that by reforming philosophy - including the philosophy of science - they could effect social and political change. Situating their debate within the larger context of Victorian society and its concerns, this book shows how two very different men captured the intellectual spirit of the day. Num Pages: 386 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HPCD; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226214320
- ISBN
- 9780226214320
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.51
€ 43.51
Paperback. Technology evolves at a dazzling speed, particularly in the field of genetic engineering. But the public has not had much to say about the advancements in human genetics. This text asks why and explores the social forces that have led to the thinning out of public debate over genetic engineering. Series: Morality and Society Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 3JJP; JFM; PSAD; PSAK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226222622
- ISBN
- 9780226222622
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.49
€ 52.49
Hardcover. Between 1914 and 1918, German anthropologists conducted their work in the midst of full-scale war. The discipline was relatively new in German academia when World War I broke out. The author reveals that its development was profoundly altered by the conflict. He examines both the origins and consequences of this shift. Num Pages: 312 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBWN; JHMC; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226222677
- ISBN
- 9780226222677
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.32
€ 143.32
Paperback. Between 1914 and 1918, German anthropologists conducted their work in the midst of full-scale war. The discipline was relatively new in German academia when World War I broke out. The author reveals that its development was profoundly altered by the conflict. He examines both the origins and consequences of this shift. Num Pages: 312 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBWN; JHMC; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226222684
- ISBN
- 9780226222684
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.02
€ 51.02
Hardcover. How did one create and maintain for oneself the persona of scientist at the beginning of the twentieth century? What special conditions bore upon scientific women, and on married women in particular? This book provides a composite picture not only of the making of Marie Curie, but the making of modern science itself. Series: Science-Culture. Num Pages: 248 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: BGT; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 224 x 24. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226235844
- ISBN
- 9780226235844
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.37
€ 126.37
Hardcover. Before the hydrogen bomb indelibly associated radioactivity with death, many chemists, physicians, botanists, and geneticists believed that radium might hold the secret to life. This book recovers a forgotten history of the connections between radioactivity and the life sciences that existed long before the dawn of molecular biology. Num Pages: 352 pages, 14 halftones. BIC Classification: PNK; PSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 240 x 31. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226238272
- ISBN
- 9780226238272
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.33
€ 127.33
Paperback. A modern, synthetic treatment of comparative amphibian environmental physiology emerges as the definitive reference for the field. Forty internationally respected experts review the primary data, examine current research trends, and identify productive avenues for future research. Editor(s): Feder, Martin E.; Burggren, Warren W. Num Pages: 472 pages, 307 line drawings, 89 halftones. BIC Classification: PSVD; PSVW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 226 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1527.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226239446
- ISBN
- 9780226239446
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 142.85
€ 142.85
Paperback. This critical review of behavior patterns in nonhuman primates is a study of the importance of female roles in different social groups and their significance in the evolution of human social life. Illustrator(s): Coelho, Linda Straw. Num Pages: 424 pages, 36 halftones, 22 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JFSJ; PSVW79. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 735.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226239484
- ISBN
- 9780226239484
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.20
€ 60.20
Paperback. This volume presents, with some amplification, the notes on the lectures on nuclear physics given by Enrico Fermi at the University of Chicago in 1949. Num Pages: 258 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: PHM; PHN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1974
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Revised
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226243658
- ISBN
- 9780226243658
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.04
€ 59.04
Hardcover. Founded around 1700 by a group of German Lutherans known as Pietists, the Halle Orphanage became the institutional headquarters of a universal seminar that still stands largely intact today. The author reveals, those teaching and training in Halle Orphanage contributed to the transformation of scientific observation and its related activities. Num Pages: 200 pages, 22 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JF; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 237 x 23. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226243771
- ISBN
- 9780226243771
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.38
€ 57.38
