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Paperback. In this collection of essays, historians discuss the applications of evolutionary theory to cultural, social, economic and political phenomena. Contributors include anthropologist Donald Brown, archaeologist Albert Naccache and demographer Noel Bonneuil. Editor(s): Pomper, Philip; Shaw, David Gary. Num Pages: 320 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HBAH; JFCX; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 149 x 17. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742521612
- ISBN
- 9780742521612
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 83.19
€ 83.19
Hardback. In this collection of essays, historians discuss the applications of evolutionary theory to cultural, social, economic and political phenomena. Contributors include anthropologist Donald Brown, archaeologist Albert Naccache and demographer Noel Bonneuil. Editor(s): Pomper, Philip; Shaw, David Gary. Num Pages: 320 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HBAH; JFCX; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742521605
- ISBN
- 9780742521605
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 206.27
€ 206.27
hardcover. This fifth volume of "Research on Managing Groups and Teams" focuses on the relationship between identity issues and individual and group functioning. It looks at a range of phenomena involving the individual identities people bring to the groups they join and collective identities. Editor(s): Polzer, Jeffrey T.; Mannix, Elizabeth A.; Neale, Margaret Ann. Series: Research on Managing Groups & Teams. Num Pages: 316 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFS; JMH; KJMV2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762309511
- ISBN
- 9780762309511
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.83
€ 138.83
paperback. Provides a theoretical framework which helps the reader make sense of the detail contained in the later case studies. This title shows how choosing a particular concept of quality has significant political and organizational consequences and also discusses how quality may be measured. Editor(s): Pollitt, Christopher; Bouckaert, Geert. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; JFF; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 10. Weight in Grams: 243.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780803974654
- ISBN
- 9780803974654
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.36
€ 74.36
The Social Sustainability of Cities. Diversity and the Management of C...
. Ed(S): Polese, Mario; Stren, Richard
Paperback. Some cities have been more successful than others in creating environments conducive to the cohabitation of a diverse population. Case studies analyze ten cities in North America, South America, Europe, and Africa in terms of their social sustainability. Editor(s): Polese, Mario; Stren, Richard. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 515.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802083203
- ISBN
- 9780802083203
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 39.85
€ 43.99
€ 39.85
Hardback. Part of "The Research in Labor Economics" series, this volume is a collection of papers dedicated to the memory of the late Tikva Lecker. Professor Lecker's many interests included topics in labor economics, women and the economy, the economics of Judaism, the economics of migration and the economic experience of immigrants and their descendants. Editor(s): Polachek, S.W.; Chiswick, Carmel; Rapoport, Hillel. Series: Research in Labor Economics. Num Pages: 488 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFN; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 857.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762312757
- ISBN
- 9780762312757
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 217.87
€ 217.87
What Do We Deserve?: A Reader on Justice and Desert (Routledge Advance...
. Ed(S): Pojman, Louis P.; McLeod, Owen
paperback. Bringing together opposing positions and arguments, this text stimulates debate over the meaning and significance of desert in contemporary thought. It includes eight classical and 22 contemporary readings on the concept. Editor(s): Pojman, Louis P.; McLeod, Owen. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPQ; JKV; JPA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 17. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195122183
- ISBN
- 9780195122183
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 143.76
€ 143.76
Hardback. Focusing on organization, resistance and political culture, this collection covers topics ranging from socialism to anarchism, from the formation of the liberal state in the 19th century to the Civil War, and from women in the work place to the fate of the unions under Franco. Editor(s): Piqueras, Jose A.; Sanz Rozalen, Vicent. Series: International Studies in Social History. Num Pages: bibliog., index. BIC Classification: 1DSE; HBTB; JHBL; KCF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845452964
- ISBN
- 9781845452964
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 165.00
€ 165.00
Paperback. This volume challenges the perception of Asian women as either "mail-order" brides or overseas workers. There are a wide range of case studies, all showing the multiplicity of roles women maintain, and emphasizing the point that marriage, work and migration are inextricably linked. Editor(s): Piper, Nicola; Roces, Mina. Series: Asia/Pacific/Perspectives. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliog , index. BIC Classification: 1F; JFFN; JFSJ1; JFSL; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 226 x 13. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742523784
