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Sociology
Agent-Based Approaches in Economic and Social Complex Systems
. Ed(S): Terano, T.; Kita, Hajime; Deguchi, H...
Paperback. Editor(s): Terano, T.; Kita, Hajime; Deguchi, Hiroshi; Kijima, Kyoichi. Series: Agent-Based Social Systems. Num Pages: 209 pages, 99 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; KCA; UYM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 343.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag, Japan Japan
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2007
- Number of pages
- 209
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9784431998228
- ISBN
- 9784431998228
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 180.19
€ 180.19
Agent-based Approaches in Economic and Social Complex Systems
. Ed(S): Terano, Takao; Kita, Hajime; Takahas...
Hardback. Agent-based modeling/simulation is an emergent approach to the analysis of social and economic systems. This book includes selected papers presented at the Fifth International Workshop on Agent-Based Approaches in Economic and Social Complex Systems held in Tokyo in 2007. Editor(s): Terano, Takao; Kita, Hajime; Takahashi, Shingo; Deguchi, Hiroshi. Series: Agent-Based Social Systems. Num Pages: 302 pages, 123 black & white illustrations, 32 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; KCA; UYM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 603.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag, Japan Japan
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9784431874331
- ISBN
- 9784431874331
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 181.90
€ 181.90
Agent-based Approaches in Economic and Social Complex Systems
. Ed(S): Chen, Shu-Heng; Terano, Takao; Yamam...
Hardback. Agent-based modeling/simulation is an emergent approach to the analysis of social and economic systems. This book includes selected papers presented at the Sixth International Workshop on Agent-Based Approaches in Economic and Social Complex Systems held in Taipei in 2009. Editor(s): Chen, Shu-Heng; Terano, Takao; Yamamoto, Ryuichi. Series: Agent-Based Social Systems. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; KCA; UYM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag, Japan Japan
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9784431539063
- ISBN
- 9784431539063
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 181.09
€ 181.09
Paperback. Agent-based modeling is a new technique for understanding how the dynamics of biological, social, and other complex systems arise from the characteristics and behaviors of the agents making up these systems. This book gives students and scientists the skills to design, implement, and analyze agent-based models. Num Pages: 352 pages, 67 line illus. 6 tables. BIC Classification: JHBC; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 205 x 256 x 20. Weight in Grams: 836.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 59468th
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691136745
- ISBN
- 9780691136745
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.20€ 45.66
€ 59.20
€ 45.66
Paperback / so. Series: Studien Zur Kommunikationswissenschaft. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: CBWJ; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 23. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Germany
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783531129761
- ISBN
- 9783531129761
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.58
€ 69.58
Paperback. Addresses the formation and fragmentation of identity in today's postmodern world. It surveys the range of 20th-century sociology to deconstruct those nostrums of subjective meaning, personal power and autonomous selfhood that comprise its semantics of agency. Series: Postmodern Social Futures. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 147 x 17. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847691791
- ISBN
- 9780847691791
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.69
€ 71.69
Paperback. Series: Film, Fernsehen, Medienkultur. Num Pages: 260 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, 2 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 182 x 212 x 14. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer VS
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783658046729
- ISBN
- 9783658046729
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.69
€ 61.69
Hardcover. The book explores the relationship between embodiment and the production of the key structures which frame agency to map out potential for social change. It uses modalities of ageing embodiment in the context of sport participation in later life, specifically Master athletics, including barriers, opportunities and physiological dimensions. Num Pages: 195 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JHBS; JHMC; WSKC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 383.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230517592
- ISBN
- 9780230517592
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.08
€ 62.08
Paperback. The book explores the relationship between embodiment and the production of the key structures which frame agency to map out potential for social change. It uses modalities of ageing embodiment in the context of sport participation in later life, specifically Master athletics, including barriers, opportunities and physiological dimensions. Num Pages: 195 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFSP; JFSP31; JHB; JHBK; JHBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 195
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349355198
- ISBN
- 9781349355198
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.31
€ 61.31
Hardcover. This book outlines the methodology and results of the Fiction and the Cultural Mediation of Ageing Project, led by a research team from Brunel University, UK. It investigates how older people resist stereotypical cultural representations of ageing and demonstrates the importance of narrative understanding to social agency. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230390935
- ISBN
- 9780230390935
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.48
€ 62.48
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447300908
- ISBN
- 9781447300908
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.95
€ 102.95
Paperback. Providing anoverview of the future research challenges for economists and social scientists concerning population ageing, pensions, health and social care in Europe, this book examineshow scientific research can provide cutting-edge evidence on income securityand well-being of the elderly, and labour markets and older workers." Editor(s): Van Soest, Arthur H. O.; Zaidi, A. Num Pages: 414 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JHBL; JKSN; JPQB; KCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 414
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349328680
- ISBN
- 9781349328680
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.48
€ 63.48
Hardback. Series: Mobility and Politics. Num Pages: 147 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFSJ; JHBD; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 147
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137556141
- ISBN
- 9781137556141
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.77
€ 61.77
Hardcover. Series: Key Issues in Modern Sociology. Num Pages: 228 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSP31; JHB; JMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Anthem Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857283290
- ISBN
- 9780857283290
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.32
€ 130.32
Ageing, Care Need and Quality of Life: The Perspective of Care Givers ...
