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Society & culture: general
The Individual and the Welfare State. Life Histories in Europe.
. Ed(S): Borsch-Supan, Axel; Brandt, Martina;...
Hardback. Taking advantage of the richness of 28,000 life histories in 13 European countries, this book provides an introduction to the great research potential of SHARELIFE data. It gives an overview of all relevant topics in the fields of ageing and social policy. Editor(s): Borsch-Supan, Axel; Brandt, Martina; Hank, Karsten; Schroder, Mathis. Num Pages: 285 pages, 34 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP; JKS; KCF; KCP; MBN; MJX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 702.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 285
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642174711
- ISBN
- 9783642174711
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.56
€ 120.56
Hardback. Num Pages: 234 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFN; KC; KJM; UG; UYQV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 507.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642184093
- ISBN
- 9783642184093
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.80
€ 93.80
Paperback. This book presents a new conceptual framework for comparative and entangled research on transcultural state formation. It examines concepts of statehood to provide conceptual tools to analyze the transcultural appropriation of governmental technologies. Editor(s): Antje, Fluchter; Richter, Susan. Series: Transcultural Research - Heidelberg Studies on Asia and Europe in a Global Context. Num Pages: 293 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 5 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JH; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 8. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 293
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642192876
- ISBN
- 9783642192876
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 232.34
€ 232.34
Paperback. Migration of people across national borders is increasingly frequent, resulting in reconsideration of national citizenship. This book addresses this problem of changing nature of citizenship in the context of flow of people and ideas between Asia and Europe. Editor(s): Pohlmann, Markus; Yang, Jonghoe; Lee, Jong-Hee. Series: Transcultural Research - Heidelberg Studies on Asia and Europe in a Global Context. Num Pages: 237 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 19 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1FPK; JFFN; JPVH1; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642197383
- ISBN
- 9783642197383
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 118.43
€ 118.43
Hardback. Series: Quintessenz-Reihe. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: CBWJ; GTC; JFSR; KJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 10. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642216886
- ISBN
- 9783642216886
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.82
€ 72.82
Paperback. Within the context of globalization, cultural transformations are increasingly analyzed as hybridization processes. The aim of this book is to generate a transdisciplinary perception of hybridity to pave the way for a wider application of this crucial concept. Editor(s): Stockhammer, Philipp. Series: Transcultural Research - Heidelberg Studies on Asia and Europe in a Global Context. Num Pages: 223 pages, 18 black & white illustrations, 10 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHM; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 345.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 223
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642218453
- ISBN
- 9783642218453
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 118.49
€ 118.49
Hardback. Crossroads in Literature and Culture focuses on the idea of crossing boundaries in English literary and cultural texts. Authors from various disciplines analyse texts from varying periods of history and cultures, in search of what similarities exist between them. Editor(s): Fabiszak, Jacek; Urbaniak-Rybicka, Ewa; Wolski, Bartosz. Series: Second Language Learning and Teaching. Num Pages: 532 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFB; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 165 x 38. Weight in Grams: 938.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 532
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642219931
- ISBN
- 9783642219931
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 184.34
€ 184.34
Hardback. Discusses important challenges affecting eHealth in the EU and North America in the three areas of law, ethics and governance. The publication provides support materials and readings for persons active in developing current understandings of the legal, ethical, and governance challenges involved in the eHealth context. Editor(s): George, Carlisle; Whitehouse, Diane; Duquenoy, Penny. Num Pages: 408 pages, 11 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; LNTM; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 247 x 27. Weight in Grams: 734.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642224737
- ISBN
- 9783642224737
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 182.85
€ 182.85
Hardback. What are the principles that keep our society together? By examining simple models of social interaction, this volume addresses this question, offering surprising insights into the social, "macro-level" outcomes and dynamics implied by individual, "micro-level" interactions. Editor(s): Helbing, Dirk. Series: Understanding Complex Systems. Num Pages: 352 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFP; JHBC; PBWH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642240034
- ISBN
- 9783642240034
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 182.35
€ 182.35
paperback. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, bibliography. BIC Classification: JFFN; MQCZ; PSB; PSV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 163 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642249242
- ISBN
- 9783642249242
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.97
€ 77.97
Hardback. The emerging and interdisciplinary field of modernization science studies the potential of both developed and developing nations for continued advancement. This volume provides systematic data from this new discipline covering 97% of global population. Num Pages: 648 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JPA; KCN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1178.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 648
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642254581
- ISBN
- 9783642254581
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 236.79
€ 236.79
