Wolves and Dogs: Between Myth and Science
ISBN: 9783030984106 / Angielski / Twarda Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Various parallels have been drawn between wolves and humans from the perspective of their social organisation. Therefore, studying wolves may well shed light on the evolutionary origins of complex human cognition and, in particular, on the role that cooperation played in its development. Humans closely share their lives with millions of dogs – the domesticated form of wolves. Biologically, wolves and dogs can be considered to be the same species; yet only dogs are suitable living companions in human homes, highlighting the importance of cognitive and emotional differences between the two... Various parallels have been drawn between wolves and humans from the perspective of their social organisation. Therefore, studying wolves may well ... |
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429,96 zł |
Art, Ethics and the Human-Animal Relationship
ISBN: 9783030788353 / Angielski / Miękka Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book examines the works of major artists between the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries, as important barometers of individual and collective values toward non-human life. Once viewed as merely representational, these works can also be read as tangential or morally instrumental by way of formal analysis and critical theories. Chapter Two demonstrates the discrimination toward large and small felines in Genesis and The Book of Revelation. Chapter Three explores the cruel capture of free roaming animals and how artists depicted their furs, feathers and shells in costume as symbols of...
This book examines the works of major artists between the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries, as important barometers of individual and collective v...
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429,96 zł |
Biodiversity in India: Status, Issues and Challenges
ISBN: 9789811697760 / Angielski / Twarda Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This contributed book is based on the current status of biodiversity in India, issues and challenges faced by the authorities involved in conservation efforts, and the imperative role of various direct and indirect stakeholders in biodiversity conservation. The book discusses the current status of different forms of biodiversity in India, challenges faced by stakeholders, issues and reasons for biodiversity losses, and efforts by government through various laws, policies, and programs in a concise and comprehensive manner throughout its many chapters. In this way, readers can access... This contributed book is based on the current status of biodiversity in India, issues and challenges faced by the authorities involved in conservat... |
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586,33 zł |
The Comprehensive Guide to Interdisciplinary Veterinary Social Work
ISBN: 9783031103292 / Angielski / Twarda / 367 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book responds to the needs that arise at the intersection of people and animals, focusing on human-animal interaction, human-animal studies, the emotional work of caring for animals, and animal-assisted interventions and therapies. Unlike many works that focus primarily on issues at the micro level, such as animal-assisted interventions, this volume is unique in its focus on issues arising at the micro, macro, and mezzo levels, encompassing human-animal issues and interactions at the level of individuals and family, groups, institutions, and communities. Accordingly, this comprehensive...
This book responds to the needs that arise at the intersection of people and animals, focusing on human-animal interaction, human-animal studies, the ...
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390,87 zł |
Contesting Anthropocentric Masculinities Through Veganism: Lived Experiences of Vegan Men
ISBN: 9783031195068 / Angielski / Twarda / 265 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book explores the potential of men’s veganism to contest unsustainable anthropocentric masculinities. Examining what it means to be a vegan man and connections between men, masculinities and veganism, it addresses exploitative human-animal relations, climate change, and social inequalities as urgent and interconnected global issues. Using conceptual insights from critical studies on men and masculinities, ecofeminism, critical animal studies and vegan studies, this book examines the potential of men’s veganism and vegan masculinities to foster more ethical, caring and sustainable...
This book explores the potential of men’s veganism to contest unsustainable anthropocentric masculinities. Examining what it means to be a vegan man...
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469,06 zł |
Antibiofilm Strategies: Current and Future Applications to Prevent, Control and Eradicate Biofilms
ISBN: 9783031109911 / Angielski / Twarda / 573 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Bacteria and fungi are able to aggregate together or on surfaces in densely packed microcolonies, facilitated by extracellular polymeric substances for cell protection and stability. These biofilms have proven to be extremely hard to eradicate and remove once established. In chronic infections, this condition can result in a high degree of morbidity and mortality as regular antibiotic treatments are ineffective against biofilms. In industrial facilities, the formation of biofilms can ruin production and result in enormous financial losses. In this book, the current state of antibiofilm...