Paperback. In this new edition of the text, Arthur Fine looks at Einstein's philosophy of science and develops his own views on realism. A new afterword discusses the reaction to Fine's own theory. Series: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 15. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226249490
- ISBN
- 9780226249490
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.47
€ 49.47
Paperback. Describes the process of erecting the great cathedrals in the Gothic era. This text explains the building equipment and falsework needed, the actual operations undertaken, and the sequence of these operations as far as they can be deduced from manuscript illuminations and pictorial representations. Num Pages: 364 pages, 69 line drawings, 3 halftones, plans, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: ACK; AMN; TNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Phoenix ed
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226252032
- ISBN
- 9780226252032
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.04
€ 34.04
Hardcover. The second largest order of mammals, Chiroptera comprises more than one thousand species of bats. Because of their mobility, bats are often the only native mammals on isolated oceanic islands, where more than half of all bat species live. This book focuses on the evolution, ecology, and conservation of bats living in the world's island ecosystems. Editor(s): Fleming, Theodore H.; Racey, Paul A. Num Pages: 592 pages, 17 colour plates, 47 halftones, 49 line drawings, 46 tables. BIC Classification: PSVS; PSVW7. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 41. Weight in Grams: 907.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 592
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226253305
- ISBN
- 9780226253305
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.07
€ 111.07
Paperback. This volume draws together research from ecology, evolution, agronomy, and plant pathology to produce an ecological genetics perspective on plant resistance in both natural and agricultural systems. Editor(s): Fritz, Robert S.; Simms, Ellen L. Num Pages: 600 pages, 54 figures, 50 tables. BIC Classification: PSTP; PSTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 32. Weight in Grams: 802.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 600
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226265544
- ISBN
- 9780226265544
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 89.84
€ 89.84
Paperback. Features the history of biology textbook publishing, education reforms in Tennessee, and progressive school reform across the country. This volume sheds light on the trial and the historical relationship of science and religion in America. It explores how the textbook industry created fresh books and presented them as "responses" to the trial. Num Pages: 200 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBTB; JNU; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226273440
- ISBN
- 9780226273440
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.20
€ 34.20
Paperback. From December 1811 to February 1812, massive earthquakes shook the middle Mississippi Valley, collapsing homes, snapping large trees midtrunk, and briefly but dramatically reversing the flow of the continent's mightiest river. This book reminds the major environmental disaster, demonstrating how events that have been long forgotten, and more. Num Pages: 472 pages, 22 halftones, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBSM; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 230 x 31. Weight in Grams: 746.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226273754
- ISBN
- 9780226273754
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.51
€ 43.51
Paperback. Aileen Fyfe examines the emergence of a popular science literature in early Victorian Britain, which was largely stimulated by the Religious Tract Society. Anxious that science and faith were becoming seen as mutually exclusive, the RTS embarked on an ambitious publishing venture. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 167 x 18. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226276489
- ISBN
- 9780226276489
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.45
€ 52.45
Hardcover. The 19th century was an age of transformation in science, when scientists were rewarded for their new discoveries with increased social status and authority. This book shows the scientific life of Victorian Britain by placing the sciences in the wider cultural marketplace. It links larger societal changes to the evolution of "popular science." Editor(s): Fyfe, Aileen; Lightman, Bernard. Num Pages: 432 pages, 54 halftones, 17 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 698.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226276502
- ISBN
- 9780226276502
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.17
€ 80.17
Paperback. The third of a planned group of volumes dealing with reptilian nervous systems. Sensorimotor Integration focuses chiefly on visual and sensorimotor aspects of reptilian neurobiology. Editor(s): Gans, Carl; etc.; Ulinski, Philip S. Series: Biology of the Reptilia S. Num Pages: 790 pages, 115 halftones, 177 line drawings, 17 tables. BIC Classification: PSVD; PSVW5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1046.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 790
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226281193
- ISBN
- 9780226281193
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.33
€ 127.33
Paperback. Editor(s): Gans, Carl; Crews, David. Series: Biology of the Reptilia S. Num Pages: 578 pages, xiv, 564 p., 30 halftones, 65 line drawings, 27 tables. BIC Classification: PSVW6. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 778.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 578
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226281247
- ISBN
- 9780226281247
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 104.04
€ 104.04