Paperback. This book examines fertility patterns of post-war labor migrants and their descendants in Germany. It includes an introduction to the post-war migration history of Germany and reviews the literature on fertility of migrants and cultural sub-groups. Series: Demographic Research Monographs. Num Pages: 176 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, 71 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFCA; JHBC; JHBD; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642261787
- ISBN
- 9783642261787
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 119.13
€ 119.13
Paperback. This book describes a concerted, international research effort undertaken with the goal of establishing a database that allows the best possible description of the mortality trajectory beyond the age of 110. Editor(s): Maier, Heiner; Gampe, Jutta; Vaupel, James W.; Jeune, Bernard; Robine, Jean-Marie. Series: Demographic Research Monographs. Num Pages: 323 pages, 52 black & white illustrations, 53 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JHBD; KCP; PBT; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 323
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642263477
- ISBN
- 9783642263477
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 119.54
€ 119.54
Paperback. This is the first book to take a comprehensive view of the major challenges that population ageing presents in the near future taking Sweden as the case. It outlines actions needed today to prevent a future collapse of important welfare systems. Editor(s): Bengtsson, Tommy. Series: Demographic Research Monographs. Num Pages: 123 pages, 18 black & white illustrations, 15 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JHBD; KCP; KFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 7. Weight in Grams: 207.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 123
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642264184
- ISBN
- 9783642264184
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 119.13
€ 119.13
Non-standard Spatial Statistics and Spatial Econometrics
Griffith, Daniel A.; Paelinck, Jean H. Paul
Paperback. Spatial statistics and spatial econometrics are recent sprouts of the tree "spatial analysis with measurement". Still, several general themes have emerged. Exploring selected fields of possible interest is tantalizing, and this is what the authors aim here. Series: Advances in Geographic Information Science. Num Pages: 300 pages, 102 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; K; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642266690
- ISBN
- 9783642266690
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 180.92
€ 180.92
Hardback. Editor(s): Sousa-Poza, Alfonso; Groth, Hans-Gunter. Num Pages: 388 pages, 60 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHBD; KCM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 736.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 388
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642278808
- ISBN
- 9783642278808
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.89
€ 120.89
Hardcover. Num Pages: 412 pages, 6 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; KCM; LNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 732.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642279065
- ISBN
- 9783642279065
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 182.71
€ 182.71
Hardback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: AKP; JF; KJMV3; PDX; TBD; UY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 721.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642281426
- ISBN
- 9783642281426
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.68
€ 110.68
Hardback. Series: Advanced Topics in Science and Technology in China. Num Pages: 291 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 138 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 291
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642281563
- ISBN
- 9783642281563
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.16
€ 120.16
Hardback. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JPVH; LBBS; LBBZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642284830
- ISBN
- 9783642284830
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.38
€ 119.38
Paperback. This book explores an alternative, largely unacknowledged side of the history of the popular British periodical, and offers a comparative view of the genesis of satirical journalism from Egypt and the Ottoman Empire through British India to China and Japan. Editor(s): Harder, Hans; Mittler, Barbara. Series: Transcultural Research - Heidelberg Studies on Asia and Europe in a Global Context. Num Pages: 454 pages, 18 black & white illustrations, 91 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1F; GTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 692.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642286063
- ISBN
- 9783642286063
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 120.25
€ 120.25
Hardback. Editor(s): Popp, Reinhold. Series: Zukunft Und Forschung. Num Pages: 219 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Number of pages
- 219
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642289538
- ISBN
- 9783642289538
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.94
€ 98.94
Cutaneous Manifestations of Child Abuse and Their Differential Diagnos...
Bilo, Robert A.C.; Oranje, Arnold P.; Shwayde...
Hardback. Skin, the most accessible part of a child suffering physical abuse, is also the most injured. Yet some dermatological disorders closely resemble intentional injuries. This book details the cutaneous signs of violent trauma and offers vital diagnostic guidance. Num Pages: 264 pages, 30 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFFE1; MJA; MJK; MJW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 18. Weight in Grams: 725.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642292866
- ISBN
- 9783642292866
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 182.57
€ 182.57
Paperback. Natural disasters are increasingly affecting the world, taking lives unexpectedly and leaving many others injured and homeless. This book argues that socio-economic disparities resulting from unsustainable urban development can increase vulnerability to natural hazards, and when paired with natural hazards can negatively affect urban areas. Series: SpringerBriefs in Environment, Security, Development and Peace. Num Pages: 111 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 28 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFSG; LNKJ; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 8. Weight in Grams: 207.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 111
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642294693
- ISBN
- 9783642294693
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.42
€ 72.42