Bacteria and fungi are able to aggregate together or on surfaces in densely packed microcolonies, facilitated by extracellular polymeric substances fo...
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781,79 zł |
Haschek and Rousseaux's Handbook of Toxicologic Pathology, Volume 4: Toxicologic Pathology of Organ Systems
ISBN: 9780128210468 / Angielski / Twarda Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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1060,65 zł |
The Other Family Doctor
ISBN: 9780593466896 / Angielski / Twarda / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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119,00 zł |
Teaching, Research, Innovation and Public Engagement
ISBN: 9783031224515 / Angielski / Twarda / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume is a unique compendium of professional and practical knowledge on new paradigms and approaches in Teaching, Research, Innovation and Public Engagement that is currently missing from the Higher Education market. The intended audience includes healthcare, biomedical and physical sciences discipline specialists active in teaching, along with their students, science communicators associated with the above subjects and academics involved in relevant research/innovation. Its contents will be organised under the following three themes: 1)Scholarship of Teaching and Learning discussing...
This volume is a unique compendium of professional and practical knowledge on new paradigms and approaches in Teaching, Research, Innovation and Publi...
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547,24 zł |
The Arabic Writing Tradition, an Historical Survey, Volume 3: Medicine, Pharmacy, Zoology, Veterinary Science, Until C. 430 Ah
ISBN: 9789004533264 / Angielski / Twarda / 650 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Professor Dr Fuat Sezgin meticulously documented the scientific writings and advances achieved by Muslim scholars. His celebrated Geschichte des arabischen Schrifttums (GAS), the largest bio-bibliography for the Arabic literary tradition in general, and the history of science and technology in the Islamic world in particular, is still of utmost importance for the field.
Professor Dr Fuat Sezgin meticulously documented the scientific writings and advances achieved by Muslim scholars. His celebrated Geschichte des arabi...
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869,44 zł |
Animal Satire
ISBN: 9783031248719 / Angielski / Twarda / 316 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Animal Satirepresents a cultural history of animal satire, a critically neglected but persistent presence in the history of cultural production, in which animals expose human folly while the strategies of satire expose the folly of human-animal relations. Highlighting the teeming animal presences across the history of satirical expression from Aristophanes to Twitter, with chapters on key works of literature, drama, film, and a plethora of satirical media, Animal Satirereveals the rich rhetorical significance of animality in powering the politics of satire from ancient and medieval through...
Animal Satirepresents a cultural history of animal satire, a critically neglected but persistent presence in the history of cultural production, in wh...
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547,24 zł |
In the Company of Grace: A Veterinarian's Memoir of Trauma and Healing
ISBN: 9781517914196 / Angielski / Miękka / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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83,90 zł |
Acoustic Communication in Animals: From Insect Wingbeats to Human Music (Bioacoustics Series Vol.1)
ISBN: 9789819908301 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book is the first volume of the bioacoustics series published by the Society for Bioacoustics. This volume provides an overview of the advances and recent topics in acoustic communication in various animals. Most animals produce vibrations and sounds by moving their body parts, including vocal organs. These sounds can be research targets of bioacoustics studies. How animals use these sounds, especially in inter-individual relationships, is the focus of this volume, “Acoustic Communication in Animals”.The authors’ expertise varies from molecular biology, neurobiology to psychology,...
This book is the first volume of the bioacoustics series published by the Society for Bioacoustics. This volume provides an overview of the advances a...
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547,24 zł |
One Health for Dog-mediated Rabies Elimination in Asia: A Collection of Local Experiences
ISBN: 9781800622951 / Angielski / Twarda Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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594,99 zł |
The Encyclopedia of Animal Nutrition
ISBN: 9781789247268 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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1380,75 zł |
The History of Veterinary Education in Edinburgh
ISBN: 9781399525589 / Twarda / 329 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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472,22 zł |
Mental Wellbeing and Positive Psychology for Veter inary Professionals - A Pre-emptive, Proactive and Solution-based Approach
ISBN: 9781394200627 / Angielski / Inna Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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220,87 zł |
The History of Veterinary Education in Edinburgh
ISBN: 9781399525596 / Miękka / 329 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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129,31 zł |