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Sociology & anthropology
hardcover. Constitutes a status report on health conditions (including nutrition and freshwater supply) in the Pacific Island Nations. This book is based on investigations carried out by the Pacific Science Association and includes ethnic, demographic, historic, economic, political, climatological and ecological aspects. Editor(s): Miles, J. A. R. Num Pages: 174 pages, 33 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JHMP; M; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 12. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 1984th Edition
- Number of pages
- 174
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789027790859
- ISBN
- 9789027790859
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.32
€ 122.32
Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JHB; LA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 19. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Bohn Stafleu Van Loghum United States
- Edition
- 10
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789036805117
- ISBN
- 9789036805117
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.43
€ 63.43
Paperback. This pioneering volume applies critical whiteness studies in a variety of educational contexts in the United Kingdom. The author uses ethnographic, biographical and documentary research to show how whiteness 'works' in education. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2007. 2nd printing 2009
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048123070
- ISBN
- 9789048123070
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 120.48
€ 120.48
Paperback. This book examines the ways kinship affects demographic behavior, including mortality patterns to determine the influence of fertility patterns, the contribution of parents' longevity, and the affects of a family history of disease. Editor(s): Bengtsson, Tommy; Mineau, Geraldine P. Series: International Studies in Population. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBD; KCP; MFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 920.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048123742
- ISBN
- 9789048123742
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 121.71
€ 121.71
Hardback. Childbirth Across Cultures presents birth as a biocultural event, studying management models and rituals surrounding the process from variety of cultures and communities. Power relationships are revealed by examining who makes crucial delivery decisions. Editor(s): Selin, Helaine. Series: Science Across Cultures: The History of Non-Western Science. Num Pages: 332 pages, 33 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JHBT; MJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 167 x 31. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048125982
- ISBN
- 9789048125982
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 268.46
€ 268.46
Hardback. Contains articles in four pillars of product development research: uncertainty modeling and information integration; role of behavioral research in understanding customer requirements and designing products; analytical approaches for identifying voice of the customer; and, human centered decision making and its role in product development. Editor(s): Raghavan, N. R. Srinivasan; Cafeo, John A. Num Pages: 305 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBC; KJT; PBWH; TBD; UGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1380.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 305
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048128594
- ISBN
- 9789048128594
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.57
€ 186.57
hardcover. This book examines the policy and politics of two health risks which have recently become prominent social issues in many countries. One is the issue of asbestos as an environmental risk to humans, and another is that of bovine spongiform encephalitis (BSE). Editor(s): Sato, Hajime. Series: Alliance for Global Sustainability Bookseries. Num Pages: 387 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JH; JPA; MB; MMR; RNF; TDCT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- Number of pages
- 387
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048130276
- ISBN
- 9789048130276
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.73
€ 187.73
Indigenous Peoples, Consent and Benefit Sharing: Lessons from the San-...
. Ed(S): Wynberg, Rachel P.; Schroeder, Doris...
paperback. This book offers an in-depth study of a benefit-sharing case that has captured great attention: the use of San knowledge to develop anti-obesity products, and places it in the global context of indigenous peoples' rights, consent and benefit-sharing. Editor(s): Wynberg, Rachel P.; Schroeder, Doris; Chennells, Roger. Num Pages: 363 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JHB; JHM; KCP; LNKJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 151 x 26. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer/Sci-Tech/Trade Netherlands
- Edition
- 2009th Edition
- Number of pages
- 363
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048131228
- ISBN
- 9789048131228
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.88
€ 68.88
The Fertility Transition in Iran: Revolution and Reproduction
Abbasi-Shavazi, Mohammad Jalal; McDonald, Pet...
