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Paperback. Postnatal depression affects up to 15 per cent of mothers in Western society. Rather than choosing between biomedical and psychosocial causal factors, this book argues for better emotional support for mothers and relates the experiences of their partners. Num Pages: 215 pages, 3 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JHM; JKSN; MBNH9; MJTF; MMJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 338.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 215
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400793927
- ISBN
- 9789400793927
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Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Paperback. Taking its cue from the increasing financial vulnerability of those approaching retirement, this volume uses multivariate modeling to predict the sectors of the population most at risk and presents unique charts mapping the pattern of an aging workforce. Editor(s): Stone, Leroy O. Num Pages: 164 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JFSP31; JHBD; KCP; KJSM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 9. Weight in Grams: 260.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 164
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400793866
- ISBN
- 9789400793866
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€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Paperback. This book provides a better understanding of life in this region. It examines a variety of examples of injustice and proposes a pathway to development. Editor(s): Lusk, Mark; Staudt, Kathleen; Moya, Eva. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 462.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400793705
- ISBN
- 9789400793705
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€ 205.19
€ 205.19
Paperback. This book develops a debate around responsible social inquiry into new racism, addressing a variety of ways of researching new forms of racism (for example, aversive, modern, cultural, purportedly color-blind, and new racism). Num Pages: 513 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GT; HPQ; JHB; JHBC; JHM; YQS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 783.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 513
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400793620
- ISBN
- 9789400793620
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Condition: New
€ 196.28
€ 196.28
Opportunities and Challenges for Applied Demography in the 21st Centur...
. Ed(S): Hoque, Nazrul, M.D.; Swanson, David ...
Paperback. This book presents papers from the national conference on Applied Demography held in January 2010. It reflects the rapid change in contemporary applied demography and includes papers that deal with applied demography in Australia, Canada, Estonia, and Mexico. Editor(s): Hoque, Nazrul, M.D.; Swanson, David A. Series: Applied Demography Series. Num Pages: 416 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBC; JHBD; KJS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 635.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400793538
- ISBN
- 9789400793538
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Condition: New
€ 195.28
€ 195.28
The Measurement and Analysis of Housing Preference and Choice
. Ed(S): Jansen, Sylvia J. T.; Coolen, Henny ...
Paperback. This comprehensive text offers an overview of methods to measure housing preferences and housing choice research. It discusses and compares numerous methods, detailing the limitations of each one, all within the context of meeting residents' needs. Editor(s): Jansen, Sylvia J. T.; Coolen, Henny C. C. H.; Goetgeluk, Roland W. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBC; PBT; RG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 433.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400793491
- ISBN
- 9789400793491
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Condition: New
€ 194.14
€ 194.14
Paperback. This book offers a detailed overview of the application of Baysian argumentation in philosophy, linguistics and social psychology. It provides a formal measure of subjective argument strength and argument force. Includes analyses of real life court cases. Editor(s): Zenker, Frank. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CB; HPK; JHBC; JMJ; UGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 349.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400793293
- ISBN
- 9789400793293
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Condition: New
€ 127.78
€ 127.78
Paperback. This book explores new connections among Chinese people forged by the rapid spread of information and communication technologies. Covers virtual, actual and local interactions, probes impact on migrant workers, challenges to traditional social order and more. Editor(s): Law, Pui-Lam. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTC; JHB; UY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 397.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400793286
- ISBN
- 9789400793286
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Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Paperback. This book presents a range of views on consumer behaviour, showing how demographic perspectives enhance these perspectives. Includes tools for assessment of population characteristics as determinants of market size, composition and potential for many products. Series: The Springer Series on Demographic Methods and Population Analysis. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBD; KCP; KJS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 367.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400793231
- ISBN
- 9789400793231
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Condition: New
€ 194.08
€ 194.08
Paperback. Featuring contributions from leading population researchers in fertility, family, migration, life-expectancy, and mortality, this volume presents a new demography of Europe. The text discusses key research advances, which illustrates the continent's demographic development at the turn of the 21st century. Editor(s): Neyer, Gerda; Andersson, Gunnar; Kulu, Hill; Bernardi, Laura; Buhler, Christoph. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFSP31; JHB; JHBC; JHBD; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 233
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400793088
- ISBN
- 9789400793088
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Condition: New
€ 193.35
€ 193.35
Paperback. Editor(s): Trappl, Robert. Series: Advances in Group Decision and Negotiation. Num Pages: 471 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBC; JPA; UYQ; YQS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 718.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 471
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400792975
- ISBN
- 9789400792975
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Condition: New
€ 251.17
€ 251.17
Paperback. Viewing the need for adaptation to climate change as a central issue of governance, this book details two case studies that demonstrate the utility of decentralizing the praxis of adaptation to key societal actors as well as to different levels of government. Editor(s): Tennberg, Monica. Num Pages: 138 pages, 2 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JHM; JPA; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 248.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 138
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400792944
- ISBN
- 9789400792944
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Condition: New
€ 126.44
€ 126.44
paperback. Thoroughly revised and updated, The Demography of Health and Health Care combines the disciplines of demography and health care to illustrate the impact on health care organizations. The general principles are presented, providing a resource for students and professionals alike. Series: The Springer Series on Demographic Methods and Population Analysis. Num Pages: 302 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBD; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 3rd ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400792791
- ISBN
- 9789400792791
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Condition: New
€ 282.44
€ 282.44
Genital Cutting: Protecting Children from Medical, Cultural, and Relig...
