Society & social sciences
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Society & social sciences
Paperback. A personal, trenchant, and comprehensive account of the contemporary news media. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393912876
- ISBN
- 9780393912876
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.41
€ 26.99
€ 25.41
Paperback. BIC Classification: JHBK5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 17. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Familius LLC
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781942934127
- ISBN
- 9781942934127
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.26
€ 19.99
€ 18.26
Hardcover. The authors examine theories and models that help to understand individual and social aspects of processes of learning, development of expertise, knowledge creation, and innovation. These processes are studied both in the contexts of education and work, and are illuminated with numerous examples, and interview data. Editor(s): Hakkarainen, Kai P. J.; Palonen, Tuire; Paavola, Sami; Lehtinen, Erno. Series: Advances in Learning and Instruction S. Num Pages: 244 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780080445410
- ISBN
- 9780080445410
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 207.64
€ 207.64
Hardcover. "Trust: Reason, Routine, Reflexivity". Num Pages: 244 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 173 x 16. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780080448558
- ISBN
- 9780080448558
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 165.12
€ 165.12
Hardcover. What motivates us to direct our behaviors toward certain goals? To what extent can rewards and/or punishments induce us toward and away from specific actions? This title provides a summary overview of research in this area as well as a forward look into the future of research. Editor(s): Aronson, Joshua. Series: Educational Psychology. Num Pages: 395 pages. BIC Classification: JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 239 x 28. Weight in Grams: 760.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 395
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780120644551
- ISBN
- 9780120644551
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 173.49
€ 173.49
Hardcover. The study of social dynamics using quantitative methodology is complex and calls for technical and methodological approaches in social science research. This book provides step-by-step instructions for designing and conducting longitudinal research, with focus on the longitudinal analysis of both quantitative outcomes and qualitative outcomes. Num Pages: 402 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GPS; JHBC; PBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 174 x 28. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780120884858
- ISBN
- 9780120884858
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.78
€ 146.78
Hardcover. Focuses on the research and measurement issues related to the emergent field of gambling studies. This book aims to offer a common starting point for researchers with diverse backgrounds by explaining the generally accepted knowledge in the area, research trends, and information gaps. Editor(s): Smith, Garry; Hodgins, David; Williams, Robert. Num Pages: 696 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GPS; JFFH; JHMC; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1048.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 696
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780123708564
- ISBN
- 9780123708564
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.65
€ 154.65
Hardcover. A compilation of different qualitative approaches to data gathering in educational research. Topics covered include anthropological perspectives, collaborative research, symbolic interactionism, a feminist materialistic approach and the approach to ethical issues. Editor(s): LeCompte, Margaret Diane; Goetz, Judith Preissle; Preissle, Judith; Millroy, Wendy L. Num Pages: 257 pages, index. BIC Classification: JFFK; JHBC; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 160 x 57. Weight in Grams: 1388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 257
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780124405707
- ISBN
- 9780124405707
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 185.46
€ 185.46
Paperback. For teachers, reading specialists and special educators in grades 4-12, this practical resource is packed with hundreds of strategies and activities for evaluating and improving students' reading, writing, study, and test-taking skills in all content areas. Num Pages: 499 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 215 x 281 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1246.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 499
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780130078155
- ISBN
- 9780130078155
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.37
€ 41.99
€ 32.37
Paperback. For all educators grades 3 and up, here is a proven ready-to-use resource that tailors writing experiences to the needs of any student having difficulty writing -- even the most reluctant writer. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CJCW; JNSG; JNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 281 x 18. Weight in Grams: 688.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Pearson Education (US) United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780130320100
- ISBN
- 9780130320100
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.65
€ 34.99
€ 27.65
Paperback. The Guide covers changing school programs, staffing for effective discipline, and cutting-edge approaches such as peer counseling for dealing with student values and problems that are different from those of only a few years ago. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 281 x 211 x 17. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780130794017
- ISBN
- 9780130794017
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.68
€ 41.99
€ 32.68
Paperback. Num Pages: 324 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; JFD; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226001975
- ISBN
- 9780226001975
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.45
€ 40.99
€ 31.45
Hardcover. Our breath catches and we jump in fear at the sight of a snake. We pause and marvel at the sublime beauty of a sunrise. These reactions are no accident; in fact, many of our human responses to nature are steeped in our deep evolutionary past. The author explores the role of evolution in human responses to the environment. Num Pages: 224 pages, 55 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: JMQ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226003238
- ISBN
- 9780226003238
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.68
€ 34.99
€ 27.68
Hardcover. The subject of murder has always held a particular fascination for us. In this title, the author explores the ways in which the figure of the murderer has been made to signify a specific kind of social subject in Western modernity. Num Pages: 232 pages, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: JFS; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226003405
- ISBN
- 9780226003405
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.21€ 78.59
€ 94.21
€ 78.59
Paperback. Between the early 1900s and the late 1950s, the attitudes of white Californians toward their Asian American neighbors evolved from outright hostility to relative acceptance. The author examines this transformation through the lens of California's urban housing markets. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 352 pages, 8 halftones, 9 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJ; HBTB; JFFB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226004181
- ISBN
- 9780226004181
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.55
€ 35.99
€ 28.55
Paperback. Drawing on the discoveries of neuroscience, this book explains why the information overload of contemporary life makes us dramatically more receptive to sensational news, while rendering the staid, objective voice of standard journalism ineffective, and the result is a toxic mix that threatens to prove fatal to journalism as we know it. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 352. The Information Explosion and the Crisis in Journalism. 224 pages. Drawing on the discoveries of neuroscience, this book explains why the information overload of contemporary life makes us dramatically more receptive to sensational news, while rendering the staid, objective voice of standard journalism ineffective, and the result is a toxic mix that threatens to prove fatal to journalism as we know it. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; KNTJ. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226005027
- ISBN
- 9780226005027
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.30
€ 19.99
€ 17.30
Paperback. In 2005 the World Bank released a gender assessment of the nation of Jordan, a country that, like many in the Middle East, has undergone dramatic social and gender transformations, in part by encouraging equal access to education for men and women. In this book, the author shows that assessment to be a fallacy. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBJ; JFSJ1; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226006918
- ISBN
- 9780226006918
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.56
€ 36.99
€ 29.56
Paperback. Reveals that the globalization of American mass culture that seems unstoppable today began as early as the mid-nineteenth century. This book narrates how the circuses, amusement parks, vaudeville, mail-order catalogs, dime novels, and movies that developed after the Civil War actually doubled as agents of American cultural diplomacy abroad. Num Pages: 232 pages, 37 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBTB; JFCA; JFFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226007120
- ISBN
- 9780226007120
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.08
€ 31.99
€ 25.08
Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 237 x 20. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226010663
- ISBN
- 9780226010663
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.78
€ 32.99
€ 25.78
Paperback. This study reveals an unorganized and previously unacknowledged religion at the heart of American culture. Nature, Albanese argues, has provided a compelling religious center throughout American history. Series: Chicago History of American Religion. Num Pages: 284 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRKT; HRQ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 115 x 19. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226011462
- ISBN
- 9780226011462
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.86
€ 36.99
€ 29.86