The social sciences
List the social sciences
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Qualitative research methods for the social sciences by howard lune (paperback, a %0a delivery%0a uk delivery is usually within 12 to 14 working days%0a international delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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Identification problems in the social sciencesauthor:manski, charlesbook binding:paperbackworld of books ltd was founded in , recycling books sold to us through charities either directly or indirectly
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The ant trap rebuilding the foundations of the social sciences by brian epstein (paperback, a %0a delivery%0a uk delivery is usually within 8 to 10 working days%0a international delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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Title: social sciences: the big issuesbinding: paperbackauthor(s): woodward, kath
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To offer training of a super-graduate character to students of the social sciences"oxfam bookshop holmfirth america faces the air agethe brookings institution was established in with the twin objects of "aiding constructively in the development of sound national policies andparker van zandtsome bw maps and illustrationsaviation history the director prepared the introductory volume to a promised series, and he limits himself to outlining the basic setting of the world air transport problemin pursuance of these objects, it initiated in a programme of economic research in aviation under the direction of drjacket torn and soiled as shownowners name on first page see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Jesse eisenberg plays mark zuckerberg (born ) who, in , developed the social networking site while he was an undergraduate at harvardjustin timberlake also stars as sean parker, the co-founder of napsterdiscs and case in very good conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop carlisle drama based on the story of facebook's creationsix years later zuckerberg is a millionaire but his success is proving to be problematic to his personal life and he finds himself undergoing multiple legal battles
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The social life of kimono japanese fashion past and present by sheila cliffe (paperback, a %0a delivery%0a uk delivery is usually within 9 to 11 working days%0a international delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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Multiplayer the social aspects of digital gaming by thorsten quandt (paperback, a %0a delivery%0a uk delivery is usually within 7 to 9 working days%0a international delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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" this major claim has, however, remained underscrutinized by scholars working on girard's theory, and it is mostly overlooked within the natural and social sciencesequally, girard's theory is presented as having the potential to become for the human and social sciences something akin to the integrating framework that present-day biological science owes to darwin-something compatible with it and complementary to it in accounting for the still remarkably little understood phenomenon of human emergenceoxfam books & music lancaster from his groundbreaking violence and the sacred and things hidden since the foundation of the world, rené girard's mimetic theory is presented as elucidating "the origins of culturejoining disciplinary worlds, this book aims to explore this ambitious claim, invoking viewpoints as diverse as evolutionary culture theory, cultural anthropology, archaeology, cognitive psychology, ethology, and philosophysee oxfam website for delivery information read more" french philosopher of science michel serres states that girard's theory provides a darwinian theory of culture because it "proposes a dynamic, shows an evolution and gives a universal explanationthe contributors provide major evidence in favor of girard's hypothesis" he posits that archaic religion (or "the sacred"), particularly in its dynamics of sacrifice and ritual, is a neglected and major key to unlocking the enigma of "how we became human
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Oxfam books & music totnes sub titled: “ integrating quantitative and qualitative approaches in the social and behavioural sciences”mixed methodology has become an increasingly popular way of both researching and teaching methodology across the social sciences, and students across these fields are expected to be proficient in both quantitative and qualitative techniquespage 14 is turned over, the corners are slightly bumped and the front cover and some of the pages look to have been bent over at some pointsee oxfam website for delivery information read moresage paperback with no marks and good bindingthis text begins with an introduction to and overview of the development of mixed methodology, and then takes students through all aspects of working with mixed methods from research design and data collection through to analysis and conclusionsthe spine cover is not creased
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The handbook will be a rich source of insight and stimulation for philosophers, students of philosophy, and for people working in other disciplines of the humanities, social sciences, and sciences, who are interested in the state of phenomenology todaythe essays aim to articulate and develop original theoretical perspectivesit is the definitive guide to what is currently going on in phenomenologysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop preston the oxford handbook of contemporary phenomenology presents twenty-eight essays by some of the leading figures in the field, and gives an authoritative overview of the type of work and range of topics found and discussed in contemporary phenomenologysome offer detailed analyses of concrete phenomena; others take a more comprehensive perspective and seek to outline and motivate the future direction of phenomenologyit includes discussions of such diverse topics as intentionality, embodiment, perception, naturalism, temporality, self-consciousness, language, knowledge, ethics, politics, art and religion, and will make it clear that phenomenology, far from being a tradition of the past, is alive and in a position to make valuable contributions to contemporary thoughtsome of them are concerned with issues and questions typical and distinctive of phenomenological philosophy, while others address questions familiar to analytic philosophers, but do so with arguments and ideas taken from phenomenology
