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Society & social sciences
Hardback. In industrialized countries, HIV/AIDS is perceived as a chronic condition. Yet initially, before combination therapy became available, this pandemic was widely associated with premature or even imminent death. This book turns this basic feature of life with HIV into the vantage point for an analysis of Western subjectivity. Series: International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFH2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1210.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792363712
- ISBN
- 9780792363712
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.77
€ 132.77
Hardback. Focuses on the negotiation process leading up to the creation of the Convention on Biodiversity (CBD) and the domestic implementation of this agreement. This book applies several perspectives drawn from international relations theories, while also focusing on the implementation of international environmental agreements in a developing country. Series: Environment & Policy. Num Pages: 316 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFG; JPA; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 653.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792363750
- ISBN
- 9780792363750
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.59
€ 200.59
Paperback. The interest of European education in Dewey is presented in case studies, concerning different national contexts. The renewal of interest is argued from different sides. The book aims to show that interest in Dewey is not a remake of the reception in the different camps of progressive education. Editor(s): Oelkers, Jurgen; Rhyn, Heinz. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 12. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Reprinted from STUDIES IN PHILOSOPHY AND EDUCATIO
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792363897
- ISBN
- 9780792363897
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.72
€ 68.72
Hardback. Contains presentations made at the Second International Conference on Earthquake Hazard and Seismic Risk Reduction held in Yerevan, Armenia, on 14-21 September 1998. This book is suitable for seismologists, geophysicists, earth scientists, engineers, architects, and psychologists interested in earthquake hazard and seismic risk research. Editor(s): Balassanian, Serguei; Cisternas, Armando; Melkumyan, Mikael. Series: Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research. Num Pages: 447 pages, 314 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: GPS; JFFC; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 824.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 447
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792363903
- ISBN
- 9780792363903
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 196.81
€ 196.81
Hardback. Talks about adults learning mathematics wherever and in whatever circumstances they do so. This book brings together researchers in the field and aims to lay the foundations for study and further research and practice in this fast-developing area. It aims to situate research and practice in adults learning mathematics. Editor(s): Coben, Diana; O'Donoghue, John; FitzSimons, Gail E. Series: Mathematics Education Library. Num Pages: 371 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNP; JNU; PB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 22. Weight in Grams: 719.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 371
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792364153
- ISBN
- 9780792364153
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 201.34
€ 201.34
Hardback. Offers a comprehensive introduction to the developments in the theory and practice of Computer adaptive testing (CAT). This book covers such topics as item selection and ability estimation, item pool development and maintenance, item calibration and model fit, and testlet-based adaptive testing. Editor(s): Linden, Wim J. van der; Glas, Cees A. W. Num Pages: 324 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JMBT; JNKD; JNKH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 653.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792364252
- ISBN
- 9780792364252
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 255.88
€ 255.88
Hardback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute on Effective Prevention of Crime and Violence among Persons with Major Mental Disorders, Il Ciocco, Italy, 16-26 May 1999 Editor(s): Hodgins, Sheilagh. Series: NATO Science Series D:. Num Pages: 430 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKVQ1; MJN; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 819.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 430
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792364375
- ISBN
- 9780792364375
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 251.79
€ 251.79
Hardback. Presents mathematical analysis of social systems. This book is for researchers and graduate students in the fields of theoretical sociology and social and general systems theory. Series: Theory and Decision Library A:. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1330.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792364436
- ISBN
- 9780792364436
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 199.87
€ 199.87
Paperback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Coping with Flash Floods: Lessons Learned from Experience, Malenovice, Czech Republic, May 16-21, 1999 Editor(s): Marsalek, Jiri; Watt, W. Ed; Zeman, Evzen; Sieker, Friedhelm. Series: NATO Science Partnership Subseries: 2. Num Pages: 450 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFC; RBK; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 722.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2000
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792364528
- ISBN
- 9780792364528
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 129.52
€ 129.52
Hardback. This work portrays a comparison of changes in family formation and fertility behaviour between Belgium and The Netherlands, which aims to give us more insight in the question of whether there is one common transition process. Editor(s): Beer, Joop de; Deven, F. Series: European Studies of Population. Num Pages: 141 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDB; 1DDN; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 405.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 141
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792364610
- ISBN
- 9780792364610
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.70
€ 130.70
Verification of the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention
. Ed(S): Dando, Malcolm R.; Pearson, Graham S...