Hardcover. The terrain between Panama and Tierra del Fuego contains some of the richest mammalian fauna. Containing identification keys and brief descriptions of each order, family, and genus, this title covers marsupials, shrews, armadillos, sloths, anteaters, and bats. Editor(s): Gardner, Alfred L. Num Pages: 912 pages, 283 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLS; PSVW7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 288 x 222 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1830.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226282404
- ISBN
- 9780226282404
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.62
€ 150.62
Paperback. If scientists can't touch the Sun, how do they know what it's made of? And if we can't see black holes, how can we be confident they exist? From the Sun and black holes, the authors lead us further into the unknown, to the dark matter and energy that pervade our universe, where science teeters on the edge of theory and discovery. Num Pages: 280 pages, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226283487
- ISBN
- 9780226283487
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.68
€ 27.68
Paperback. "Nature" has published news about the history of life ever since its first issue in 1869. This work brings together 19 review articles written for "Nature" over the past decade. Topics include major extinction events, homeotic genes and body plans and the origin and evolution of the primates. Editor(s): Gee, Henry. Num Pages: 376 pages, 92 illustrations, 7 tables. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; PSAJ; PSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226284972
- ISBN
- 9780226284972
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.82
€ 52.82
Paperback. Computation is the process of applying a procedure or algorithm to the solution of a mathematical problem. This book covers three broad topics: the computation process and its limitations, the search for computational efficiency, and the role of quantum mechanics in computation. Series: Chicago Lectures in Physics. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: PBW; PHU. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226288550
- ISBN
- 9780226288550
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.33
€ 46.33
Paperback. A consideration of whether scientific knowledge is objective and universal or socially mediated, whether scientific truths are independent of human values and beliefs. Series: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S. Num Pages: 344 pages, 56figs. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226292069
- ISBN
- 9780226292069
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.72
€ 49.72
Paperback. "Commutative Semigroup Rings" was the first exposition of the basic properties of semigroup rings. Gilmer concentrates on the interplay between semigroups and rings, thereby illuminating both of these important concepts in modern algebra." Series: Chicago Lectures in Mathematics. Num Pages: 392 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 205 x 133 x 21. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226293929
- ISBN
- 9780226293929
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.91
€ 64.91
Hardcover. Explores questions of theoretical and practical import for understanding the politics that surround nature-society relations, from wildlife management in the Yukon to soil fertility in Kenya. This title asks what is at stake in the struggles surrounding environmental knowledge, and how such struggles shape conceptions of the environment. Editor(s): Goldman, Mara J.; Nadasdy, Paul; Turner, Matthew D. Num Pages: 376 pages, 22 halftones, 8 line drawings, 6 tables. BIC Classification: JP; PD; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226301402
- ISBN
- 9780226301402
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 170.79
€ 170.79
Paperback. Explores questions of theoretical and practical import for understanding the politics that surround nature-society relations, from wildlife management in the Yukon to soil fertility in Kenya. This title asks what is at stake in the struggles surrounding environmental knowledge, and how such struggles shape conceptions of the environment. Editor(s): Goldman, Mara J.; Nadasdy, Paul; Turner, Matthew D. Num Pages: 376 pages, 22 halftones, 8 line drawings, 6 tables. BIC Classification: JP; PD; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226301419
- ISBN
- 9780226301419
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.25
€ 65.25
Paperback. Enlightenment inquiries into weather sought to impose order on a force that had the power to alter human life and social conditions. This title reveals how a sense of the national climate emerged in the 18th century from the systematic recording of the weather, and how it was deployed in discussions of the health and welfare of the population. Num Pages: 284 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; PDX; RBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 424. 284 pages, 20 halftones. Enlightenment inquiries into weather sought to impose order on a force that had the power to alter human life and social conditions. This title reveals how a sense of the national climate emerged in the 18th century from the systematic recording of the weather, and how it was deployed in discussions of the health and welfare of the population. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; PDX; RBP. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 19. Weight: 424.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
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- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 284
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- New
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- V9780226302034
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- 9780226302034
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€ 49.47
