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Sociology & anthropology
Hardcover. Aims to rethink systemic intervention to enhance its relevance for supporting social change in the 21st Century. This book offers a systems philosophy and methodology, focusing upon the fundamental importance of exploring value and boundary judgments as part of the intervention process. Series: Contemporary Systems Thinking. Num Pages: 447 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 166 x 33. Weight in Grams: 836.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2000th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306464881
- ISBN
- 9780306464881
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 220.21
€ 220.21
Hardback. Considers the field at the turn of the 21st century and charts an agenda for the future. This book covers chapters that address issues of continuity and discontinuity in a range of topics including: markets and institutional structures; employment relations and work structures; patterns of stratification in the United States; and more. Editor(s): Berg, Ivar E.; Kalleberg, Arne L. Series: Springer Studies in Work and Industry. Num Pages: 766 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JH; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 265 x 185 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1598.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 766
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306464539
- ISBN
- 9780306464539
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 239.24
€ 239.24
Hardback. What is the role of leadership in society? Why do people surrender their political autonomy to the decision-making authority of leaders and rulers? This volume features papers that draw on the archaeological record of societies from around the world to address these critical issues in contemporary social science. Editor(s): Haas, Jonathan. Series: Fundamental Issues in Archaeology. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HD; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1370.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306464218
- ISBN
- 9780306464218
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.51
€ 186.51
Hardback. The authors argue that the family is now at a turning point between vitality or debilitation. This text addresses the status and fate of the family, including issues of the suffering produced by divorce, pathologies due to inadequate parenting and the mental health functions of family life. Series: Critical Issues in Psychiatry. Num Pages: 303 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBK; MMH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1340.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 303
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306463969
- ISBN
- 9780306463969
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.31
€ 186.31
Hardback. Proceedings of an International Conference on Prehistoric Iberia: Genetics, Anthropology, and Linguistics, held November 16-17, 1998, in Madrid, Spain. Editor(s): Arnaiz-Villena, Antonio (Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain). Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1QDA; HBJD; HBLA; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 16. Weight in Grams: 1610.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306463648
- ISBN
- 9780306463648
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.25
€ 126.25
Hardback. Offers a comprehensive cross-disciplinary perspective on the role of justice research in studies of the legal system. This handbook analyzes justice research, including the various dimensions of justice, the interaction among these dimensions, and the relationship between law and culture. Editor(s): Sanders, Joseph; Hamilton, V. Lee. Num Pages: 400 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JH; LA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 2170.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306463402
- ISBN
- 9780306463402
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 198.77
€ 198.77
Paperback. Talks about health demography. Series: The Springer Series on Demographic Methods and Population Analysis. Num Pages: 378 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBD; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1210.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2001
- Number of pages
- 378
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306463372
- ISBN
- 9780306463372
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.20
€ 67.20
Hardback. This book traces the development of employment relations in France since 1968 and analyzes the main forms of evolution and innovation in two areas; human resources management and industrial relations. Series: Springer Studies in Work and Industry. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJP; JH; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1220.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306463334
- ISBN
- 9780306463334
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.86
€ 123.86
hardcover. Employing both large-scale surveys and in-depth interviews, the authors document the mental health effects on workers caused by the closure of four General Motor plants. More than simply a study of unemployment and mental health, this book is also a story of coping and resilience. Series: Springer Studies in Work and Industry. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JH; KCFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1170.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2001st Edition
- SKU
- V9780306463297
- ISBN
- 9780306463297
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.55
€ 123.55
Hardback. Presents the study of premarital factors that predict breakup and marital quality. This book develops a theoretical rationale for predicted paths and tests those paths with the best statistical tools. It is useful to practitioners in their attempts to help individuals and couples make decisions about marriage, marital stability, and childrearing. Series: Longitudinal Research in the Social & Behavioral Sciences: an Interdisciplinary S. Num Pages: 345 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 345
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306463266
- ISBN
- 9780306463266
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.45
