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Paperback. This book argues for the restoration of theoretical and practical reason to economics, presenting the ideas of Nancy Cartwright and Amartya Sen, and showing they can foster a useful understanding of practical reason for solving problems in science and society. Series: SpringerBriefs in Philosophy. Num Pages: 118 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; HPQ; JHBC; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 6. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 118
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400755635
- ISBN
- 9789400755635
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.23
€ 71.23
Hardback. Engaging the question of whether waged work gives Chinese women power in their families, this book analyzes the finding that women use jobs and urban status as a tool in negotiating their family status, to strengthen their contribution as wives and mothers. Num Pages: 172 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHB; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400755239
- ISBN
- 9789400755239
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.54
€ 127.54
Hardcover. Presenting the voices of women from every continent, and analyzing data on women who face vastly different climate events and challenges, this book heralds a new way of understanding climate change that incorporates gender justice and human rights for all. Editor(s): Alston, Margaret; Whittenbury, Kerri. Num Pages: 304 pages, 2 black & white tables, 2 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSJ; JHB; JKSN; RGC; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 242 x 16. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 235
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400755178
- ISBN
- 9789400755178
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.49
€ 129.49
Hardback. This is the first book to examine the study of sexuality from a demographic perspective. The focus is on analyzing sexuality as its own demographic topic, rather than as a variable in studies of sexually transmitted infection or other health-related topics. Editor(s): Baumle, Amanda K. Series: International Handbooks of Population. Num Pages: 435 pages, 46 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JHBD; JHBK5; JMU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1008.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 435
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400755116
- ISBN
- 9789400755116
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 429.63
€ 429.63
Hardcover. 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: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CB; HPK; JHBC; JMJ; UGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 161 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400753563
- ISBN
- 9789400753563
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.97
€ 127.97
Hardback. This book collects cutting-edge research on the complexities that distinguish function theory. Rather than debate a single theory of functions, the book presents the richness of philosophical issues raised by functional discourse across the various sciences. Editor(s): Huneman, Philippe. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 243 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ; JHM; PDA; PSAJ; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 243
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400753037
- ISBN
- 9789400753037
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.60
€ 194.60
Paperback. Series: SpringerBriefs in Geography. Num Pages: 96 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 14 colour illustrations, 15 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JHBD; KCN; RGCM; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 6. Weight in Grams: 171.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400752542
- ISBN
- 9789400752542
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.29
€ 75.29
Paperback. Reunification is a primary goal of foster care systems and the most common permanency planning decision. This title explores how knowledge of reunification decision making and outcomes can contribute to strengthening practice and informing policy formulation and program planning in Child Welfare. Series: SpringerBriefs in Well-Being and Quality of Life Research. Num Pages: 154 pages, 24 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JHBK; JKSB1; JKSF; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 154
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400750913
- ISBN
- 9789400750913
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.97
€ 66.97
Hardback. Taking leisure time as a suitable arena for studying optimal functioning variables, this book extends the purview of positive psychology, presenting information on diverse aspects of optimizing socio-cognitive processes and behaviors in leisure contexts. Editor(s): Freire, Teresa. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBS; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400750579
- ISBN
- 9789400750579
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.32
€ 128.32
Hardback. With demography acting as but a starting point, this book provides a critical assessment of recent progress in the field of population and development, showing how our understanding of populations is enhanced by the inclusion of anthropological detail. Series: Demographic Transformation and Socio-Economic Development. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBD; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400750456
- ISBN
- 9789400750456
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.00
€ 128.00
Hardback. This book surveys the evolution, current state and future of crime mapping with geographic information systems technology. Covers methods from such areas as epidemiology and location-allocation analysis, and their application to spatial analysis of crime data. Editor(s): Leitner, Michael. Series: Geotechnologies and the Environment. Num Pages: 459 pages, 54 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JHBC; JKV; RGW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 909.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 459
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400749962
- ISBN
- 9789400749962
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 198.19
€ 198.19
Hardback. In this thorough review of cutting-edge methods in law-enforcement data mining, the authors bring the latest research on artificial intelligence to life with chapters on key neural network developments in law enforcement that make criminality more foreseeable. Editor(s): Buscema, Massimo; Tastle, William J. Num Pages: 518 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBC; UNF; UYQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 923.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 518
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400749139
- ISBN
- 9789400749139
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 252.44
€ 252.44
