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Society & culture: general
Hardcover. Communities and Livelihood Strategies in Developing Countries Editor(s): Maharjan, Keshav Lall. Num Pages: 178 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 50 colour illustrations, 35 black & white tables, biograph. BIC Classification: 1QFG; GTF; JFSF; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 240 x 13. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9784431547730
- ISBN
- 9784431547730
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.54
€ 119.54
Hardcover. Editor(s): Rahman, Atta-ur-; Khan, Amir Nawaz; Shaw, Rajib. Series: Disaster Risk Reduction. Num Pages: 394 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, 69 colour illustrations, 20 black & white tables, 2 colou. BIC Classification: 1FKP; JFFC; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 165 x 22. Weight in Grams: 706.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9784431553687
- ISBN
- 9784431553687
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.92
€ 120.92
Hardcover. As urbanization accelerates, the issues of development, urban planning, and sustainability become ever more intractable. Using more than a dozen detailed case studies, this book examines these issues and how they have affected outcomes on the ground. Series: CSUR-UT Series: Library for Sustainable Urban Regeneration. Num Pages: 418 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSG; RGL; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 806.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag, Japan Japan
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9784431992660
- ISBN
- 9784431992660
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 183.07
€ 183.07
Hardcover. A collection of contributions from the Second World Congress on Social Simulation, held in 2008 at George Mason University in Washington DC, USA. Series: Agent-Based Social Systems. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPFC; JFFP; PBUD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 164 x 239 x 20. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag, Japan Japan
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9784431997801
- ISBN
- 9784431997801
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 181.84
€ 181.84
Hardcover. Global Diasporas and Development Editor(s): Sahoo, Sadananda; Pattanaik, B. K. Num Pages: 410 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 752.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer, India, Private Ltd India
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Number of pages
- 520
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788132210467
- ISBN
- 9788132210467
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.97
€ 120.97
Hardcover. Urbanization in Asia Editor(s): Sridhar, Kala Seetharam; Wan, Guanghua. Num Pages: 287 pages, 90 colour illustrations, 73 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FMN; JFSG; KCU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 613.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788132216377
- ISBN
- 9788132216377
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.00
€ 120.00
Hardcover. Indian Skilled Migration and Development Editor(s): Tejada, Gabriela; Bhattacharya, Uttam; Khadria, Binod; Kuptsch, Christiane. Series: Dynamics of Asian Development. Num Pages: 353 pages, 27 black & white illustrations, 44 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: GTB; JFFN; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 169 x 239 x 24. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788132218098
- ISBN
- 9788132218098
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.46
€ 120.46
Hardcover. Rabindranath Tagore in the 21st Century Editor(s): Banerji, Debashish. Series: Sophia Studies in Cross-Cultural Philosophy of Traditions and Cultures. Num Pages: 298 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, 16 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSC; HPD; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 244 x 17. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer, India, Private Ltd India
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788132220374
- ISBN
- 9788132220374
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.40
€ 63.40
Hardcover. Here is a handbook for those looking to develop new projects for the spreading and socialization of science in developing countries. Coverage includes festivals, training contexts, scientific cultural associations, and the development of science centers. Editor(s): Bruyas, Anne-Marie; Riccio, Michaela. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag Italy
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788847025554
- ISBN
- 9788847025554
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.66
€ 119.66
Hardcover. Health Care Provision and Patient Mobility Editor(s): Montefiori, Marcello; Levaggi, Rosella. Series: Developments in Health Economics and Public Policy. Num Pages: 254 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JFFN; KCQ; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788847054790
- ISBN
- 9788847054790
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.64
€ 119.64
Hardcover. By exploring indigenous people's knowledge and use of sea ice, this title demonstrates the power of multiple perspectives and introduced a field of interdisciplinary research, the study of social (socio-cultural) aspects of the natural world, or what we call the social life of sea ice. Editor(s): Krupnik, Igor; Aporta, Claudio; Gearheard, Shari Fox; Laidler, Gita J.; Holm, Lene Kielsen. Num Pages: 501 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; RNF; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 158 x 35. Weight in Grams: 920.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- Number of pages
- 501
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048185863
- ISBN
- 9789048185863
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 184.60
€ 184.60
Hardcover. The International Handbook of the Demography of Race and Ethnicity Editor(s): Saenz, Rogelio; Embrick, David G.; Rodriguez, Nestor P. Series: International Handbooks of Population. Num Pages: 629 pages, 97 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFSL; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 270 x 188 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Number of pages
- 1000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048188901
- ISBN
- 9789048188901
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 300.03
€ 300.03
