Sociology & anthropology
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Sociology & anthropology
Hardback. The history of demography as a social science has been amply explored, yet the construction of the concept of population has been neglected. This innovative book focuses on early thought being essentially "population" related rather than "demographic". Num Pages: 179 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCA; JHBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 980.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2011
- Number of pages
- 179
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048192977
- ISBN
- 9789048192977
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.07
€ 122.07
Hardback. This book combines insights developed by philosophers of the social sciences with the writings of historians to offer a unique perspective touching on a wide range of topics, from the French and Chinese revolutions to agriculture and the industrial age. Series: Methodos Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1160.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048194094
- ISBN
- 9789048194094
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.19
€ 123.19
Hardback. The nature of education changes with society. Today's shifting populations, as well as developments in gender relations, have raised issues of values, human rights and the role of religion in education which scholars from around the world discuss in this book. Editor(s): Sporre, Karin; Mannberg, Jan. Num Pages: 156 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HR; JHB; JNA; YQR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 429.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 156
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048196272
- ISBN
- 9789048196272
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.88
€ 121.88
Demographic Change in Australia's Rural Landscapes: Implications for S...
. Ed(S): Luck, Gary W.; Race, Digby; Black, R...
hardcover. Written from an interdisciplinary perspective, this volume examines the patterns of demographic change in Australia's rural landscapes. The text uses case studies to illustrate the driving factors behind these changes, and outlines the impact they have on society and the environment. Editor(s): Luck, Gary W.; Race, Digby; Black, Rosemary. Series: Landscape Series. Num Pages: 388 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBD; PSTS; RGL; RNF; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 747.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- Number of pages
- 388
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048196524
- ISBN
- 9789048196524
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 182.40
€ 182.40
Hardback. This book combines an analytical and critical perspective with a historical and sociological framework for the understanding of the emergence of Science Studies. It also points to fruitful lines of development for Science and Technology Studies in the future. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JH; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048197408
- ISBN
- 9789048197408
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.50
€ 123.50
Paperback. This book serves as a complex but accessible introduction to issues surrounding knowledge and education. It provides a unique critique of contemporary dominant modes of knowledge production and a new critical complex way of reframing knowledge production. Series: Critical Studies of Education. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JNA; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 920.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048197453
- ISBN
- 9789048197453
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.00
€ 122.00
Hardback. This book details basic strategies for developing and testing multilevel linear models (MLMs) and drawing casual inferences from such models. It develops procedures for studying social, economic and human development. Num Pages: 535 pages, 45 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 244 x 42. Weight in Grams: 968.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 535
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048198542
- ISBN
- 9789048198542
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 242.22
€ 242.22
Dealing with Wars and Dictatorships: Legal Concepts and Categories in ...
. Ed(S): Israel, Liora; Mouralis, Guillaume
hardcover. Dealing with Wars and Dictatorships Editor(s): Israel, Liora; Mouralis, Guillaume. Num Pages: 269 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; JPA; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- T.M.C. Asser Press Netherlands
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Number of pages
- 269
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789067049290
- ISBN
- 9789067049290
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.88
€ 119.88
Hardback. Navigating Time and Space in Population Studies presents innovative approaches to the diffusion of population and demographic behaviour. New data is paired with explicit analytical methods to evaluate core demographic theories, while posing new questions about a variety of other aspects involved. Editor(s): Merchant, Emily R.; Deane, Glenn D.; Gutmann, Myron P.; Sylvester, Kenneth M. Series: International Studies in Population. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBD; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2011
- Number of pages
- 257
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400700673
- ISBN
- 9789400700673
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.44
€ 123.44
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 pioneering text offers an updated picture on the quality of life of Chinese people in different communities, including Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau. It covers family quality of life, adolescent assessment and people in different stages of the life cycle. Editor(s): Shek, Daniel T. L. Series: Social Indicators Research Series. Num Pages: 201 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBC; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 201
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400702233
- ISBN
- 9789400702233
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.03
€ 123.03
Hardback. This book synthesizes the core concepts and applications of spatial resilience to the study of social-ecological systems. Coverage moves from concepts through models, methods and case study analysis, to central issues in the further development of the field. Num Pages: 254 pages, 11 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JH; PSAF; PSTS; RNF; RNK; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400703063
- ISBN
- 9789400703063
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 182.20
€ 182.20
The Indirect Estimation of Migration. Methods for Dealing with Irregul...
Rogers, Andrei; Little, Jani; Raymer, James
Paperback. This unique book introduces an essential element in applied demographic analysis: a tool-kit for describing, smoothing, repairing and, in instances of totally missing data, inferring directional migration flows. Series: The Springer Series on Demographic Methods and Population Analysis. Num Pages: 170 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHBC; JHBD; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 269.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2010
- Number of pages
- 170
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400704510
- ISBN
- 9789400704510
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 130.68
€ 130.68
Hardback. This summary of the findings of the INFRADEM project to estimate the effects of demographic change on infrastructure demand focuses on Hamburg and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania in Germany. Its multidisciplinary studies employed a broad range of methods. Editor(s): Kronenberg, Tobias; Kuckshinrichs, Wilhelm. Series: Environment & Policy. Num Pages: 250 pages, 31 black & white tables, 7 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; JHBD; KC; RGCM; RNU; RP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 573.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400704572
- ISBN
- 9789400704572
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.22
€ 120.22
Hardcover. This book examines the relationships between cities and nation-states over the sweep of history, and in particular the role of trust networks in mediating this relationship. It includes a chapter from an unfinished manuscript by sociologist Charles Tilly. Editor(s): Hanagan, Michael P.; Tilly, Chris. Num Pages: 372 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AMVD; JH; JPA; RGC; RGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 781.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400707559
- ISBN
- 9789400707559
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 182.88
€ 182.88
Paperback. Written from 50 years of experience in both demographic and statistical methodology, this volume offers methods for estimating characteristics of the foreign-born population in the United States, with a specific focus on legal status. Series: SpringerBriefs in Population Studies. Num Pages: 70 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JHBC; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 137 x 6. Weight in Grams: 102.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 70
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400712713
- ISBN
- 9789400712713
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.71
€ 62.71
Hardback. This volume explores the links between women's employment and fertility in Norway and Switzerland. The discussion focuses on four main areas: living standards, family policies, labour market structures, and social norms. Series: European Studies of Population. Num Pages: 184 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBD; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 161 x 16. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2011
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400712836
- ISBN
- 9789400712836
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.53
€ 119.53
Hardcover. This book unpacks the toolkit of fresh language developed to harness the potential of 'complexity' in the social sciences and humanities. It aims to foster a deeper understanding of the world around us by adding depth and richness to our conception of reality. Num Pages: 321 pages, 79 black & white illustrations, 19 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: GT; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400713024
- ISBN
- 9789400713024
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.46
€ 120.46
Hardback. Spanning the disciplines of epidemiology, gerontology, and demography, this comprehensive book addresses theoretical and applied issues in health and aging, links methods and findings, and focuses on the elderly in context of the entire human life cycle. Num Pages: 985 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JHBD; MBNS; MJX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 166 x 59. Weight in Grams: 1572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 985
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400713147
- ISBN
- 9789400713147
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 353.43
€ 353.43
Hardback. This book shows how phenomenology of the social sciences differs from positivistic approaches. Includes Schutz's theory of relevances, his critique of T.S. Eliot's theory of culture, and an ethnographic description of the diary of his first visit to the U.S. Editor(s): Embree, Lester. Series: Phaenomenologica. Num Pages: 316 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF3; HPS; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 637.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400715141
- ISBN
- 9789400715141
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 234.14
€ 234.14