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Hardback. With contributions by leading researchers in grey systems theory and applications, the papers in this volume were selected from presentations to the 2009 IEEE International Conference on Grey Systems and Intelligent Services, held in Nanjing, China. Editor(s): Liu, Sifeng; Forrest, Jeffrey Yi-Lin. Series: Understanding Complex Systems. Num Pages: 610 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBC; JN; PH; TBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 2270.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 610
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642139376
- ISBN
- 9783642139376
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 244.99
€ 244.99
Hardback. Social computing, the study of social behavior and context based on computational systems, facilitates behavioral modeling in model building, analysis, pattern mining, anticipation, and prediction. This book presents material from the second interdisciplinary workshop focused on employing social computing for behavioral modeling and prediction. Editor(s): Liu, Huan; Salerno, John J.; Young, Michael J. Num Pages: 264 pages, 100 black & white illustrations, 100 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JHBC; PBUH; PBW; UND; UNF; UY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441900555
- ISBN
- 9781441900555
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 190.82
€ 190.82
Social Computing, Behavioral Modeling, and Prediction
. Ed(S): Liu, Huan; Salerno, John J.; Young, ...
Paperback. Editor(s): Liu, Huan; Salerno, John J.; Young, Michael J. Num Pages: 264 pages, 100 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JHBC; KJT; PBW; UND; UNF; UYZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 439.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2008
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441945976
- ISBN
- 9781441945976
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Condition: New
€ 180.86
€ 180.86
The Future of Europe. Problems and Issues for the Twenty-First Century...
. Ed(S): Littlewood, Jane; Symes, Valerie; Le...
Paperback. Editor(s): Littlewood, Jane; Symes, Valerie; Levy, Carl. Num Pages: 346 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JHB; JPA; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 346
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349253814
- ISBN
- 9781349253814
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Condition: New
€ 180.89
€ 180.89
Paperback. Russia 2025 offers a compelling insight into Russia's future by exploring thematic scenarios ranging from politics to demographics. The widening rift between a modernizing, post-Communist society and a paternalistic government will ultimately shape developments in the coming years and will impact on state-society and Center-periphery relations. Editor(s): Lipman, M.; Petrov, N. Num Pages: 302 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JPA; JPP; JPQB; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349463602
- ISBN
- 9781349463602
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Condition: New
€ 62.15
€ 62.15
Paperback / so. Editor(s): Linne, Gudrun; Schwarz, Michael (ESRI R&d Center Zurich AG Switzerland). Num Pages: black & white illustrations, black & white tables, bibliography. BIC Classification: JHB; JP; TQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 32. Weight in Grams: 980.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783810037589
- ISBN
- 9783810037589
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 113.09
€ 113.09
Hardback. This volume explores the search for meaning among people in China today. The subjects of these essays span the social spectrum from hip young entrepreneurs to sweatshop workers and homeless beggars, with the issues ranging from domestic violence to homosexuality to political corruption. Editor(s): Link, Perry; Madsen, Richard; Pickowicz, Paul G. Num Pages: 336 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JM; JFC; JFFS; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742510784
- ISBN
- 9780742510784
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 188.00
€ 188.00
Paperback / so. Editor(s): Linhart, Eric; Kittel, Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology Bernhard (all at the Institute of Sociology, University of Vienna); Bachtiger, Andre (European University Institute, Florence). Series: Jahrbuch Fur Handlungs- Und Entscheidungstheorie. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, black & white tables, bibliography. BIC Classification: JHB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 14. Weight in Grams: 327.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer vs United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783658050078
- ISBN
- 9783658050078
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.22
€ 45.22
Hardback. While social scientists, beginning with Weber, envisioned a secularized world, religion today is forthrightly becoming a defining feature of life all around the globe. The book as a whole explores the connections between religion and politics, and the ways in which globalization shapes these processes. Editor(s): Lindquist, Galina; Handelman, Don. Num Pages: 318 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HR; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845457716
- ISBN
- 9781845457716
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.82
€ 152.82
Hardback. Presents a handbook to item response theory and its applications to educational and psychological testing. This book is organized into sections, such as: the nominal categories model, models for response time or multiple attempts on items, models for multiple abilities or cognitive components, nonparametric models, and others. Editor(s): Linden, Wim J. van der; Hambleton, Ronald K. Num Pages: 512 pages, 51 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JHBC; JMBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 917.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387946610
