Interdisciplinary studies
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Interdisciplinary studies
Paperback. This book of twelve essays and one dialogue focuses on the effect the use of animals in biotechnology is having on humans and other species. Perspectives include philosophy, cultural theory, art, environmental studies, law, landscape architecture and more. Editor(s): Gigliotti, Carol. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GT; HPQ; PDA; TCBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400705234
- ISBN
- 9789400705234
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.65
€ 66.65
Hardcover. This book provides discussions of both the concept of responsibility and punishment as well as individual and collective responsibility. It demonstrates how the concepts of responsibility and punishment apply to some of the most important problems of our time. Series: Library of Ethics and Applied Philosophy. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GT; HP; JKV; JMK; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 239 x 20. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 4th ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400707757
- ISBN
- 9789400707757
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.11
€ 123.11
Hardback. Compulsive infrastructure building has not satisfied transportation demand, yet it has led to major environmental damage. This appeal for a 'mobility revolution' calls for a dramatic shift in the debate to make it a political rather than an engineering issue. Num Pages: 202 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GT; RNU; RPT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400712195
- ISBN
- 9789400712195
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 184.86
€ 184.86
Hardcover. This book unpacks the toolkit of fresh language developed to harness the potential of 'complexity' in the social sciences and humanities. It aims to foster a deeper understanding of the world around us by adding depth and richness to our conception of reality. Num Pages: 321 pages, 79 black & white illustrations, 19 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: GT; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400713024
- ISBN
- 9789400713024
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.36
€ 123.36
Hardback. With mobile phones now the most ubiquitous mode of communication, this publication shows their ideal potential as a tool for conflict prevention and management. It details innovative uses of mobile technologies such as early warning and humanitarian relief. Editor(s): Poblet, Marta. Series: Law, Governance and Technology Series. Num Pages: 232 pages, 5 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; JPA; LBB; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2011
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400713833
- ISBN
- 9789400713833
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 185.30
€ 185.30
Hardcover. Complementing this theoretical framework, the book provides methods and concepts in a range of fields such as corporate practice, education and media. Editor(s): Godemann, Jasmin; Michelsen, Gerd. Num Pages: 218 pages, 4 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: GTC; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 163 x 16. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400716964
- ISBN
- 9789400716964
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.28
€ 122.28
Hardback. Here is a comprehensive overview of theoretical perspectives on urban quality of life (QoL) and methodological approaches for investigating and measuring the dimensions of urban QoL. The text incorporates studies of urban QoL in cities across the world. Editor(s): Marans, Robert W.; Gao, J.; Stimson, Robert J. Series: Social Indicators Research Series. Num Pages: 456 pages, 98 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: GTB; JFSG; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 166 x 30. Weight in Grams: 838.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400717411
- ISBN
- 9789400717411
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.58
€ 187.58
Hardback. Human security is becoming increasingly pronounced due to changes in the security landscape of politics. This timely book examines the issues causing human insecurities and evaluates the extent of which human security plays a role at state and regional levels. Editor(s): Guan, Benny Teh Cheng. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; JFF; JHB; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400717985
- ISBN
- 9789400717985
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.56
€ 122.56
The Rise of Post-Hegemonic Regionalism: The Case of Latin America
. Ed(S): Riggirozzi, Pia; Tussie, Diana
Hardback. This analysis of one of the central issues of the our times focuses on Latin America, providing the first in-depth and empirically driven analysis of the models of regional governance in Latin America that have now emerged out of the 'crisis of liberalism'. Editor(s): Riggirozzi, Pia; Tussie, Diana. Series: United Nations University Series on Regionalism. Num Pages: 194 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; GTB; JPSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 194
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400726932
- ISBN
- 9789400726932
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.03
€ 122.03
Hardcover. Moving Toward a Just Peace Editor(s): Fritz, Jan Marie. Series: Clinical Sociology: Research and Practice. Num Pages: 381 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 158 x 26. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400728844
- ISBN
- 9789400728844
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.62
€ 123.62
Hardback. The ongoing financial crisis has engendered growing calls for stronger ethical norms in business and society. This book combines theology, economy and philosophy to examine the idea that functional free markets require sound cultural and ethical foundations. Editor(s): Schlag, Martin; Mercado, Juan Andres. Series: Ethical Economy. Num Pages: 272 pages, 4 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: GT; HPQ; HRA; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400729896
- ISBN
- 9789400729896
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.31
€ 123.31
Paperback. This volume explores the potential of multimedia to enrich and transform urban planning. It examines a broad range of new information and communication technologies, from film and video to digital ethnography and the internet. Editor(s): Sandercock, Leonie; Attili, Giovanni. Series: Urban and Landscape Perspectives. Num Pages: 428 pages, 47 black & white illustrations, 55 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: GTB; RGC; RP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 428
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400732193
- ISBN
- 9789400732193
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 185.75
€ 185.75
Paperback. This is the first comprehensive introduction to the philosophical thinking of representative Neo-Confucian thinkers from the eleventh to eighteenth centuries. Draws methodological approaches from comparative philosophy and Chinese intellectual traditions. Editor(s): Makeham, John. Series: Dao Companions to Chinese Philosophy. Num Pages: 532 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTB; HPC; HPD; HRA; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 741.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- annotated ed