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It introduces the rather dispersed discussion of non-representational theory to a wider audience, provides the basis for an experimental rather than a representational approach to the social sciences and humanities, and begins the task of constructing a different kind of political genrethis noteworthy book makes a significant contribution to the literature in this area and is essential reading for researchers and postgraduates in the fields of social theory, sociology, geography, anthropology and cultural studiessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit revolves around three key functionsoxfam bookshop hampstead non-representational theory by nigel thrift this astonishing book presents a distinctive approach to the politics of everyday lifea groundbreaking and comprehensive introduction to this key topic, thrift's outstanding work brings together further writings from a body of work that has come to be known as non-representational theoryin very good conditionranging across a variety of spaces in which politics and the political unfold, it questions what is meant by perception, representation and practice, with the aim of valuing the fugitive practices that exist on the margins of the known
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The life sciences considered include genetics, microbiology, ecology, entomology, forestry, and deal with us, european, russian, japanese, indonesian, chinese contextsthe book shows that the investigation of the border zone of life sciences and agriculture raises many interesting questions about how science developsoxfam books & music crouch end this volume explores problems in the history of science at the intersection of life sciences and agriculture, from the mid-eighteenth to the mid-twentieth centurysee oxfam website for delivery information read morein particular it challenges one to re-examine and take seriously the intimate connection between scientific development and the practical goals of managing and improving - perhaps even recreating - the living world to serve human endstaking a comparative national perspective, the book examines agricultural practices in a broad sense, including the practices and disciplines devoted to land management, forestry, soil science, and the improvement and management of crops and livestockwithout close attention to this zone it is not possible to understand the emergence of new disciplines and transformation of old disciplines, to evaluate the role and impact of such major figures of science as humboldt and mendel, or to appreciate how much of the history of modern biology has been driven by national ambitions and imperialist expansion in competition with rival nations
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Oxfam shop st giles street andrew blowers obe is emeritus professor of social sciences at the open universityas a member of the first committee on radioactive waste management he was directly responsible for some of the uk's policy on legacy wasteover a long career he has been involved in the field of environmental politics and policy making as an academic, politician, government adviser, nuclear company director and prominent environmental activistsee oxfam website for delivery information read moresome writing on last page, as shown in photothe legacy of nuclear power brings together his varied experience and expertise and reflects his lifetime concern with the fate of nuclear communities now and in the future
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The virtues of critical realism lie in its successful provision of a philosophical grounding for the social sciences and humanities and of a methodology applicable to many different fields of analysisthe book presents the reader with a compendium of accessible essays illustrating the connection between meta-theory, theory and substantive research across sociology, philosophy, literary studies, politics, media studies, psychology and science studiesthe flexibility of critical realism is illustrated in the range of topics discussed - ranging from quantum mechanics to cyberspace, to literary theory, nature, smoking, the future of marx, the unconscious and, of course, postmodernism and the future of theory itselfpublished see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop fulwood road what comes after 'postmodernism'? a buzzword which began as an energising, radical critique became, by the 20th century's end, a byword for fracture, eclecticism, political apathy and intellectual exhaustionthe last few years have seen a growing interest in critical realism as a possible, alternative way of moving forwardafter postmodernism brings together some of the best-known names in the field to present the first truly interdisciplinary introduction to critical realism
