Sociology & anthropology
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Sociology & anthropology
Modeling Demographic Processes in Marked Populations
. Ed(S): Thomson, David L.; Cooch, Evan G.; C...
Hardback. Here, biologists and statisticians come together in an interdisciplinary synthesis with the aim of developing new methods to overcome the most significant challenges and constraints faced by quantitative biologists seeking to model demographic rates. Editor(s): Thomson, David L.; Cooch, Evan G.; Conroy, Michael J. Series: Environmental and Ecological Statistics. Num Pages: 1156 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBC; JHBD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1778.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 1156
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387781501
- ISBN
- 9780387781501
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 240.47
€ 240.47
The Taking and Displaying of Human Body Parts as Trophies by Amerindia...
. Ed(S): Chacon, Richard J.; Dye, David H.
Paperback. Focuses on the practice of taking and displaying various body parts as trophies in both North and South America. This title examines the evidence and causes of Amerindian trophy taking. It presents and discusses the topic of human proclivity toward ritual violence. Editor(s): Chacon, Richard J.; Dye, David H. Series: Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology. Num Pages: 680 pages, 28 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1KB; 1KLS; HDD; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 235 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1052.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 680
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387769837
- ISBN
- 9780387769837
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 103.75
€ 103.75
Hardback. This text sets forth a theory of behavioral archaeology for understanding the relationship between people and things. Six case studies form the core of the book, and provide examples of how the theory can be applied to a range of artifacts and people. Series: Manuals in Archaeological Method, Theory and Technique. Num Pages: 170 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 170
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387765242
- ISBN
- 9780387765242
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.78
€ 65.78
Hardback. This book covers the major theoretical orientations in American sociology since the mid-twentieth century. It is distinctive as a theory text in giving attention to organizations, communities, markets, and socioeconomic classes as meso-level social formations. Num Pages: 630 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1083.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 630
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387765211
- ISBN
- 9780387765211
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.04
€ 113.04
Paperback. This book presents case studies of previously under-researched groups throughout the world. It aims to use archaeological case studies from around the world to evaluate the implications of providing alternative interpretations of the past. Editor(s): Habu, Junko; Fawcett, Clare; Matsunaga, John M. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HD; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387764597
- ISBN
- 9780387764597
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.25
€ 64.25
Paperback. Volume III in the Andean Archaeology series, this book focuses on the marked cultural differences between the northern and southern regions of the Central Andes, and considers the conditions under which these differences arose, evolved, and grew. Editor(s): Silverman, Helaine; Isbell, William. Num Pages: 523 pages, 19 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: HD; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 813.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2006. 2nd printing 2008
- Number of pages
- 523
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387757308
- ISBN
- 9780387757308
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 111.05
€ 111.05
hardcover. Captures the important relationship between religion and the family with a review of relevant literature on the subject, synthesizing it within a theoretical framework. This book shows how these two social institutions work - or don't work together. Num Pages: 190 pages, 12 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: HR; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 1030.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 1st Corrected ed. 2008, Corr. 3rd printing 2008
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387756202
- ISBN
- 9780387756202
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.09
€ 66.09
Hardback. This book showcases the art and science of clinical sociology from around the world. It is the first book to present basic clinical sociology diagrams and models in addition to detailed histories of clinical sociology in the United States, Quebec, France, and Japan. Editor(s): Fritz, Jan Marie. Series: Clinical Sociology: Research and Practice. Num Pages: 312 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1360.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387738260
- ISBN
- 9780387738260
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.12
€ 68.12
New Issues and Paradigms in Research on Social Dilemmas
. Ed(S): Biel, Anders; Eek, Daniel; Garling, ...