- ISBN
- 9780387946610
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.85
€ 128.85
paperback. The arrival of the computer in educational and psychological testing has boosted the popularity of adaptive testing. This book covers key features of adaptive testing and shows how these features are used in the operations of several adaptive testing programs. Editor(s): Linden, Wim J. van der; Glas, Cees A. W. Series: Statistics for Social and Behavioral Sciences. Num Pages: 438 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBC; JMBT; JNKD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- Number of pages
- 438
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461425533
- ISBN
- 9781461425533
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 172.77
€ 172.77
Hardback. Nationalist movements in the South have been superseded by a plethora of different social movements. This work examines these new movements and considers emerging paradigms of organization and mobilization, which are related to the role movements play in economic and political development. Editor(s): Lindberg, Staffan; Sverrisson, Arni. Series: Macmillan International Political Economy S. Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JH; JPHV; JPWD; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 29. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333670897
- ISBN
- 9780333670897
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.61
€ 119.61
Paperback / so. Editor(s): Lilienthal, Volker; Reineck, Dennis; Schnedler, Thomas. Num Pages: 412 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: GTC; JFD; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 24. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer vs United States
- Number of pages
- 412
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783658024260
- ISBN
- 9783658024260
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.63
€ 68.63
Hardback. This book examines the living and working conditions of child laborers, explores the reasons children are working under harmful conditions and details initiatives of governmental and non-governmental organizations to eliminate these worst forms of child labor. Editor(s): Lieten, G.C.M.; Lieten, G. K. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JHBC; KCF; VFXC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400701762
- ISBN
- 9789400701762
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.84
€ 123.84
Hardback. This two-volume sourcebook is an authoritative guide to the substantive, methodological and policy aspects of homicide research in Europe. One of its volumes contains separate chapters on patterns, policies and punishments in more than 15 nations in Europe. Editor(s): Liem, Marieke; Pridemore, William Alex. Num Pages: 524 pages, 87 black & white illustrations, 60 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFE; JHB; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 186 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1136.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 524
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461404651
- ISBN
- 9781461404651
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 236.89
€ 236.89
Paperback. Editor(s): Lichfield, Nathaniel; Barbanente, Angela (School of Environmental Engineering, Polytechnic of Bari, Taranto, Italy); Borri, Dino; Khakee, Abdul (Dept. of Political Science, University of Umea, Sweden); Prat, Anna (Dalia and Nathaniel Lichfield Associates, London, UK). Series: Geojournal Library. Num Pages: 384 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JH; JPA; KJM; RGC; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 1998
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048150700
- ISBN
- 9789048150700
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 181.34
€ 181.34
Paperback. Editor(s): Lewinski-Reuter, Verena; Luddemann, Stefan. BIC Classification: JHB. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- VS Verlag fur Sozialwissenschaften
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783531155531
- ISBN
- 9783531155531
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.58
€ 57.58
Politics as Rational Action: Essays in Public Choice and Policy Analys...
. Ed(S): Lewin, L.; Vedung, Evert
paperback. Editor(s): Lewin, L.; Vedung, Evert. Series: Theory and Decision Library. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JKS; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1980
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400989573
- ISBN
- 9789400989573
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 119.10
€ 119.10
Hardback. This collection focuses attention on the relationships between "homeland" and "diaspora" communities in today's world. It highlights the changing character of homeland-diaspora ties and offers new understandings of the issues that these communities face and explores the roots of their fascinating, yet sometimes paradoxical, interactions Editor(s): Levy, Andre; Weingrod, Alex. Num Pages: 376 pages, 4 figures, 5 tables. BIC Classification: JHMC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804747714
- ISBN
- 9780804747714
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 169.16
€ 169.16
Hardback. Editor(s): Levi, Erik; Scheding, Florian. Series: Europea: Ethnomusicologies & Modernities. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations, printed music items. BIC Classification: AVA; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 17. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810863798
- ISBN
- 9780810863798
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.84
€ 149.84