- ISBN
- 9780742523784
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.32
€ 66.32
Hardback. This volume challenges the perception of Asian women as either "mail-order" brides or overseas workers. There are a wide range of case studies, all showing the multiplicity of roles women maintain, and emphasizing the point that marriage, work and migration are inextricably linked. Editor(s): Piper, Nicola; Roces, Mina. Series: Asia/Pacific/Perspectives. Num Pages: 232 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1F; JFFN; JFSJ1; JFSL; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742523777
- ISBN
- 9780742523777
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 165.14
€ 165.14
Hardback. Editor(s): Pinxten; Preckler. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845450885
- ISBN
- 9781845450885
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.39
€ 163.39
Hardback. Around 1800 roughly three per cent of the human population lived in urban areas; by 2030 this number is expected to have gone up to some seventy per cent. This poses problems for traditional religions that are all rooted in rural, small-scale societies. Editor(s): Pinxten, Rik; Dikomitis, Lisa. Series: Culture and Politics/Politics and Culture. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations, plans. BIC Classification: JFSR; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845455545
- ISBN
- 9781845455545
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.62
€ 163.62
Hardback. Asks questions, regarding the implications of motivation theory for school reform. This volume portrays the potential of research methods and re-examines tried and true conceptions of the nature and nurture of motivation. It also suggests issues and points to venues for application. Editor(s): Pintrich, Paul R.; Maehr, Martin L. Series: Advances in Motivation and Achievement. Num Pages: 408 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 747.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762310777
- ISBN
- 9780762310777
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 212.47
€ 212.47
Paperback. Editor(s): Pinstrup-Andersen, Per; Cheng, Fuzhi. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 216 x 23. Weight in Grams: 657.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801475566
- ISBN
- 9780801475566
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.08
€ 38.99
€ 35.08
Kit. Editor(s): Piggott, John; Woodland, Alan. Num Pages: 1146 pages. BIC Classification: JHBD; JMD; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 270 x 117. Weight in Grams: 2916.
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science & Technology United States
- Number of pages
- 1146
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780444634054
- ISBN
- 9780444634054
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 357.93
€ 357.93
Hardback. The tremendous increase in migrations and diasporas of human groups in the last decades are bringing along challenging issues for society, especially related to the economic and political management of multiculturalism and culturally effective health care. This work analyzes these dynamics of traditional knowledge in 22 selected case studies. Editor(s): Pieroni, Andrea; Vandebroek, Ina. Series: Environmental Anthropology and Ethnobiology. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFN; MBP; MX. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845453732
- ISBN
- 9781845453732
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 165.16
€ 165.16
Hardback. Editor(s): Picart, Caroline Joan (Kay); Greek, Cecil E. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 169 x 22. Weight in Grams: 621.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611473742
- ISBN
- 9781611473742
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.94
€ 154.94
hardcover. Combining discussions of the idea of tradition by major scholars from a variety of disciplines with synoptic, synthesizing essays, Questions of Tradition will initiate a renewal of interest in this vital subject. Editor(s): Phillips, Mark Salber; Schochet, Gordon. Num Pages: 340 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 31. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802044983
- ISBN
- 9780802044983
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 88.53
€ 88.53
Hardback. Examines the important post-World War II development in the Behavioral Sciences. This title also examines, discipline by discipline, the history of the evolutionary thrust, leading figures and key literature, the degree of acceptance (or rejection) within each discipline. It discusses the biobehavioral approach on a geographic basis. Editor(s): Peterson, Steven A.; Somit, Albert. Series: Research in Biopolitics. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 625.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762307692
- ISBN
- 9780762307692
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 242.61
€ 242.61
Paperback. Editor(s): Peterson, Erik R.; Posner, Rachel. Series: CSIS Reports. Num Pages: 64 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 216. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Centre for Strategic & International Studies,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892065219
- ISBN
- 9780892065219
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.81
€ 67.81