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Hardcover. Enlightenment inquiries into weather sought to impose order on a force that had the power to alter human life and social conditions. This title reveals how a sense of the national climate emerged in the 18th century from the systematic recording of the weather, and how it was deployed in discussions of the health and welfare of the population. Num Pages: 272 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: JFCX; PDX; RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 60 x 90 x 25. Weight in Grams: 558.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
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- New
- SKU
- V9780226302058
- ISBN
- 9780226302058
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€ 126.37
€ 126.37
Hardcover. Num Pages: 301 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; PDA; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 556.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
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- University Of Chicago Press
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- New
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- V9780226304427
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- 9780226304427
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€ 41.67
€ 41.67
Paperback. Like nearly various area of scholarly inquiry, the biological sciences are broken into increasingly narrow fields and subfields, their practitioners divided into ecologists, evolutionary biologists, and more. This title offers a ranging, eclectic collection of writings from more than eight centuries of observations of the natural world. Editor(s): Graham, Michael H.; Parker, Joan; Dayton, Paul K. Num Pages: 560 pages, 4 halftones, 18 line drawings, 39 tables. BIC Classification: PS; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 726.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
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- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 560
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- New
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- V9780226305707
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- 9780226305707
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€ 64.77
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Hardcover. Aims to reveal that campus capitalism is more complicated and less profitable than media reports would suggest. This book includes interviews with scientists and administrators. It is useful for those who care about scientific research. It shows that industry dollars are dwarfed by government support and other funds. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNKG; JNMN; PDG; PDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 594.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
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- New
- SKU
- V9780226306254
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- 9780226306254
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€ 37.07
€ 37.07
Paperback. The paleoecological history of the Americas is as complex as the region is broad: stretching from the Arctic Circle to Tierra del Fuego, it features some of the most extraordinary vegetation on the planet. With plants as his scientific muse, the author traces the evolution of ecosystems, beginning from the Late Cretaceous period onwards. Num Pages: 392 pages, 69 halftones, 34 line drawings, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1K; PSTS; RBX; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 658.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
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- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
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- New
- SKU
- V9780226306803
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- 9780226306803
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€ 73.01
€ 73.01
Paperback. Num Pages: 338 pages, 31 halftones, 146 line drawings. BIC Classification: JHMP; PSX; RBG; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 481.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 338
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- New
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- V9780226311234
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- 9780226311234
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€ 49.40
€ 49.40
Paperback. In this authoritative three-volume reference work, leading researchers bring together current work to provide a comprehensive analysis of the comparative morphology, development, evolution, and functional biology of the skull. Editor(s): Hanken, James; Hall, Brian K. Num Pages: 608 pages, 24 halftones, 57 line drawings. BIC Classification: PSC; PSVW; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 820.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 608
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226315676
- ISBN
- 9780226315676
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€ 88.07
€ 88.07
Paperback. In this authoritative three-volume reference work, leading researchers bring together current work to provide a comprehensive analysis of the comparative morphology, development, evolution, and functional biology of the skull. Editor(s): Hanken, James; Hall, Brian K. Num Pages: 592 pages, 10 halftones, 157 line drawings, 15 tables. BIC Classification: PSC; PSVD; PSVW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 792.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 592
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226315706
- ISBN
- 9780226315706
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€ 80.77
€ 80.77
Paperback. In this authoritative three-volume reference work, leading researchers bring together current work to provide a comprehensive analysis of the comparative morphology, development, evolution, and functional biology of the skull. Editor(s): Hanken, James; Hall, Brian K. Num Pages: 480 pages, 10 halftones, 128 line drawings, 8 tables. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSVD; PSVW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226315737