Hardback. Rich in data and demographic method, this is the first attempt to explain the dramatic fall in the birth rate in Iran following the Islamic revolution of 1980. All the relevant demographic data are used along with two major surveys conducted by the authors. Num Pages: 195 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1080.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 195
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048131976
- ISBN
- 9789048131976
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.68
€ 122.68
Hardcover. This comprehensive resource in the field of isoscapes discusses advances, challenges, technical demands, and significant promise in isoscapes as applied to a wide array of research problems in the earth sciences and beyond. Editor(s): West, Jason B.; Bowen, Gabriel J.; Dawson, Todd E.; Tu, Kevin P. Num Pages: 511 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHM; PSAF; RB; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 920.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- Number of pages
- 511
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048133536
- ISBN
- 9789048133536
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 215.22
€ 215.22
Hardback. The society-nature interaction of the Tsimane', an indigenous community in the Bolivian Amazon, is analyzed and presented as an empirical case study in this review. Socioecological research methods are used to address the challenges and constraints in the field. Num Pages: 249 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSL; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 164 x 23. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 249
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048134861
- ISBN
- 9789048134861
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 185.14
€ 185.14
Hardback. This final volume in a series of three examines the economic, social and demographic consequences of the transformations in the structures of population and family. These consequences include changes in economic behavior, both in labor and financial markets. Editor(s): Tuljapurkar, Shripad; Ogawa, Naohiro; Gauthier, Anne H. (University of Calgary). Series: International Studies in Population. Num Pages: 350 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBD; KCP; MJX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048135523
- ISBN
- 9789048135523
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.09
€ 125.09
The Cognitive Turn. Sociological and Psychological Perspectives on Sci...
. Ed(S): Fuller, Steve; Mey, Marc De; Shinn, ...
Paperback. Editor(s): Fuller, Steve; Mey, Marc de; Shinn, T.; Woolgar, Steve. Series: Sociology of the Sciences Yearbook. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GT; JH; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 1989
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048140497
- ISBN
- 9789048140497
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 180.66
€ 180.66
paperback. Series: Advanced Studies in Theoretical and Applied Econometrics. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JH; KCH; KJQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 427.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 1989
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048140510
- ISBN
- 9789048140510
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 119.13
€ 119.13
Paperback. Editor(s): Krohn, W.; Kuppers, Gunter; Nowotny, H. Series: Sociology of the Sciences Yearbook. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; JH; PBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 433.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1990
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048140732
- ISBN
- 9789048140732
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 180.73
€ 180.73
Paperback. Based on NATO NFWO and NIMH Funded Workshops taught in Leuven, Belgium (1987, 1989, and 1991) and Boulder, Colorado, U.S.A. (1990). Series: NATO Science Series D:. Num Pages: 496 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JH; MFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 795.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 1992
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048141791
- ISBN
- 9789048141791
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 346.74
€ 346.74
Paperback. Editor(s): Schomberg, Rene Von. Series: Theory and Decision Library A:. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JH; PDA; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 391.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 1993
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048142118
- ISBN
- 9789048142118
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 118.83
€ 118.83
Developmental Neurocognition: Speech and Face Processing in the First ...
. Ed(S): Boysson-Bardies, Benedicte De; Schon...
Paperback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Changes in Speech Processing in Infancy: A Glimpse at Developmental Mechanisms of Cognition, Carry-le-Rouet, France, June 29-July 3, 1992 Editor(s): Boysson-Bardies, Benedicte De; Schonen, Scania De (Development and Cognition Unit, Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, CNRS, Marseille, France); Jusczyk, Peter W.; MacNeilage, Peter; Morton, John. Series: NATO Science Series D:. Num Pages: 498 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFD; GT; JH; MJN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 789.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 1993
- Number of pages
- 498
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048142514
- ISBN
- 9789048142514
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 346.71
€ 346.71
Paperback. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 510 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JH; PBC; PBT; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 807.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 1993
- Number of pages
- 510
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048142576
- ISBN
- 9789048142576
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 233.91
€ 233.91
Paperback. Editor(s): Cohen, R.S. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 440 pages, 2 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: GT; HB; JH; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 1993
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048142583
- ISBN
- 9789048142583
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 233.02
€ 233.02