Hardback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute on New Scientific and Technical Aspects of Verification of the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention, Budapest, Hungary, 6-16 July 1997 Editor(s): Dando, Malcolm R.; Pearson, Graham S.; Toth, Tibor. Series: NATO Science Partnership Subseries: 1. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPSF; MJCJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1210.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792365068
- ISBN
- 9780792365068
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 254.37
€ 254.37
Hardback. Before Machiavelli, political freedom was approached as a problem of the best distribution of the functions of ruler and ruled. This text reveals Machiavelli's legacy to modernity as the recognition of an irreconcilable tension between the demands of freedom and the imperatives of morality. Series: Topoi Library. Num Pages: 355 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 698.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 355
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792365334
- ISBN
- 9780792365334
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 201.29
€ 201.29
Hardback. Presents the research on the teaching and learning of linear algebra in the first year of university, in an international perspective. This work presents teaching designs with the analysis of their experimentation. It also discusses theoretical issues which are consistent for research in maths education at tertiary level. Editor(s): Dorier, Jean-Luc. Series: Mathematics Education Library. Num Pages: 312 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNU; PBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792365396
- ISBN
- 9780792365396
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 288.58
€ 288.58
Hardback. The Information and Communication Technology revolution results in profound changes to the heart of business and economics. Part of the "Educational Innovation in Economics and Business" series, this volume contains a selection of articles addressing various issues on how business education should adapt to changing needs of the corporate world. Editor(s): Borghans, Lex; Gijselaers, Wim H.; Milter, Richard G.; Stinson, John E. Series: Educational Innovation in Economics and Business. Num Pages: 484 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNU; KJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 857.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 484
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792365501
- ISBN
- 9780792365501
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 203.60
€ 203.60
Hardback. This volume contains selected papers on the research in the implementation of computers in education. The topics covered range from web-based applications to interactive systems for learning. Editor(s): Ortega, Manuel; Bravo, Jose L. Num Pages: 316 pages, 132 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 3JM; JNU; JNV; T. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 647.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792365778
- ISBN
- 9780792365778
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.19
€ 129.19
Hardback. Although the illicit arms trade has evolved over years, despite the end of the Cold War it appears to be as vibrant as ever. This volume brings together studies of key issues relating to this trade: the changing nature of the illicit arms trade; the origins of the Iran-Contra affair; and the flow of illicit arms from post-communist Russia. Editor(s): Phythian, Mark. Num Pages: 200 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKV; JWXF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 465.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792365938
- ISBN
- 9780792365938
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.77
€ 70.77
Hardback. Contains contributions that apply advanced statistical methods and artificial intelligence techniques to approach the description of physical processes, the discrimination of experimental data and the assessment and management of risk. This book is intended as a reference scientists, students, engineers, and the insurance industry. Editor(s): Papadopoulos, George A.; Murty, Tad S.; Venkatesh, Srinivasan; Blong, R. (Natural Hazards Research Centre, Macquarie University, Australia). Num Pages: 297 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPS; JFFC; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 688.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Reprinted from naturals hazards, 21:2-3, 2000
- Number of pages
- 297
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792365952
- ISBN
- 9780792365952
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.68
€ 195.68
hardcover. Explains Japanese regional structure and associated dynamism in terms of urban systems. By focusing on urban systems theory, this book attempts to theorize the factors related to the changing geography of Japan, such as the growth and decline processes of Japanese urban systems and, the strengthening of ties among cities and associated factors. Series: Geojournal Library. Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFSG; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 597.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 2000th Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792366003
- ISBN
- 9780792366003
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.49
€ 133.49
Paperback. When the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty entered into force on 14 January 1998, a new phase commenced for the Antarctic Treaty System. This title is intended for Antarctic specialists and to all those interested in environmental law and policy. Editor(s): Vidas, Davor. Series: Environment & Policy. Num Pages: 448 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1MTS; JPQB; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2000
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792366102
- ISBN
- 9780792366102
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 200.74
€ 200.74
Hardback. Offers an analysis and overview of the way in which NATO can undertake new roles, tasks and missions in light of the extent to which it has retained significance and vitality as an international institution. The author discusses this within the framework of international relations theory. Num Pages: 182 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 182
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792366324
- ISBN
- 9780792366324
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.35
€ 131.35