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  • Maps and Monsters in Medieval Englandby Asa Simon Mittman

    CRC Press 2006; US$ 70.00

    This 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 Vieby Guy Bessette

    Centre de recherches pour le développement international 2007; US$ 35.00

    Dans 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 Imaginationby Paul S. Gray; John B. Williamson; David A. Karp; John R. Dalphin

    Cambridge University Press 2007; US$ 74.00

    Qualitative 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 Theoryby Jason Glynos; David Howarth

    Taylor and Francis 2007; US$ 49.95

    This 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 Researchby Monique M. Hennink

    Cambridge University Press 2007; US$ 32.00

    A practical guide to conducting focus group discussions in health and social science research. more...

  • Paradoxes in Geologyby U. Briegel; Wen-Jiao Xiao

    Elsevier Science 2001; US$ 250.00

    An 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 Organizationsby Dorothea Jansen

    Springer 2007; US$ 109.99

    This 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 Scienceby Heinz Eulau

    Algora Publishing 2007; US$ 36.00

    The 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 Researchby A Jack Whitehead; Jean McNiff

    SAGE Publications 2006; US$ 59.00

    Action 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 Methodsby Michael Bloor; Fiona Wood

    SAGE Publications 2006; US$ 41.00

    This 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...