€ 125.45
Hardback. Based on the systemic perspectives of value theory, modelling, observation and quantification, this book offers a definition and analysis of the concept of performance of social systems. Editor(s): Parra-Luna, Francisco. Num Pages: 397 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JH; KJQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 2240.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 397
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306463099
- ISBN
- 9780306463099
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 199.22
€ 199.22
Hardback. Proceedings of the Symposium on Molecular Anthropology in the 21st Century, held during the 14th International Congress of the Association of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences, 26 July to 1 August, 1998, in Williamsburg, Virginia, USA Editor(s): Papiha, Surinder Singh; Deka, Ranjan; Chakraborty, Ranajit. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHM; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 747.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306462955
- ISBN
- 9780306462955
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 182.71
€ 182.71
Paperback. Is history more than (in Boswell's words) a 'chronological series of remarkable events'? Does it have a pattern? Is it fraught with 'meaning'? Can we discern its trends? What determines its course? This book explores these issues. Num Pages: 307 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBA; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 307
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306462733
- ISBN
- 9780306462733
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.48
€ 122.48
Hardback. Is history more than (in Boswell's words) a 'chronological series of remarkable events'? Does it have a pattern? Is it fraught with 'meaning'? Can we discern its trends? What determines its course? This book explores these issues, which have intrigued - and bedeviled - historians for centuries. Num Pages: 307 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBA; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 307
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306462726
- ISBN
- 9780306462726
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.14
€ 125.14
Hardback. Focusing on service-providing organizations established by health and human service professionals in post-Communist Poland, this book investigates the motives and interests of the people who establish these organizations and the connections among organizational forms. Series: Nonprofit and Civil Society Studies. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVP; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1270.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306462504
- ISBN
- 9780306462504
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.16
€ 124.16
hardcover. Presents a comprehensive overview of the field of education as viewed from a sociological perspective. This title also presents theoretical and empirical research on major educational issues and analyzes the social processes that govern schooling, and the role of schools in and their impact on contemporary society. Editor(s): Hallinan, Maureen T. Series: Handbooks of Sociology and Social Research. Num Pages: 588 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 33. Weight in Grams: 3010.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Number of pages
- 588
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2000th Edition
- SKU
- V9780306462382
- ISBN
- 9780306462382
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.84
€ 72.84
Hardback. Studies both the social organizational specifics and the interior spatial setting of a survey research organization through a combination of social science and architectural research. Using the ethnographic method, this book analyzes how social organizational dimensions are related to the spatial ecology of the workplace. Series: Springer Studies in Work and Industry. Num Pages: 176 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 1030.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306462252
- ISBN
- 9780306462252
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.09
€ 66.09
Hardback. Demonstrates how and why morality can result in extremist behaviour and advocates 'critical idealism' as a way of life. This book discusses radical elements of the feminist, civil rights, and 'medicalist' movements as examples of the contemporary drift toward intolerance and incivility. Series: Clinical Sociology: Research and Practice. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JH; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 163 x 242 x 22. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 279
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306462115
- ISBN
- 9780306462115
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.16
€ 124.16
Hardback. Marks the culmination of the Priority Program on Population Issues, an eight-year research program sponsored by the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research. This volume evaluates the Priority Program's research results from an international perspective by comparing and contrasting Dutch population trends with those observed elsewhere. Editor(s): Wissen, Leo J. G. van; Dykstra, P.A. Series: The Springer Series on Demographic Methods and Population Analysis. Num Pages: 287 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDN; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1340.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 287
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306461965
- ISBN
- 9780306461965
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.31
€ 186.31
Hardback. Examines the basic constructs of gender, sex, ethnicity, and race. These constructs are routinely used in the analysis of data in a number of fields, including epidemiology, health services research, sociology, and medical anthropology. This book addresses these constructs of gender and ethnicity. Num Pages: 195 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHM; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 18. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 195
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306461729
- ISBN
- 9780306461729
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.46
€ 120.46