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Philosophy of science
Paperback. Rethinking Evolutionary Psychology identifies, champions and vindicates a streamlined evolutionary psychology. It offers a new way of thinking that moves decisively away from theoretical and critical excess. Where standard accounts often obscure and distort, this book emphasizes and develops evolutionary psychology's heuristic credentials. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPM; JM; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 225
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349495221
- ISBN
- 9781349495221
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€ 65.01
€ 65.01
Hardback. An edition of the recently discovered notebook used in the seventeenth-century by John Wallis to teach language to the 'deaf mute' Alexander Popham, who could not inherit unless he could speak - one of the most famous cases in the history of deaf education. David Cram and Jaap Maat place the work in its personal, social, and scientific contexts. Editor(s): Cram, Dr. David; Maat, Jaap. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 3JD; CFA; CFZ; HBTB; HPC; PDA; PDX. Dimension: 234 x 153. .
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199677085
- ISBN
- 9780199677085
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€ 164.31
€ 164.31
Paperback. Tim Lewens explores what it means to take an evolutionary approach to cultural change, and why this approach is often treated with suspicion. He makes an original case for the value of evolutionary thinking for students of culture, and shows why the concerns of sceptics should not be dismissed as mere prejudice, confusion, or ignorance. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HP; JF; JH; JM; PDA; PSAJ. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198801191
- ISBN
- 9780198801191
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Condition: New
€ 43.11
€ 43.11
Hardback. This collection of original essays aims to inquire into the diversity of Generality. Through case studies taken from the history of mathematics, physics and the life sciences, the book provides evidence of different ways of understanding the general in various contexts. Editor(s): Chemla, Karine; Chorlay, Renaud; Rabouin, David. Series: Oxford Handbooks. Num Pages: 528 pages, 37. BIC Classification: HPK; PBB; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 247 x 191 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1084.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198777267
- ISBN
- 9780198777267
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Condition: New
€ 189.28
€ 189.28
Hardback. Commentators have long argued about whether to read Paul's personification of Sin in Romans literally or figuratively. Matthew Croasmun suggests both that the cosmic power Sin is nothing more than an emergent feature of a vast network of human transgression and that this power is nevertheless a real person. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM3; HRC; HRCF2; HRCM; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190277987
- ISBN
- 9780190277987
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.96
€ 157.96
paperback. Uses the four classical elements of earth, water, air and fire to present a new scientific perspective on nature. Num Pages: 176 pages, 52 b/w and 8 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 179 x 12. Weight in Grams: 410.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Adonis Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780932776358
- ISBN
- 9780932776358
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.23
€ 6.23
Hardcover. Using Simone Weil's philosophy of science and mathematics as an introduction to the thought of one of the most powerful philosophical and theological minds of the twentieth century, the author investigates Weil's earliest texts on science, in which she lays the foundation for a conception of science rooted in basic human concerns and activities. Num Pages: 240 pages, 18 figures. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 572.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268034863
- ISBN
- 9780268034863
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.10
€ 137.10
Paperback. An account of the philosophical foundations of quantum theory. Hughes analyzes the Hilbert-space models used in quantum theory and explains why they are so successful. He goes on to show how the very suitability of Hilbert spaces for modelling the quantum world gives rise to problems. Num Pages: 384 pages, 71 line illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 442.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674843929
- ISBN
- 9780674843929
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Condition: New
€ 71.61
€ 71.61
Hardback. Originally published in French as: Pluralismes scientifiques: enjeux aepistaemiques et maetaphysiques (Paris: Editions Hermann, 2013). Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 399.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822944584
- ISBN
- 9780822944584
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Condition: New
€ 63.89
€ 63.89
Hardcover. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822944164
- ISBN
- 9780822944164
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Condition: New
€ 70.37
€ 70.37
Paperback. Comprised of essays by top scholars in the field, this volume offers detailed overviews of philosophical issues raised by biology. Editor(s): Sarkar, Sahotra; Plutynski, Anya. Series: Blackwell Companions to Philosophy. Num Pages: 616 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: PDA; PS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 245 x 162 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1068.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 616
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444337853
- ISBN
- 9781444337853
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Condition: New
€ 60.85
€ 60.85
Paperback. Series: Simple Guides S. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 113 x 12. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Kuperard United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857334968
- ISBN
- 9781857334968
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Condition: New
€ 11.14
€ 11.14
Paperback. Num Pages: 291 pages, 45 black & white illustrations, 8 black & white tables. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 291
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781466509863
- ISBN
- 9781466509863
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Condition: New
€ 56.72
€ 56.72
Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JMU; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 241 x 23. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252040009
- ISBN
- 9780252040009
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 171.36
€ 171.36
Paperback. Editor(s): Nordmann, Alfred; Radder, Hans; Scheimann, Gregor. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822961635
- ISBN
- 9780822961635
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Condition: New
€ 63.38
€ 63.38
Paperback. John Losee looks at rejected scientific theories through an analysis of case studies from the history of science. Each excerpt is of sufficient length to make clear the particular evaluative problem under consideration, and each discussion of scientific evaluative practice includes what scientists and philosophers have written on the topic. Num Pages: 180 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 308.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822958734
- ISBN
- 9780822958734
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Condition: New
€ 63.32
€ 63.32
Hardcover. Originally published in German: Explorative Experimente: Ampaere, Faraday, und die Urspreunge der Elektrodynamik / Friedrich Steinle (Stuttgart: Steiner, 2005). Translator(s): Levine, Alex. Num Pages: 544 pages, 43 Illusrations. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822944508
- ISBN
- 9780822944508
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.67
€ 87.67
Hardcover. Num Pages: 376 pages, 97 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 825.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822944416
- ISBN
- 9780822944416
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.72
€ 73.72
Hardcover. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures, graphs. BIC Classification: 3JJ; PDA; PHP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822944300
- ISBN
- 9780822944300
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.42
