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Hardcover. Bayesian Inference in the Social Sciences builds upon the recent growth in Bayesian methodology and examines an array of topics in model formulation, estimation, and applications. Particular emphasis is placed on an interdisciplinary coverage, model checking, and modern computational tools such as Markov chain Monte Carlo. Editor(s): Jeliazkov, Ivan; Yang, Xin-She. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: GPS; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118771211
- ISBN
- 9781118771211
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.47
€ 138.47
paperback. Num Pages: 306 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTF; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 166 x 17. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Thesis Pub
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789055380442
- ISBN
- 9789055380442
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.77
€ 20.99
€ 18.77
Hardback. We are spurred into action by our troubles and fears; but all too often our action fails to address the true causes of our worries. When trying to make sense of our lives, we tend to blame our own failings and weaknesses for our discomforts and defeats. And in doing so, we make things worse rather than better. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745625065
- ISBN
- 9780745625065
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.81
€ 70.81
paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 284 pages, 32 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691608419
- ISBN
- 9780691608419
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.09
€ 59.09
Paperback. Written in a lighthearted yet informative style, and including numerous interviews with fathers themselves, this book covers the wide range of issues fathers encounter from conception to teenage traumas. Series: Family Matters S. Num Pages: 300 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBK; VFX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470841334
- ISBN
- 9780470841334
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.34
€ 23.34
Hardback. This volume challenges the perception of Asian women as either "mail-order" brides or overseas workers. There are a wide range of case studies, all showing the multiplicity of roles women maintain, and emphasizing the point that marriage, work and migration are inextricably linked. Editor(s): Piper, Nicola; Roces, Mina. Series: Asia/Pacific/Perspectives. Num Pages: 232 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1F; JFFN; JFSJ1; JFSL; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742523777
- ISBN
- 9780742523777
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 159.30
€ 159.30
Paperback. Traces the anthropological study of sex from the eighteenth century onwards, focusing primarily on social and cultural anthropology and the work done by researchers in North America and Great Britain. This title argues that the sexuality of those whom anthropologists studied has been conscripted into Western discourses about sex. Series: Critical Studies in the History of Anthropology. Num Pages: 420 pages, 3 illustrations, index. BIC Classification: JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 420
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803280366
- ISBN
- 9780803280366
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 34.92
€ 38.99
€ 34.92
hardcover. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823234226
- ISBN
- 9780823234226
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.59
€ 105.59
Paperback. Offering an introduction to and an overview of postwar social science in the United States, this title explores a critical period in the evolution of American sociology's professional identity. It contends that from the late 1940s through the early 1960s leading sociologists encouraged a professional secession from public engagement. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLW3; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592137145
- ISBN
- 9781592137145
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 31.61
€ 35.99
€ 31.61
Hardcover. Michel Foucault is recognized as one of the twentieth century's most influential thinkers, however the authors in this volume contend that more use can be made of Foucault than has yet been done and that some of the uses to which Foucault has so far been put run the risk of and occasionally simply amount to misuse. Editor(s): Faubion, James. Series: Theory Now. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745663784
- ISBN
- 9780745663784
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.88
€ 69.88
Hardback. This illuminating book examines how different religions understand death, dying, and the afterlife, drawing on examples from Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Shamanism. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAC; HRLB; JHBZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405153706
- ISBN
- 9781405153706
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.29
€ 85.29
Hardcover. Editor(s): Devore, Dorothy M. Num Pages: 316 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 186 x 25. Weight in Grams: 860.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781600211706
- ISBN
- 9781600211706
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.04€ 103.32
€ 153.04
€ 103.32
Hardback. Emphasizes individual experiences and personal reactions to death. This book highlights the importance of two key factors in American society which determine who dies and under what circumstances: persistent social inequality and the American consumerist ethic. It is suitable for upper-level students across the social sciences. Num Pages: 220 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBZ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 249 x 175 x 24. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745639147
- ISBN
- 9780745639147
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.74
€ 69.74
Paperback. The world's population is now 7.4 billion people. As we stand witness to a possible reversal of modernity's positive trends, Thomas Malthus's pessimism is worth full reconsideration. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: JHBD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 25 x 25. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781324000556
- ISBN
- 9781324000556
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.11
€ 29.11
Hardcover. PRACTICAL METHODOLOGIES FOR CROSS-CULTURAL RESEARCH Since all research is in a sense comparative, it is sometimes argued that methods and requirements remain the same, no matter what country or nationality is involved. The editors of this volume contend that this philosophy is an oversimplification. Series: Wiley Series in Survey Methodology. Num Pages: 432 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GPS; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 166 x 36. Weight in Grams: 782.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471385264
- ISBN
- 9780471385264
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 180.78
€ 180.78
Paperback. Focuses on the rites of giving birth from a cross-cultural perspective. This book describes the many customs surrounding birth through infancy, such as attitudes and techniques in childbirth, the influence of societal factors that differentiate Western from non-Western maternal birthing positions, the art of midwifery, and customs and beliefs. Editor(s): Dundes, Lauren. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBT; JHMC; MBNH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 143 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759102651
- ISBN
- 9780759102651
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.32
€ 66.32
Hardcover. From history, research and the lessons of present-day global operations strategy, those elements that seem fundamental to past and future high performance management are identified in this text. It offers directions for exploration in the reinvention of tommorrow's high performance systems. Num Pages: 232 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: JHBL; KJMV2; KJMV5; KJU. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780899308135
- ISBN
- 9780899308135
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.29
€ 78.29
hardcover. This text provides an analysis of rural employment dynamics in European Union member states and is the result of the RUREMPLO (Agriculture and employment in the rural regions of the EU") project, supported by an EU research programme. Num Pages: 253 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; JFSF; JHBL; KCF; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 253
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851994994
- ISBN
- 9780851994994
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.29
€ 112.29
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HRAX; JHBT; JPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 221 x 29. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Beacon Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807013175
- ISBN
- 9780807013175
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.43
€ 29.99
€ 21.43
paperback. * This stimulating new book provides a sophisticated introduction to the key issues in the sociology of death and dying. * Despite widespread interest across the social sciences in these issues of late, most textbooks have been written with the needs of health professionals in mind. Num Pages: 310 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745625348
- ISBN
- 9780745625348
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.93
€ 24.93
Hardback. What is meaningful about the experience of travelling abroad? What feeds the impulse to explore new horizons? Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBS; JHMC; WT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 4039. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774809771
- ISBN
- 9780774809771
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.78
€ 116.78
Hardback. Provides a critical overview of the key themes of this school of thought, which explains how phenomena and ways of thinking develop in their social contexts. This book traces the multiple roots of social constructionism, and shows how it has been used, critiqued, and refined within the social and human sciences. Num Pages: 214 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL9; JHBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439909249
- ISBN
- 9781439909249
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.55
€ 57.55
Hardcover. Editor(s): Jaworski, Jared A. Num Pages: 353 pages, b/w illus, tables & charts. BIC Classification: JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 261 x 184 x 27. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 353
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607418795
- ISBN
- 9781607418795
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 285.37€ 189.93
€ 285.37
€ 189.93
Paperback. Family Conflict takes a life course approach as it provides an accessible discussion of family conflict issues, processes, and outcomes. Chapters draw on recent theory and research regarding sub-systems and stages in family life to give readers resource-rich overviews of conflict in contemporary families. Series: Polity Key Themes in Family Communication Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: GTC; JHBK; JMF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 210 x 17. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745646619
- ISBN
- 9780745646619
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.69
€ 23.69