. Ed(S): Doblhammer, Gabriele; Scholz, Rembra...
paperback. Editor(s): Doblhammer, Gabriele; Scholz, Rembrandt. Series: Demografischer Wandel - Hintergrunde Und Herausforderungen. Num Pages: 243 pages, 41 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 15. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften Germany
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- Number of pages
- 243
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783531166261
- ISBN
- 9783531166261
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.54
€ 62.54
Hardback. A carefully crafted study of ageing in Ireland, one of the countries hardest hit by the Eurozone financial crisis, presenting a critical analysis of ageing and social policy in a country under tight austerity measures. Editor(s): Carney, Gemma M.; Ni Leime, Aine. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JFSP3; JHBD; KC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Publisher
- Bristol University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447316237
- ISBN
- 9781447316237
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.58
€ 187.58
paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; JHBD; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 165. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789051703825
- ISBN
- 9789051703825
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.26
€ 20.99
€ 19.26
Hardback. In-depth ethnographic analysis provides the pan-African evidence and analysis needed to move forward debates about who and how to address the long term care needs of older people in Sub-Saharan Africa. Editor(s): Hoffman, Jaco; Pype, Katrien. Series: Ageing in a Global Context. Num Pages: 224 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 4 black & white tables, 2 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1HF; JFSP31; JHB. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Bristol University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447325253
- ISBN
- 9781447325253
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.44
€ 103.44
Paperback. This book explores the exchange of support between generations and examines variations in contemporary practice and theory in different societies around the world. It draws on theoretical perspectives to discuss both newly emerging patterns of family reciprocity and more established ones affected by changing issues in contemporary societies. Series: Ageing and the Lifecourse Series. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 169 x 13. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847422040
- ISBN
- 9781847422040
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 37.95
€ 40.99
€ 37.95
Hardback. This book provides, for the first time, an accessible overview of how population ageing and globalisation - two of the most radical social transformations that have occurred - interact. Series: Ageing in a Global Context. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JHBD; JKS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Bristol University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447322276
- ISBN
- 9781447322276
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.99
€ 95.99
Paperback. To understand contemporary ageing it is necessary to recognise its diversity. Drawing on an extraordinary range of theory, original research and empirical sources, this book assesses the stereotyped conceptions of ageing, and offers a critical and updated perspective. Editor(s): Daatland, Svein Olav; Biggs, Simon. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFFA; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 232 x 16. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861348470
- ISBN
- 9781861348470
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 34.74
€ 35.99
€ 34.74
Paperback.
Ageing populations represent a key global challenge for the twenty-first century. Few areas of life will remain untouched by the accompanying changes to cultural, economic and social life. Series: Polity Key Concepts in the Social Sciences Series. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745630854
- ISBN
- 9780745630854
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.42
€ 25.42
Hardback. Num Pages: 555 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JHBD; MBNS; PBWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag, Singapore Singapore
- Number of pages
- 555
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789811001871
- ISBN
- 9789811001871
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 184.08
€ 184.08
Hardcover. There has been a widespread fascination with age-dissimilar couples in recent years. This book examines how the romantic relationships of these couples are understood. Based on qualitative research, McKenzie investigates notions of autonomy, relatedness, contradiction, and change in age-dissimilar relationships and romantic love. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP3; JHBK; JHBT; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137446763
- ISBN
- 9781137446763
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.23
€ 62.23