- ISBN
- 9780226315737
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€ 80.77
€ 80.77
Paperback. Gorilla society is arranged according to the different and sometimes conflicting evolutionary goals of the sexes. This title introduces theories explaining primate societies; describes gorilla life history, ecology, and social systems; and explores both sexes' evolutionary strategies of survival and reproduction. Num Pages: 416 pages, 33 halftones, 68 line drawings, 9 tables. BIC Classification: PSVP; PSVW79. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 770.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226316031
- ISBN
- 9780226316031
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€ 60.59
€ 60.59
Paperback. This work seeks to offer a concise introduction to geometric group theory - a method for studying infinite groups via their intrinsic geometry. Basic combinatorial and geometric group theory is presented, along with research on the growth of groups, and exercises and problems. Series: Chicago Lectures in Mathematics. Num Pages: 320 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: PBG; PBM; PBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 430.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
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- New
- SKU
- V9780226317212
- ISBN
- 9780226317212
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€ 58.73
€ 58.73
Paperback. When and where did science begin? Historians have offered different answers to these questions, some pointing to Babylonian observational astronomy. This title examines how students of nature themselves, in various cultures and periods of history, have understood and represented their work. Editor(s): Harrison, Peter; Numbers, Ronald L.; Shank, Michael H. Num Pages: 440 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
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- New
- SKU
- V9780226317830
- ISBN
- 9780226317830
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€ 65.25
€ 65.25
Paperback. Series: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S. Num Pages: 444 pages, 28ill.15tabs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; PDX; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 158 x 29. Weight in Grams: 606.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226318820
- ISBN
- 9780226318820
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€ 64.77
€ 64.77
Paperback. Taking advantage of advances throughout the sciences, this title shows how scientists have determined the age of everything from the colonization of the New World over 13,000 years ago to the origin of the universe nearly fourteen billion years ago. Num Pages: 256 pages, 58 halftones, 41 line drawings. BIC Classification: HDW; PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 404.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226322933
- ISBN
- 9780226322933
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€ 27.48
€ 27.48
Paperback. Series: Synthesis. Num Pages: 512 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MMN; PDX; PHN; PNRL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 153 x 37. Weight in Grams: 772.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226323961
- ISBN
- 9780226323961
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€ 43.21
€ 43.21
Hardcover. All systems produce waste as part of a cycle - bacteria, humans, combustion engines, even one as large and complex as a city. To some extent, this waste can be absorbed, processed, or recycled - though never completely. This book reveals how a long history of human consumption has left our world drowning in waste. Num Pages: 360 pages, 9 line drawings. BIC Classification: PSAF; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 235 x 25. Weight in Grams: 626. How Our Consumption Challenges the Planet. 360 pages, 9 line drawings. All systems produce waste as part of a cycle - bacteria, humans, combustion engines, even one as large and complex as a city. To some extent, this waste can be absorbed, processed, or recycled - though never completely. This book reveals how a long history of human consumption has left our world drowning in waste. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: PSAF; RN. Dimension: 161 x 235 x 25. Weight: 626.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 360
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- New
- SKU
- V9780226326993
- ISBN
- 9780226326993
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€ 43.21
€ 43.21
Paperback. Originally published in 1830, this book can be called the first modern work in the philosophy of science, covering an extraordinary range of philosophical, methodological, and scientific subjects. "Herschel's book . . . brilliantly analyzes both the history and nature of science." Keith Stewart Thomson, "American Scientist"" Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 509.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226327778
- ISBN
- 9780226327778
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€ 64.91
€ 64.91
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HR; JNF; JNU; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 200.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226331300
- ISBN
- 9780226331300
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€ 25.99€ 21.03
€ 25.99
€ 21.03
Paperback. This work uses a collective analysis of Albert Borgmann's controversial ideas as a jumping-off point from which to address questions about the role and significance of technology in our lives. Contributors apply Borgmann's theories to areas such as film, design and ecological restoration. Editor(s): Higgs, Eric (Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of Alberta, Canada); Light, Andrew (Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Environmental Studies, State University of New York, USA); Strong, David (Associate Professor of Philosophy, Rocky Mountain College, USA). Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226333878