Hardback. Social dilemmas are situations when there is a conflict between self-interest and collective interest. This work examines under what circumstances people make decisions that are in line with the collective interest as well as investigates what can increase the likelihood of cooperation. Editor(s): Biel, Anders; Eek, Daniel; Garling, Tommy; Gustafson, Mathias. Num Pages: 300 pages, 19 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JH; JMH; JMJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 597.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387725956
- ISBN
- 9780387725956
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.87
€ 67.87
Paperback. Using a multidisciplinary approach, this volume documents how Latinas and Latinos have changed the face of America. It includes critical methodological and theoretical information related to the study of the Latino/a population in the United States. Editor(s): Saenz, Rogelio; Menjivar, Cecilia. Num Pages: 392 pages, 23 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHMP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 752.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387719429
- ISBN
- 9780387719429
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 100.84
€ 100.84
Hardback. The Latina/o population in the United States has become the largest minority group in the nation. This book presents analyses of Latina/o populations, including migration, demographic patterns, education, health, citizenship, political participation, religion, gender and sex roles, literary and cultural production, and the media. Editor(s): Rodriguez, Havidan; Saenz, Rogelio; Menjivar, Cecilia. Num Pages: 392 pages, 23 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHMP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 963.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387719412
- ISBN
- 9780387719412
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.89
€ 121.89
Hardback. Explores various approaches to problem-solving at the micro, meso, and macro levels of social complexity. Num Pages: 240 pages, 27 black & white illustrations, 27 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2007
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387718637
- ISBN
- 9780387718637
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.74
€ 119.74
Hardback. A study to guide public health interventions. It explores social factors such as culture, mass media, political systems, and migration that influence public health. It emphasizes the potential of population strategies to influence traditional risk factors associated with health and disease. Editor(s): Galea, Sandro. Num Pages: 502 pages, 12 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JHBD; MBNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 896.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 502
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387708119
- ISBN
- 9780387708119
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 190.28
€ 190.28
New Perspectives on Human Sacrifice and Ritual Body Treatments in Anci...
. Ed(S): Tiesler, Vera; Cucina, Andrea
Hardback. This lavishly-illustrated book brings together archaeologists as well as anthropologists, forensic anthropologists, art historians and bioarchaeologists for a wider exploration into Mayan sacrifice and related posthumous body manipulation. Editor(s): Tiesler, Vera; Cucina, Andrea. Series: Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology. Num Pages: 319 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLC; HDD; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 319
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387488707
- ISBN
- 9780387488707
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.82
€ 186.82
Hardback. Brings together social scientists and engineers who present predictive theory of social organization, as a conglomerate of mating flows that morph in time to flow more easily. This book offers a way to look at social phenomena as part of natural phenomena, and examines a domain of application of engineering such as thermodynamic optimization. Editor(s): Bejan, Adrian; Merkx, Gil. Num Pages: 367 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFR; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 698.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 367
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387476803
- ISBN
- 9780387476803
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 233.97
€ 233.97
Hardcover. This volume details basic principles and new developments in Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). New material in this edition includes coverage of recent developments that have greatly extended the power and scope of DEA. Num Pages: 530 pages, 126 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JHBC; PBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 35. Weight in Grams: 954.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2nd
- Number of pages
- 532
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387452814
- ISBN
- 9780387452814
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 159.63
€ 159.63
Hardback. Introduces affect control theory to lay readers of sociology, and additionally guides sociology specialists into the theory's deep structure. It describes how sociology's best developed cybernetic model can be used to interpret actions and emotions that arise in everyday life. Num Pages: 164 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 5 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 160 x 9. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 164
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387381770
- ISBN
- 9780387381770
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.58
€ 65.58
Paperback. Presents discussions on the array of subspecialties that comprise the field of sociological theory. This book discusses methodologies and strategies; the cultural turn in sociological theorizing; interaction processes; theorizing from the systemic and macro level; directions in evolutionary theorizing; power, conflict, and change; and more. Editor(s): Turner, Jonathan H. Series: Handbooks of Sociology and Social Research. Num Pages: 745 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JH; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 745
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387324586
- ISBN
- 9780387324586
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.01
€ 67.01
Paperback. This comprehensive handbook provides an overview of key theoretical perspectives, concepts, and methodological approaches that, while applied to diverse phenomena, are united in their general approach to the study of lives across age phases. Editor(s): Mortimer, Jeylan T.; Shanahan, Michael J. Series: Handbooks of Sociology and Social Research. Num Pages: 728 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JH; KCP; MMJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 253 x 179 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 728
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387324579
- ISBN
- 9780387324579
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 196.19
€ 196.19
Hardback. Describes the emergent nature of human culture, based on the human ability to create and pass on social codes through instruction and example. This book proposes hypotheses to explain how a phenomenon that is potentially maladaptive for individuals could have evolved, and to explain why culture plays such a pervasive role in human life. Num Pages: 217 pages, 2 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1100.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 217
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387305127
- ISBN
- 9780387305127
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.53
€ 66.53