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This book draws from his vast output of articles, chapters and books to provide a thematic yet integrated account of his boundary-crossing innovations in political theory and masterly contributions to our understanding of methods in the social sciencesfrom his frequently-cited article on metaphor from the early s to recent work on discourse and globalization, shapiro has shown that politics happens not only with and through the use of language, but within discourse as a material practiceculturegabriel almond and sidney verb's () famous work on 'the civic culture'established a long-held but ultimately counterproductive relationship between culture and politics, one in which culture is an independent variable that has effects on politicssamuel huntington's () (in)famous polemic, 'the clash of civilizations', only pushes this relationship to its breaking pointby reconceptualizing and reinterpreting this term, shapiro's work has helped us to rethink the very boundaries between political theory and international relations as putatively separate subfields of political scienceand it explains why both political theorists interested in international relations and international relations scholars concerned with a broader understanding of international politics must both start with shapiro's work as required readingsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop wallingford michael jindeed, he shows that language is constitutive of politicsshapiro's rich and numerous writings on culture provide a powerful and important antidote to this approach, as shapiro consistently shows (across wide-ranging contexts) that politics is in culture and culture is in politics, and no politically salient approach to culture can afford to turn either term into a causal variablethe editors have focused on work in three key areas:discourseshapiro was one of the first theorists to demonstrate convincingly, and in a manner that has had a long-standing impact on the field, that language is not epiphenomenal to politicsviolencewhile violence is surely not a theme foreign to political studies, no one has done more or better work in contemporary political theory to bring violence into play as a central term of political thought and to expand our understanding of violenceshapiro's writings have been innovatory with respect to the phenomena he has taken to be political, and the concomitant array of methods that he has brilliantly mastered
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Oxfam shop dumfries the permanent revolution is a work of theological re-imagination and re-construction that draws from biblical studies, theology, organizational theory, leadership studies, and key social sciencessee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe authors examine the nature of organization as reframed through the lens of apostolic ministrythis groundbreaking book integrates theology, sociology, and leadership to further define the apostolic movementoutlines the essential characteristics of apostolic movement and how to restructure the church and ministry to be more consistent with themshows how to view the world through a biblical perspective and continue the "permanent revolution" that jesus startedalan hirsch is a leading voice in the missional movement of the christian westthe book elaborates on the apostolic role rooted in the five-fold ministry from ephesians 4 (apostles, prophets, evangelists, shepherds, and teacher), and its significance for the missional movementit explores how the apostolic ministry facilitates ongoing renewal in the life of the church and focuses on leadership in relation to missional innovation and entrepreneurship
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Combining research that stretches across all of the social sciences and international case studies, elizabeth crooke here explores the dynamics of the relationship between the community and the museumsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreslight wear to the spinefocusing strongly on areas such as northern ireland, south africa, australia and north america to highlight the complex issues faced by museums and local groups, crooke examines one of the museum's primary responsibilities - working with different communities and using collections to encourage people to learn about their own histories, and to understand other people'soxfam bookshop leeds 165ppslight turning of the corners on the front pagesome notation in pencilarguing for a much closer examination of this concept of community, and of the significance of museums to different communities, museums and community is a dynamic look at a relationship that has, in modern times, never been more important
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The social and natural sciences have more in common than most of us may suspectthe focus on the formation, differentiation and transformation of configurations, regimes, and on the ever-changing reactions and interactions between them produces a simple, dynamic and reality-congruent structure with which to view the whole of historyvery good conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis thought-provoking study presents a single straightforward structure which unites the latest scientific views on the history of the universe, the solar system, the planet, life and humankindoxfam bookshop tunbridge wells the structure of big historyit contributes to a better understanding of some long-standing academic controversies such as the root causes behind the origins of humankind, the rise of agriculture and the emergence of early statesfrom the big bang until todaya few traces of erased pencil markings to first page
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Focusing on development programmes and projects in developing countries, the conceptual and methodological frameworks can be applied in evaluation research across the social sciencespart one discusses the general conceptual and analytical framework of evaluationin part two the general framework made up of classical categories of relevance, impact, efficiency, effectiveness, sustainability and replicability is succinctly discussedbook condition: very good, faint marking on front and back wrappers, faint fading at the tail of the spine passing on to the front wrapperusing a number of original and innovative case studies to illustrate the processes and perspectives of evaluations, this book draws on applications of evaluation tools from 'real-life' situations see oxfam website for delivery information read moredivided into three parts, this is a comprehensive and holistic, yet easily accessible, book on the context, focus, scope and methodology of evaluations in the field of societal developmentoxfam bookshop beverley praise for the first edition: this book raises some important issues that need to be pursued in the future: how to represent and evaluate complex development initiatives - development in practice this book is the revised edition of the author's earlier and very successful evaluation frameworks for development programmes and projects (sage, )part three discusses the evaluator's craft