- ISBN
- 9780226333878
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€ 58.73
€ 58.73
Paperback. Takes the hallmarks of metapopulation theory to the next level by considering a group of communities, each of which may contain numerous populations, connected by species interactions within communities and the movement of individuals between communities. This book seeks to understand how communities work in fragmented landscapes. Editor(s): Holyoak, Marcel; Leibold, Mathew A.; Holt, Robert D. Num Pages: 520 pages, 1 halftone, 73 line drawings, 8 tables. BIC Classification: PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 227 x 27. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 520
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226350646
- ISBN
- 9780226350646
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Condition: New
€ 80.34
€ 80.34
Paperback. The author draws on 16 years of research at Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, in the USA, to provide this account of prairie dog social behaviour. Through comparisons with more than 300 other animal species, he offers new insights into basic theory in behavioural ecology and sociobiology. Series: Wildlife Behaviour & Ecology S. Num Pages: 496 pages, 102 half-tones, 204 line drawings, 66 tables. BIC Classification: PSVP; PSVW7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 31. Weight in Grams: 788.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226351186
- ISBN
- 9780226351186
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Condition: New
€ 72.46
€ 72.46
Paperback. Num Pages: 530 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; PDX; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 159 x 34. Weight in Grams: 752.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 530
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226359274
- ISBN
- 9780226359274
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Condition: New
€ 46.33
€ 46.33
Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: PB; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 606.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226371764
- ISBN
- 9780226371764
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Condition: New
€ 50.90
€ 50.90
Paperback. Num Pages: 271 pages. BIC Classification: PSVP; WNCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 380.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
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- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226380056
- ISBN
- 9780226380056
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€ 27.68
€ 27.68
Paperback. Representing current research in evolutionary paleobiology, this book provides an overview of this rapidly changing field. Contributors to this volume present results of original research and aim to provide directions for future studies. Num Pages: 492 pages, 103 line drawings, 23 tables. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSC; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 28. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 492
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226389134
- ISBN
- 9780226389134
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.58
€ 71.58
Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; PSAJ; PSTL; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 239 x 24. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226390086
- ISBN
- 9780226390086
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.49
€ 126.49
paperback. This text presents an account of the argument between Thomas Hobbes and John Wallis, from the core mathematics to the broader issues. Their "battle of the books" illuminates the relationship between science and 17th-century debates over the limits of sovereign power and the existence of God. Series: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S. Num Pages: 424 pages, 46 line drawings. BIC Classification: PBB; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226399003
- ISBN
- 9780226399003
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Condition: New
€ 65.19
€ 65.19
paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 9 halftoens, 13 line drawings. BIC Classification: HPQ; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226409559
- ISBN
- 9780226409559
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Condition: New
€ 52.82
€ 52.82
Paperback. Num Pages: 472 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; HBG; HBLW; KNAC; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 636.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
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- New
- SKU
- V9780226410319
- ISBN
- 9780226410319
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.91
€ 64.91
Paperback. Feynman diagrams have revolutionized nearly every aspect of theoretical physics since the middle of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 376 pages, 2 tables, 15halftones, 73line drawings. BIC Classification: PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 147 x 27. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226422671
- ISBN
- 9780226422671
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.82
€ 64.82
Paperback. Series: Lectures in Mathematics. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PBG; PBM; PBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 200 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226424538
- ISBN
- 9780226424538
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.25
€ 65.25