Hardcover. This book discusses the emerging importance of urban knowledge, and the controversies surrounding issues of power and bias, selection and implementation of knowledge economies in urban contexts. Editor(s): Andersen, Hans Thor; Atkinson, Rob. Series: Geojournal Library. Num Pages: 183 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AMVD; GTB; JFSG; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 158 x 36. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048189359
- ISBN
- 9789048189359
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.10
€ 119.10
Hardcover. This study projects a 50-year perspective across 27 European countries, offering an extended discussion of theories and factors underlying the assumed modification of demographic components of population change. Editor(s): Kupiszewski, Marek. Series: The Springer Series on Demographic Methods and Population Analysis. Num Pages: 350 pages, 48 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHBD; KCP; PBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048189472
- ISBN
- 9789048189472
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.56
€ 120.56
Paperback. This volume brings together the thoughts of leaders in positive psychology from eight countries. It contains cutting-edge thinking on a number of important issues and aims to help frame the agenda for positive psychology as a force for social change. Editor(s): Biswas-Diener, Robert. Num Pages: 358 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF; JMAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 1st Edition. 2nd Printing.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400723719
- ISBN
- 9789400723719
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 192.30
€ 192.30
Hardcover. This text explores quality of life issues among chronically ill or disabled people from across the globe. It considers the lived experience and subjective well being of these people and also addresses the challenges of psychometric measurement and comparison. Editor(s): Manderson, Lenore; Warren, Narelle. Series: Social Indicators Research Series. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFG; MBNH9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400730175
- ISBN
- 9789400730175
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.66
€ 119.66
Hardcover. With global case studies, this book traces the interplay between crime, and the fear of crime, and the wider urban fabric. It shows how an urban environment can affect the decision to commit a crime, and how some cityscape have crime and inequality 'built in'. Editor(s): Ceccato, Vania. Num Pages: 354 pages, 20 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFSG; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 724.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400742093
- ISBN
- 9789400742093
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 182.48
€ 182.48
Hardcover. This book applies the methods and techniques of anthropology to analyze the role of Islam in the social lives of Muslims. Tracks and assesses key developments of the last three decades, and discusses the place of Islam in the anthropology of world religions. Editor(s): Marsden, Magnus; Retsikas, Konstantinos. Series: Muslims in Global Societies Series. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFM; HRHP; JFSR2; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400742666
- ISBN
- 9789400742666
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.80
€ 119.80
Hardcover. Editor(s): Valek, Jan; Hughes, John J.; Groot, Caspar J. W. P. Series: Rilem Bookseries. Num Pages: 464 pages, 131 black & white illustrations, 150 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; TGMT; TNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 796.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400746343
- ISBN
- 9789400746343
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 235.13
€ 235.13
Hardcover. Presenting the voices of women from every continent, and analyzing data on women who face vastly different climate events and challenges, this book heralds a new way of understanding climate change that incorporates gender justice and human rights for all. Editor(s): Alston, Margaret; Whittenbury, Kerri. Num Pages: 304 pages, 2 black & white tables, 2 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSJ; JHB; JKSN; RGC; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 242 x 16. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 235
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400755178
- ISBN
- 9789400755178
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.77
€ 120.77
Paperback. Editor(s): Roffey, Sue. Num Pages: 297 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 6 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JMAN; JMC; JMH; JMJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400756588
- ISBN
- 9789400756588
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 211.90
€ 211.90
Hardcover. This book focuses on issues relevant to women, motherhood and living with HIV/AIDS. Each chapter offers information on real life situations - poor access to health services, internalized stigma, social ostracism and more - collected from around the world. Editor(s): Liamputtong, Pranee. Num Pages: 314 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JMH; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400758865
- ISBN
- 9789400758865
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.19
€ 151.19
Hardcover. In this volume, an international panel of experts in the fields of medicine, law, ethics, anthropology, sociology, history, religion, and politics, thoroughly examine this violation of human rights and correct widely held medical misinformation. Editor(s): Milos, Marilyn Fayre; Denniston, George C. (University of Washington); Hodges, Frederick Mansfield. Num Pages: 337 pages, 19 black & white tables, 9 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFM; JHBT; JHMC; JPVH; MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400764064
- ISBN
- 9789400764064
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 183.09
€ 183.09
Hardcover. This volume explores the burgeoning field of the meaning in life in the psychological sciences. Each chapter features leading scholars who describes current empirical findings, highlighting important issues and controversies. Editor(s): Hicks, Joshua; Routledge, Clay. Num Pages: 429 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JMAN; JMS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 780.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 370
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400765269
- ISBN
- 9789400765269
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 234.30
€ 234.30