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Maps and Monsters in Medieval England
CRC Press 2006; US$ 70.00This study centers on issues of marginality and monstrosity in medieval England. In the middle ages, geography was viewed as divinely ordered, so Britain's location at the periphery of the inhabitable world caused anxiety among its inhabitants. Far from the world's holy center, the geographic margins were considered monstrous. Medieval geography, for... more...
Eau, Terre Et Vie
Centre de recherches pour le développement international 2007; US$ 35.00Dans domaine de la recherche sur la gestion des ressources naturelles, les meilleurs modèles sont ceux qui, lors de la prise de décision et de l?identification du projet de recherche et des paramètres de développement, intègrent la participation des membres de la collectivité, des équipes de recherche ou de développement, et d?autres intervenants. more...
The Research Imagination
Cambridge University Press 2007; US$ 74.00Qualitative and quantitative research methods are explored thoroughly in this resource for instructors and students of sociology. more...
Logics of Critical Explanation in Social and Political Theory
Taylor and Francis 2007; US$ 49.95This book proposes a novel approach to practising social and political analysis based on the role of logics. The authors articulate a distinctive perspective on social science explanation that avoids the problems of scientism and subjectivism by steering a careful course between lawlike explanations and thick descriptions. Drawing upon hermeneutics,... more...
International Focus Group Research
Cambridge University Press 2007; US$ 32.00A practical guide to conducting focus group discussions in health and social science research. more...
Paradoxes in Geology
Elsevier Science 2001; US$ 250.00An interesting volume presenting the papers collected for the Festschrift " Paradoxes in Modern Geology " in honor of Professor Ken Jinghwa Hsu on the occasion of his 70th birthday. Paradox, as defined in a dictionary, is a statement contrary to accepted opinion. That a broad discussion of paradoxes is fruitful for the advancement of science in general,... more...
New Forms of Governance in Research Organizations
Springer 2007; US$ 109.99This book undertakes to develop a sector specific theory of governance of the public research sector and applies it to the German research system. The book is the outcome of a large interdisciplinary project. It analyzes the reforms in the German research system from an integrated perspective of law, economics and social sciences. The case of Germany... more...
Crossroads of Social Science
Algora Publishing 2007; US$ 36.00The essays in this collection analyze the successes and failures of the social sciences over the last few decades as well as on their future. The focus of the book is on generic problems, difficulties, and dilemmas in the social sciences that the contributors are uniquely qualified to articulate. Each of them has been intimately involved in the development... more...
Action Research
SAGE Publications 2006; US$ 59.00Action Research: Living Theory is a brilliantly-written, passionate, and compelling book that defines the philosophy behind action research and the process of doing action research for all those interested in this fast growing area. It establishes the foundations of action research as a discipline, and roots action research as a compassionate, ethical,... more...
Keywords in Qualitative Methods
SAGE Publications 2006; US$ 41.00This is an accessible and practical guide to qualitative techniques for students and researchers across the social and health sciences. An essential companion for any student, the book provides a wide-ranging coverage of qualitative methods complemented by extended illustration from the array of academic disciplines in which qualitative research is... more...









