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Hardback. Information on future mortality trends is essential for population forecasts, public health policy, actuarial studies, and many other purposes. This volume contains contributions to the theory and practice of forecasting mortality in the relatively favourable circumstances in developed countries of Western Europe. Editor(s): Tabeau, Ewa; Berg Jeths, Anneke van den; Heathcote, C.R. Series: European Studies of Population. Num Pages: 306 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DD; 1QFH; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 166 x 25. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792368335
- ISBN
- 9780792368335
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.59
€ 200.59
Hardback. Presents an analysis of the field of child well-being indicators. This book also presents a context for children's well-being, as well as a set of five "new" domains and some 49 indicators that are recommended for measuring and monitoring children's well-being. Series: Social Indicators Research Series. Num Pages: 159 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 444.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 159
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792367895
- ISBN
- 9780792367895
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.23
€ 131.23
Hardback. This work portrays a comparison of changes in family formation and fertility behaviour between Belgium and The Netherlands, which aims to give us more insight in the question of whether there is one common transition process. Editor(s): Beer, Joop de; Deven, F. Series: European Studies of Population. Num Pages: 141 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDB; 1DDN; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 405.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 141
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792364610
- ISBN
- 9780792364610
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.70
€ 130.70
Hardback. Contains presentations of population experts at the 1999 European Population Conference, which convened in The Hague (The Netherlands) from 30 August to 3 September. Editor(s): Kaa, D. J. van de; Leridon, Henri; Gesano, Giuseppe; Okolski, Marek. Series: European Studies of Population. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 242 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792358381
- ISBN
- 9780792358381
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.83
€ 131.83
Hardback. Suitable for scientists, researchers and students in demography and applied demography, statistics, economy, social geography and urban and regional planning and science studies, this title uncovers the contributions to the description and theory of the demographic transition in the publications of the early innovators of population forecasting. Series: European Studies of Population. Num Pages: 291 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JH; 3JJ; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 615.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 291
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792355373
- ISBN
- 9780792355373
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.80
€ 195.80
Paperback. Seeks to enable language and education practitioners, researchers, and lay readers to get a sense of the range of issues being pursued in language and education research and the array of methods employed to do so. This work is organized in four parts, focusing on language and education in relation to society, variation, culture, and interaction. Editor(s): Hornberger, Nancy H.; Corson, P. (The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Toronto, Canada). Series: Encyclopedia of Language and Education. Num Pages: 392 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBG; JHBC; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 654.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 2
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792349358
- ISBN
- 9780792349358
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.27
€ 68.27
Paperback. Examines diverse aspects of second language education, ranging from a focus on the basic contributions of linguistic theory and research to our understanding of second language learning and teaching on the one hand, to a series of reviews of innovative language education practices in selected regions of the world on the other. Editor(s): Tucker, G. Richard; Corson, P. (The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Toronto, Canada). Series: Encyclopedia of Language and Education. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBG; JHBC; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 534.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1997
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792349310
- ISBN
- 9780792349310
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.49
€ 67.49
The European Family. The Family Question in the European Community.
. Ed(S): Commaille, Jacques; Singly, F. de
hardcover. Will the European Union have its single family - a European family - as it will have a single currency? This book addresses this question. It is intended for specialists working in the social sciences, for social and government policy-makers in the fields of family and social policy, and for those interested in European integration. Editor(s): Commaille, Jacques; Singly, F. de. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 670.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 1997th Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792347576
- ISBN
- 9780792347576
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.20
€ 135.20
Hardback. Examines diverse aspects of second language education, ranging from a focus on the basic contributions of linguistic theory and research to our understanding of second language learning and teaching, to a series of reviews of innovative language education practices in selected regions of the world. Editor(s): Tucker, G. Richard; Corson, David. Series: Encyclopedia of Language and Education. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CF; JHBC; JNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1310.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Second Language Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792346401
- ISBN
- 9780792346401
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.62
€ 72.62
Hardback. Suicide prevention is still neglected by governments and public health authorities, despite the fact that in several Western countries suicide has become the primary cause of death among younger age groups. The selected papers here express the need for a holistic viewpoint in suicide management. Editor(s): De Leo, Diego; Schmidtke, Armin; Diekstra, Rene F. W. Num Pages: 243 pages, 36 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JHBZ; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 243
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792344681
- ISBN
- 9780792344681
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 199.03
€ 199.03
Modelling and Simulation in the Social Sciences from the Philosophy of...
. Ed(S): Hegselmann, Ranier; Mueller, Ulrich;...