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Drawing on all the arts, the humanities and the social sciences, the author uses sources as diverse as science fiction and psychoanalysis to examine how rebellion against inherited tradition has given rise to the modern cult of preservation and pervasive nostalgiaa heritage at once nurturing and burdensome, the past allows us to make sense of the present whilst imposing powerful constraints upon the way that present developssee oxfam website for delivery information read moresome aspects of the past are celebrated, others expunged, as each generation reshapes its legacy in line with current needsoxfam shop smithdown road in this remarkably wide-ranging book professor lowenthal analyses the ever-changing role of the past in shaping our livesprofusely illustrated, the past is a foreign country shows that although the past has ceased to be a sanction for inherited power or privilege, as a focus of personal and national identity and as a bulwark against massive and distressing change it remains as potent a force as ever in human affairs
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The book contains a wide-ranging review of the literature on subjectivity across the social and human sciencesthe essays collected in this book untangle these difficulties in new and exciting ways through revealing case study material and sophisticated theoretical expositions
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Oxfam bookshop preston what does reality encompass? is reality exclusively physical? or does reality include nonphysical -mental, and perhaps 'abstract' -aspects? what is it to be physical or mental, or to be an abstract entity? what are the elements of being, reality's raw materials? how is the manifest image we inherit from our culture and refine in the special sciences related to the scientific image as we have it in fundamental physics? can physics be understood as providing a 'theory of everything', or do the various sciences make up a hierarchy corresponding to autonomous levels of reality? is our conscious human perspective on the universe in the universe or at its limits? what, if anything, makes ordinary truths, truths of the special sciences, and truths of mathematics true? and what is it for an assertion or judgment to be 'made true'? in the universe as we find it, john heil offers answers to these questions framed in terms of a comprehensive ontology of substances and properties inspired by descartes, locke, their successors, and their latter day exemplarssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreproperties are modes -particular ways particular substances are -and arrangements of propertied substances serve as truthmakers for all the truths that have truthmakersheil argues that the deep story about the nature of these truthmakers can only be told by fundamental physicssubstances are simple, lacking parts that are themselves substances
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Oxfam bookshop brighton analysing qualitative data in psychology equips students and researchers in psychology and the social sciences to carry out qualitative data analysis, focusing on four major methods (grounded theory, interpretative phenomenological analysis, discourse analysis and narrative analysis)assuming no prior knowledge of qualitative research, chapters on the nature, assumptions and practicalities of each method are written by acknowledged expertssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreto help students and researchers make informed methodological choices about their own research the book addresses data collection and the writing up of research using each method, while providing a sustained comparison of the four methods, backed up with authoritative analyses using the different methods
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About the author michel frizot is emeritus director of research at the school for advanced studies in the social sciences in paris
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Oxfam shop nether edge mixed methodology has become an increasingly popular way of both researching and teaching methodology across the social sciences, and students across these fields are expected to be proficient in both quantitative and qualitative techniquesas new except for a slightly creased cornersee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis text begins with an introduction to and overview of the development of mixed methodology, and then takes students through all aspects of working with mixed methods from research design and data collection through to analysis and conclusions
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Condition note books spine maybe slightly creased due to age and wearwe take pride in serving youitem information:author pages maybe folded due to previous owners useother details:condition: good
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Oxfam shop morpeth the brain sciences are influencing our understanding of human behavior as never before, from neuropsychiatry and neuroeconomics to neurotheology and neuroaestheticsuncreased spine and pristine pagesmany now believe that the brain is what makes us human, and it seems that neuroscientists are poised to become the new experts in the management of human conduct excellent condition see oxfam website for delivery information read moreneuro describes the key developments--theoretical, technological, economic, and biopolitical--that have enabled the neurosciences to gain such traction outside the laboratory
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