. Ed(S): Denniston, George C.; Hodges, Freder...
Paperback. In this volume, an international panel of experts in the fields of medicine, law, ethics, anthropology, sociology, history, religion, and politics, thoroughly examine this violation of human rights and correct widely held medical misinformation. Editor(s): Denniston, George C.; Hodges, Frederick Mansfield; Milos, Marilyn Fayre. Num Pages: 349 pages, 19 black & white tables, 9 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JHB; JHM; JM; MJW; MNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 539.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 349
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400792753
- ISBN
- 9789400792753
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Condition: New
€ 194.36
€ 194.36
paperback. With comprehensive coverage of current policy, as well as developing practice, in regulating the medical profession, this book provides a welcome and sociologically informed discussion of both historical and contemporary issues in medical regulation. Num Pages: 196 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; MBX; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 308.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400792685
- ISBN
- 9789400792685
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Condition: New
€ 127.78
€ 127.78
The Sciences Media Connection Public Communication and its Repercuss...
. Ed(S): Rodder, Simone; Franzen, Martina; We...
Paperback. This book presents the underlying theories of the different approaches for modeling cracking of concrete and offers a survey of the state-of-the-art in computational concrete mechanics. It covers a broad spectrum of topics related to modeling of cracks. Editor(s): Rodder, Simone; Franzen, Martina; Weingart, Peter. Series: Sociology of the Sciences Yearbook. Num Pages: 392 pages, 10 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 599.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400792487
- ISBN
- 9789400792487
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Condition: New
€ 195.10
€ 195.10
Paperback. Most drug-use studies occur in urban areas with samples from treatment or prison populations. This text analyzes heroin users and the drug subculture on the Shetland Islands, which are remote, rural and wealthy. It examines the users and their communities. Num Pages: 400 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JKV; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 611.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400792173
- ISBN
- 9789400792173
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Condition: New
€ 195.13
€ 195.13
Economic and Political Change in Asia and Europe: Social Movement Anal...
. Ed(S): Andreosso-O'Callaghan, Bernadette; R...
paperback. This volume explores the applicability of European economic and social models to analysis of East Asia's and particularly China's situation. The editors compare and contrast research tools and paradigms of East Asia and Europe, with revealing results. Editor(s): Andreosso-O'Callaghan, Bernadette; Royall, Frederic. Num Pages: 324 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JHBD; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 498.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400792111
- ISBN
- 9789400792111
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Condition: New
€ 194.38
€ 194.38
Paperback. 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: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 777.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 511
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400791206
- ISBN
- 9789400791206
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Condition: New
€ 229.44
€ 229.44
Paperback. This illustrated book draws upon the rich history of single case research within the educational and behavioral research settings and extends the application to the field of biomedicine. It applies an established research methodology to biomedicine. Num Pages: 124 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBC; MBGR; MBPC; MMKL; PBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 8. Weight in Grams: 226.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- annotated ed
- Number of pages
- 124
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400791077
- ISBN
- 9789400791077
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Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Paperback. This volume describes the religious diversity of twenty-seven nations in Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands. These nations are a living laboratory of various religious blends, thus providing a wealth of case studies on diversity management. Num Pages: 290 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTB; HRA; JFC; JHB; JHBD; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400791053
- ISBN
- 9789400791053
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Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Paperback. Editor(s): Raghavan, N. R. Srinivasan; Cafeo, John A. Num Pages: 317 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBC; KJT; PBWH; TBD; UGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 317
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400791046
- ISBN
- 9789400791046
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Condition: New
€ 194.32
€ 194.32
Paperback. The widespread partnering phenomenon in the US and the UK spurred a significant amount of literature focusing on its strategic use. The Politics of Partnerships diverges by examining if partnerships can deliver benefits that extend beyond the organisational to the societal level resulting from the intentional combined efforts of the partners. Num Pages: 187 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JHB; KCP; KJU; RNF; RNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 337.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 187
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400790896
- ISBN
- 9789400790896
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Condition: New
€ 127.01
€ 127.01
Paperback. 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: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JHBD; JHM; KCN; PSVS; RNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 415.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 267
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400790872
- ISBN
- 9789400790872
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 194.08
€ 194.08