Hardback. This text presents a number of modelling and simulation approaches and their relations to problems in philosophy of science. It addresses social scientists interested in formal modelling and mathematical sociology, as well as computer scientists interested in social science applications. Editor(s): Hegselmann, Ranier; Mueller, Ulrich; Troitzsch, Klaus G. Series: Theory and Decision Library A:. Num Pages: 320 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 642.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792341253
- ISBN
- 9780792341253
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.47
€ 200.47
Paperback. Presents a number of analyses of the reality of schools, classrooms, curriculum and assessment. This book describes a variety of projects that have achieved some success in bringing about more equitable science and mathematics education. It provides examples and adopts a practical approach. Editor(s): Parker, Lesley H.; Rennie, Leonie J.; Fraser, Barry J. Series: Science & Technology Education Library. Num Pages: 230 pages, 18 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JHBC; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 13. Weight in Grams: 780.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1996
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792335825
- ISBN
- 9780792335825
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 196.24
€ 196.24
hardcover. Based on the theme that change agents, such as teachers and curriculum writers, have a key role in the translation of gender equity policy into gender equitable practices in science and mathematics education, this book is designed for use in university courses and by policy makers concerned with the gender/science/mathematics relationship. Editor(s): Parker, Lesley H. Series: Science & Technology Education Library. Num Pages: 230 pages, 18 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JHBC; JN; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 1996th Edition
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792335351
- ISBN
- 9780792335351
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 198.88
€ 198.88
Hardback. Includes seven articles reflecting a selection of research issues in the Low Countries. This volume also includes the national reports submitted to the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development (Cairo). Editor(s): Deven, F.; Brekel, Hans van den. Series: European Studies of Population. Num Pages: 299 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDB; 1DDN; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1360.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 299
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792333968
- ISBN
- 9780792333968
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.09
€ 200.09
Paperback. Through the medium of portraits of teaching personalities and styles, as well as descriptions of various educational settings in the New York City of the 30s and 40s, the author comments on aspects of immigrant life, the tensions between religious and secular worlds, and more. This book is of interest for those concerned with Jewish life. Series: Philosophy and Education. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBC; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792332367
- ISBN
- 9780792332367
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 129.37
€ 129.37
Hardback. This text consists mainly of portraits of the author's early teachers, most of whom belonged to a transitional generation of immigrant Hebrew scholars. It offers comments on such themes as aspects of immigrant life and the tensions between religious and secular worlds. Series: Philosophy and Education. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBC; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792332329
- ISBN
- 9780792332329
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.90
€ 131.90
Hardback. Presents essays in honor of Robert S Cohen, on the occasion of his 70th birthday. This work discusses issues of contemporary social and political thought, and its bearing on science. It explains the relations of Marxism to science, and specifically, to the philosophies of science of Carnap and Popper, as well as Soviet Marxism. Editor(s): Gavroglu, Kostas; Stachel, J. J.; Wartofsky, Marx W. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 416 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 785.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792329893
- ISBN
- 9780792329893
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 202.52
€ 202.52
Critical Rationalism, the Social Sciences and the Humanities
. Ed(S): Jarvie, I. C.; Laor, Nathaniel
Hardback. This volume considers such questions as: Agassi's philosophy of education, in practice as well as in theory; the impact of psychology on philosophy; the origins of critical rationalism in the Bible; and the debates in economics stimulated by the work of Popper and Agassi. Editor(s): Jarvie, I. C.; Laor, Nathaniel. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 306 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 615.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792329619
- ISBN
- 9780792329619
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.09
€ 200.09
Paperback. Sport and Modern Social Theorists is an innovative and exciting new collection. The chapters are written by leading social analysts of sport from across the world, and examine the contributions of major social theorists towards our critical understanding of modern sport. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBA; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 14. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 263
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333800799
- ISBN
- 9780333800799
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 138.08
€ 138.08
Hardback. This detailed study of Williams unlocks his late sociology of culture. It covers previously overlooked aspects, such as his critique of Birmingham cultural studies, his use of an Adorno-like approach to 'cultural production', his 'social formalist' alternative to structuralism and post-structuralism and his approach to 'the media'. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; JFC; JFD; JHBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 267
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333666623
- ISBN
- 9780333666623
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.19
€ 67.19
Hardcover. Examining the commercialization of accountancy, this book finds it directly related to the shift by capital away from the consensus it had entered into with labour during the post-war boom. It argues that this transformation polarized the class-structure of the advanced economies. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBL; KFC; KNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 148 x 27. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333618561
- ISBN
- 9780333618561
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.44
€ 194.44
Paperback. The profound changes in the labour market during the 1980s are examined in this book in relation to the ideas of flexible specialization and the "flexible firm" and Marxist regulation theory, supplemented by fresh empirical evidence concerning changes in the labour process. Editor(s): Gilbert, Nigel; etc.; Burrows, Roger (Associate Dean, School of Human Studies, University of Teeside); Pollert, Anna (Senior Research Fellow, Industrial Relations Research Unit, University of Warwick). Series: Explorations in Sociology. British Sociological Association Conference Volume Series. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJPN; JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 279.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333618158
- ISBN
- 9780333618158
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Hardback. Looks at the issue of equal pay for equal value with regards the race, class and gender of employees. Chapters examine such topics as comparable worth and its impact on black women, gender and class in comparable worth, equal worth in British banking and comparable worth in US nursing. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; JFSJ; JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 535.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333475065
- ISBN
- 9780333475065
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.29
€ 128.29
Paperback. A collection of critical essays which reject the assumptions that leisure relations are relations of freedom, self determination, life satisfaction and growth. The essays look at power and policy issues in leisure relations and attempt to produce a critical sociology of the subject. Editor(s): Rojek, Chris. Num Pages: 217 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 10. Weight in Grams: 292.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 217
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333461709
- ISBN
- 9780333461709
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.37
€ 71.37