- Number of pages
- 532
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400732698
- ISBN
- 9789400732698
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 355.59
€ 355.59
Paperback. Focusing on the philosophical implications of complexity, this volume aims to bridge the gap between the very technical, versus the very vague bodies of literature on the topic. The central theme throughout the book is the inevitability of normative and ethical issues when dealing with complex phenomena. Editor(s): Cilliers, Paul; Preiser, Rika. Series: Issues in Business Ethics. Num Pages: 287 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: GT; HPK; HPQ; KJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 287
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400732704
- ISBN
- 9789400732704
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.00
€ 122.00
Paperback. Attempts at an autonomous planning theory are inadequate if they do not explore the interconnected fields of architecture and public policy. This is a documented critique of the eclecticism and abstraction of current international trends in planning theory. Series: Urban and Landscape Perspectives. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTB; RGC; RP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400732728
- ISBN
- 9789400732728
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.53
€ 122.53
Paperback. This book discusses strategic spatial planning but emphasizes the role that values, ideas and dynamics play in the planning. The material covers theory and practice and includes different methodologies and approaches to support collaborative decision making. Editor(s): Cerreta, Maria; Concilio, Grazia; Monno, Valeria. Series: Urban and Landscape Perspectives. Num Pages: 452 pages, 8 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: GTB; RGC; RP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 452
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400733435
- ISBN
- 9789400733435
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 186.43
€ 186.43
Psychological Selection and Optimal Experience Across Cultures
Delle Fave, Antonella; Massimini, Fausto; Bas...
Paperback. This book conveys the message that educating people to enjoy engagement and involvement in activities relevant and meaningful for social welfare can foster the harmonious development of human communities, and the peaceful cohabitation of cultures. Series: Cross-Cultural Advancements in Positive Psychology. Num Pages: 386 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTB; JFFP; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 543.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 386
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400734548
- ISBN
- 9789400734548
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 185.83
€ 185.83
Paperback. This book examines eleven recent European cases related to business ethics, mainly from The Netherlands and Belgium and all of them with a clear moral impact. Each case is followed by expert comments, from general and business ethics as well as other fields. Editor(s): Dubbink, Wim (Faculty of Social Sciences, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, Netherlands); Liedekerke, L. van; Luijk, Henk van. Series: Issues in Business Ethics. Num Pages: 316 pages, 5 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: GT; HPQ; LBBM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400735163
- ISBN
- 9789400735163
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.00
€ 122.00
Paperback. This book focuses on multiple aspects of the archaeological investigation on Neanderthal lifeways. It arose from the results of an international congress in honor of the 150th anniversary of the discovery of the famous Neanderthal fossils. Editor(s): Conard, Nicholas J.; Richter, Jurgen. Series: Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology. Num Pages: 293 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTB; HD; JHM; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 210 x 17. Weight in Grams: 768.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 293
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400735255
- ISBN
- 9789400735255
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 155.35
€ 155.35
Paperback. This is the first in-depth study of the Malay martial art, silat, and the first ethnographic account of the Haqqani Islamic Sufi Order. Drawing on 12 years of research and practice, the author provides a major contribution to the study of Malay culture. Series: Muslims in Global Societies Series. Num Pages: 331 pages, 4 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: AS; GTB; HPCF3; HRA; JHB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 331
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400736887
- ISBN
- 9789400736887
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 269.50
€ 269.50
Hardback. Editor(s): Oosterlaken, Ilse; Hoven, Jeroen van den. Series: Philosophy of Engineering and Technology. Num Pages: 264 pages, 11 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: GT; HP; PDA; TBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400738782
- ISBN
- 9789400738782
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.23
€ 122.23
Democracy, Religious Pluralism and the Liberal Dilemma of Accommodatio...
Monica . Ed(S): Mookherjee
Paperback. Drawing from various cultural and national contexts, this timely volume examines the politics of toleration and recognition in an age of religious pluralism. The text comprises of original essays by leading, internationally-renowned scholars in the fields of political philosophy and legal theory. Editor(s): Mookherjee, Monica. Series: Studies in Global Justice. Num Pages: 187 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTB; HPQ; HPS; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 187
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400738959
- ISBN
- 9789400738959
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 121.80
€ 121.80
Hardback. This book explores new connections among Chinese people forged by the rapid spread of information and communication technologies. Covers virtual, actual and local interactions, probes impact on migrant workers, challenges to traditional social order and more. Editor(s): Law, Pui-Lam. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTC; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400739093
- ISBN
- 9789400739093
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.43
€ 122.43
Paperback. By examining a selection of the discourse surrounding Marconi's invention of the wireless, which excited early 20th century audiences even before becoming a viable technology, this book establishes a broader definition for contemporary technical communication. Series: SpringerBriefs in Sociology. Num Pages: 165 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: GTB; HP; TJKW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 165
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400739765
- ISBN
- 9789400739765
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.60
€ 58.60