Paperback. How do primate life histories affect social systems and behaviour? Does chimpanzee maturation factor into the formation of bands and marauding males? These, and many other issues are addressed in this volume which will be of interest to a wide range of researchers and ecologists. Editor(s): Kappeler, Peter M.; Pereira, Michael E. Num Pages: 416 pages, 66 line drawings, 41 tables. BIC Classification: PSVW79. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 24. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226424644
- ISBN
- 9780226424644
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.77
€ 64.77
Paperback. Plants face a daunting array of creatures which eat them, bore into them and use virtually every plant part for food or shelter. However, plants are far from defenceless under attack, often actively altering their chemistry and physiology. This study offers research on responses to herbivory. Series: Interspecific Interactions. Num Pages: 326 pages, 20 line drawings, 40 tables. BIC Classification: PSTD; PSTS; PSVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226424965
- ISBN
- 9780226424965
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Condition: New
€ 52.82
€ 52.82
Paperback. Series: Chicago Lectures in Mathematics. Num Pages: 186 pages, 30 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: PBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 143 x 216 x 16. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 186
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226425832
- ISBN
- 9780226425832
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.63
€ 46.63
Paperback. Series: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S. Num Pages: 190 pages, 14 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: GPFC; PBWS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226429762
- ISBN
- 9780226429762
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.12
€ 40.12
Hardcover. From the lazy, fiddling grasshopper to the sneaky Big Bad Wolf, children's stories and fables enchant us with their portrayals of animals who act like people. This book explores a range of images and ideas to demonstrate just how deeply these underappreciated links between humans and other fauna are embedded in our culture. Series: Louise Smith Bross Lecture S. Num Pages: 320 pages, 187 halftones. BIC Classification: AGN; JFFZ; JFHF; PSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 286 x 222 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226430331
- ISBN
- 9780226430331
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.07
€ 57.07
Paperback. Series: East African Mammals. Num Pages: 358 pages, line drawings, maps. BIC Classification: 1H; GBC; PSAJ; PSVW7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 275 x 211 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1159.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226437255
- ISBN
- 9780226437255
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 110.98
€ 110.98
Paperback. A history of population ecology which traces two generations of science and scientists from the opening of the 20th century through to 1970. The text chronicles the careers of key figures and the field's theoretical, empirical and institutional development. Series: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S. Num Pages: 316 pages, 9 halftones, 11 line drawings. BIC Classification: 3JJ; JHBD; PDA; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 166 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226437286
- ISBN
- 9780226437286
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.82
€ 52.82
Paperback. Series: Prehistoric Archaeology & Ecology S. Num Pages: 304 pages, 55ill. BIC Classification: HD; JHMP; PSX; RBG; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- paper edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226439587
- ISBN
- 9780226439587
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.72
€ 49.72
Paperback. In "Landscapes and Labscapes" Robert E. Kohler explores the people, places and practices of field biology in the United States from the 1890s to the 1950s. Using historical frontiers as models, Kohler shows how biologists created vigorous new border sciences of ecology and evolutionary biology. Num Pages: 320 pages, 39 halftones, 22 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; PDX; PSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226450100
- ISBN
- 9780226450100
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 42.63
€ 42.99
€ 42.63
Hardcover. Examines Bogdanov's roles as revolutionary, novelist, and scientist, presenting his protagonist as a coherent thinker who pursued his ideas in a wide range of venues. This title offers an analysis of the interactions between scientific ideas and societal values. Num Pages: 184 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: DSK; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 235 x 17. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226454122
- ISBN
- 9780226454122
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.82
€ 64.82
Paperback. "The road since structure", assembled with Kuhn's input before his death in 1996, follows the development of his thought through the later years of his life. Collected here are several essays and an extensive autobiographical interview discussing his life and philosophy Num Pages: 336 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: HPC; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 22. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226457994
- ISBN
- 9780226457994
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.63
€ 46.63
Paperback. This text is a discussion of issues that have been raised by the "Science Wars" (science versus the arts and humanities). The book presents papers for discussion, and then commentaries on those papers, drawing out discussions on central themes, and finally the participants respond to these issues. Num Pages: 342 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 342
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226467238
- ISBN
- 9780226467238
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.38
€ 46.38