Hardback. Academics and policy makers who recognize the vital importance of place in their researches now have this book to refer to. Along with instructions on preparing data, it details a number of methods for both static and dynamic spatial microsimulation modeling. Editor(s): Tanton, Robert; Edwards, Kimberley. Series: Understanding Population Trends and Processes. Num Pages: 280 pages, 65 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JHBC; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400746220
- ISBN
- 9789400746220
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.36
€ 128.36
Paperback. 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): Gutmann, Myron P.; Deane, Glenn D.; Merchant, Emily R.; Sylvester, Kenneth M. Series: International Studies in Population. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBD; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 403.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 257
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400745056
- ISBN
- 9789400745056
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Hardback. This handbook covers a nascent field drawing strength from the admission by sociologists of the remarkable insights they draw from biological research. It features work by all neurosociology's top researchers, and includes the views of its parent disciplines. Editor(s): Franks, David D.; Turner, Jonathan H. Series: Handbooks of Sociology and Social Research. Num Pages: 406 pages, 21 black & white illustrations, 50 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JMM; MJN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 184 x 29. Weight in Grams: 920.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 406
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400744721
- ISBN
- 9789400744721
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.75
€ 130.75
Hardback. This book examines patterns of regional mortality in Germany, focusing on small-area differentials, and their changes over time. The authors show that the interplay of individual- and regional-level mortality risk factors requires a multidimensional approach. Series: Demographic Research Monographs. Num Pages: 304 pages, 49 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; JHBD; MBN; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400744318
- ISBN
- 9789400744318
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.07
€ 129.07
Hardback. This book provides innovative perspective on occupation, based in the work of John Dewey and other pragmatists, that challenges accepted ideas. Offering diverse arguments and case studies on occupation, it covers theoretical, methodological and applied issues. Editor(s): Cutchin, Malcolm P.; Dickie, Virginia A. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; MQT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 171 x 22. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400744288
- ISBN
- 9789400744288
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 228.09
€ 228.09
Paperback. Examines mortality among young children in the period from the seventeenth to the nineteenth century. This book uses several types and sources of information from the census unit England and Wales, and from Ireland. It uses information such s memoirs, diaries, poems, church records and numerical accounts. Series: SpringerBriefs in Well-Being and Quality of Life Research. Num Pages: 88 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, 21 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JHBZ; MBNH9; MJTF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 5. Weight in Grams: 156.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 88
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400743892
- ISBN
- 9789400743892
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.39
€ 61.39
The Family, the Market or the State?: Intergenerational Support Under ...
Gustavo de . Ed(S): Santis
Hardback. Ageing is a core issue for governments and demographers, presenting enormous and growing challenges. This book examines some of the central issues arising from older populations, such as the design of viable pension systems and social expenditure models. Editor(s): Santis, Gustavo De. Series: International Studies in Population. Num Pages: 210 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBC; JHBD; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 493.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400743380
- ISBN
- 9789400743380
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.31
€ 67.31
Hardback. Now in this updated second edition, the comprehensive handbook of mental health sociology features theory-driven reviews of recent research with an inclusive approach to investigating the myriad ways in which society shapes the mental health of its members. Editor(s): Aneshensel, Carol S.; Phelan, Jo C.; Bierman, Alex. Series: Handbooks of Sociology and Social Research. Num Pages: 636 pages, 29 black & white illustrations, 10 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JMS; MBPK; MMJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 182 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1384.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 636
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400742758
- ISBN
- 9789400742758
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 432.09
€ 432.09
Hardcover. This book applies the methods and techniques of anthropology to analyze the role of Islam in the social lives of Muslims. Tracks and assesses key developments of the last three decades, and discusses the place of Islam in the anthropology of world religions. Editor(s): Marsden, Magnus; Retsikas, Konstantinos. Series: Muslims in Global Societies Series. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFM; HRHP; JFSR2; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400742666
- ISBN
- 9789400742666
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.45
€ 128.45
Hardback. The first book entirely devoted to the emerging methodology of ethnocinema, this volume brings vividly to life the Sudanese women with whom the author has collaborated, as well as her own struggles as researcher, teacher and intercultural fellow traveler. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AB; JFC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400742253
- ISBN
- 9789400742253
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.12
€ 128.12
Hardback. 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: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; JFFN; JHB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 597.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400741492
- ISBN
- 9789400741492
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 206.22
€ 206.22
Hardback. 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. Num Pages: 164 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JHBD; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 415.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 164
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400740433
- ISBN
- 9789400740433
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76