{"product_id":"secondhand-history-science-culture-bargain-book-box-sp2834","title":"Secondhand History, Science  \u0026 Culture Bargain Book Box SP2834","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSecondhand History \u0026amp; Culture Bargain Book Box SP2834\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eAnother all-Pelican box of exceptional range, covering sociology, evolutionary biology, geology, law, computing, political theory, and the philosophy of science. A.N. Whitehead's Science \u0026amp; The Modern World, Clive Bell's Civilization, John Maynard Smith's Theory of Evolution, Richard Sennett's Uses of Disorder, and Barbara Ward and René Dubos's Only One Earth are among the headline titles, with both volumes of A.S. Romer's Man and the Vertebrates making this a particularly strong natural history offering.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col class=\"[li_\u0026amp;]:mb-0 [li_\u0026amp;]:mt-1 [li_\u0026amp;]:gap-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-decimal flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eA History of British Trade Unionism — Henry Pelling — A clear and authoritative survey of the British trade union movement from its origins to the mid-20th century; Pelling's reliable scholarship in compact Pelican form.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eScience \u0026amp; The Modern World — A.N. Whitehead — The philosopher's landmark examination of the relationship between science, philosophy, and culture from the 17th century onward; one of Whitehead's most accessible and influential works.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eThe Uses of Disorder: Personal Identity and City Life — Richard Sennett — Sennett's influential argument that the ordered, planned city destroys the richness of urban experience; a foundational text in urban sociology and planning theory.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eThe Simplicity of Science — Stanley D. Beck — An examination of the nature and methods of scientific inquiry; Beck argues that science's power lies in its disciplined simplicity of approach.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eOnly One Earth: The Care and Maintenance of a Small Planet — Barbara Ward and René Dubos — The landmark environmental text commissioned for the 1972 Stockholm Conference; a beautifully argued case for planetary stewardship.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eThe Idea of Law — Dennis Lloyd — A classic Pelican introduction to jurisprudence covering the nature, purpose, and history of law; accessible, rigorous, and widely used as an introductory text for decades.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eAztecs of Mexico — G.C. Vaillant — A thorough and accessible account of Aztec civilisation from its origins through the Spanish conquest; one of the foundational English-language studies of Mesoamerican culture.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eElectronic Computers — S.H. Hollingdale and G.C. Tootill — A classic Pelican introduction to the principles and workings of electronic computers; a remarkable document of computing at a pivotal moment in its history.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eThe Scientific Analysis of Personality — Raymond B. Cattell — The psychologist's account of his landmark research into personality structure and measurement; introduces the factor-analytic approach that produced Cattell's influential 16PF model.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eThe Earth Beneath Us — H.H. Swinnerton — A Pelican survey of the age, structure, and formation of the earth; geology made accessible for the curious non-specialist.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eCivilization — Clive Bell — The Bloomsbury critic's controversial argument that civilisation depends on a leisured class with the freedom to pursue aesthetic values; provocative, lucid, and still debated.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eThe Queen's Courts — Peter Archer — A Pelican guide to the English court system, its structure, history, and workings; written for the general reader navigating a complex institution.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eThe Face of the Earth — G. Dury — A geographical survey of the earth's physical features and the processes that shape them; a solid Pelican introduction to geomorphology.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eOrigins and Growth of Sociology — J.H. Abraham — A survey of sociological thought from its 19th-century origins through the major figures of classical sociology; a solid Pelican overview of the discipline's development.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eThe People's Land — Hugh Brody — A Pelican Original examining the lives of Inuit peoples and their relationship to land, territory, and the encroachments of white settlement in the eastern Arctic.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eMan and the Vertebrates: 2 — A.S. Romer — The second volume of Romer's classic survey of vertebrate evolution; covers the higher vertebrates in the same authoritative and accessible style as the first.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eMan and the Vertebrates: 1 — A.S. Romer — The first volume of Romer's foundational survey of vertebrate evolution; a cornerstone of comparative zoology made accessible to general readers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eAnimals without Backbones: Volume One — Ralph Buchsbaum — An illustrated introduction to invertebrate zoology covering the vast majority of the animal kingdom; a Pelican classic of popular science.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eThe Theory of Evolution — John Maynard Smith — The evolutionary biologist's clear and authoritative account of Darwinian theory and the genetic mechanisms that underpin it; one of the finest scientific introductions in the Pelican catalogue.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eModern Biology — A Pelican introduction to the biological sciences and their major concepts.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eThe Abstract Society — Anton C. Zijderveld — A cultural analysis of modern alienation, arguing that contemporary society has become so abstract it can no longer provide its members with meaning or identity; sharp and prescient sociology.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48833295778011,"sku":"SP2834","price":120.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/sp2834.2.jpg?v=1780392091","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/secondhand-history-science-culture-bargain-book-box-sp2834","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}