€ 73.42
Hardcover. Examines the challenges of social, moral, and legal responsibility faced by scientists. Focusing on moral responsibility, this work argues that scientists have a responsibility not to do work that has harmful outcomes and that they are encouraged to do work that prevents harm. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFMG; PDA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822943495
- ISBN
- 9780822943495
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Condition: New
€ 67.21
€ 67.21
Paperback. A welcome intervention in the science vs. humanities debate Series: Studies in Literature & Science. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBB; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 495.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472067978
- ISBN
- 9780472067978
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.56
€ 49.56
paperback. Series: Routledge Library Editions: Philosophy of Religion. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRAM3; PDA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781138981447
- ISBN
- 9781138981447
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.55
€ 30.55
paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HRAB; PDA; PDR; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 17. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- William Morrow Paperbacks United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780062230607
- ISBN
- 9780062230607
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Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.79
€ 18.99
€ 16.79
Paperback. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA; PDA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 150 x 225 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Transcript Verlag Germany
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783837630923
- ISBN
- 9783837630923
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Condition: New
€ 52.17€ 41.51
€ 52.17
€ 41.51
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781560725312
- ISBN
- 9781560725312
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Condition: New
€ 81.16€ 62.18
€ 81.16
€ 62.18
Paperback. Canadian poet links cosmology, mythology, and the human heart in a range of poetic forms. Series: Robert Kroetsch Series. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; HPJ; PDA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 134 x 14. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781772120912
- ISBN
- 9781772120912
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Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.37
€ 21.99
€ 17.37
Hardcover. Num Pages: 185 pages. BIC Classification: HP; PDA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 185
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612099972
- ISBN
- 9781612099972
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Condition: New
€ 164.65€ 111.10
€ 164.65
€ 111.10
Hardcover. Num Pages: 321 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 187 x 29. Weight in Grams: 962.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 321
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607413738
- ISBN
- 9781607413738
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.62€ 78.26
€ 113.62
€ 78.26
Paperback. Num Pages: 93 pages. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 6. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 93
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604564853
- ISBN
- 9781604564853
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Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 33.56
€ 51.99
€ 33.56
Hardcover. Num Pages: 110 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: PDA; PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 186 x 7. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 110
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604560268
- ISBN
- 9781604560268
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Condition: New
€ 68.40€ 48.38
€ 68.40
€ 48.38
Hardcover. Editor(s): Zebrowski, John A. Num Pages: 243 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JH; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 180 x 22. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 243
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781600213779
- ISBN
- 9781600213779
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.59€ 135.75
€ 200.59
€ 135.75
Hardcover. Num Pages: 135 pages, illus. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 259 x 183 x 14. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 135
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590332801
- ISBN
- 9781590332801
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.16€ 62.18
€ 81.16
€ 62.18
Introduces the philosophy of science focused on cultivating an understanding of both the workings of science and its historical and social context. This title offers selections that range from discussions of topics in general methodology to a sampling of foundational problems in various physical, biological, behavioral, and social sciences. Num Pages: 464 pages, Ill.d.tabs.ch. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 198 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1020.
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872204515
- ISBN
- 9780872204515
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.68€ 59.64
€ 77.68
€ 59.64
Includes Whewell's seminal studies of the logic of induction (with his critique of Mill's theory), arguments for his realist view that science discovers necessary truths about nature, and exercises in the epistemology and ontology of science. This book sets forth a coherent statement of a historically important philosophy of science. Num Pages: 370 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA; PDN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Edition
- Second Edition,2
- Number of pages
- 369
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872200838
- ISBN
- 9780872200838
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.49€ 42.78
€ 54.49
€ 42.78
A work on the Timaeus that takes Plato's Cosmology as starting point. Num Pages: 390 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCA; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 148 x 25. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 390
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872203877
- ISBN
- 9780872203877
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.49€ 42.78
€ 54.49
€ 42.78
Paperback. This work seeks to break down the barriers between science and religion, as well as between religions themselves, in order to extrapolate a comprehensive understanding of the science of meditation. It reveals ways of understanding the mystical and our search for wisdom in the modern world. Num Pages: 190 pages, glossary, index. BIC Classification: HRAB; PDA; VXA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 133 x 12. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823217755
- ISBN
- 9780823217755
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.06
€ 46.06
paperback. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: JH; PDA; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 138 x 24. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Imprint Academic United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845400828
- ISBN
- 9781845400828
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.17
€ 25.17
paperback. Editor(s): Lorimer, David. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRAB; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 136 x 16. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Imprint Academic United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780907845799
- ISBN
- 9780907845799
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.17
€ 25.17
paperback. Editor(s): Russell, Bertrand. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 126 x 169 x 5. Weight in Grams: 72.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Spokesman Books United Kingdom
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851246963
- ISBN
- 9780851246963
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.14
€ 9.14
hardcover. Num Pages: 280 pages, Plans transparencies :Includes index. BIC Classification: JFCX; PDA; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 140. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Spokesman Books United Kingdom
- Edition
- Revised
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851244297
- ISBN
- 9780851244297
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.93
€ 26.99
€ 22.93