Sciences sociales

Published in 1998, The Human Group is a valuable contribution to the field of Sociology and Social Policy. …

Would you drink milk from a cloned cow? When will we be able to clone humans? How would you react if a friend »s child was a genetic clone of herself? Could the science of cloning provide the cure to …

This compelling volume brings together original essays that explore the relationship between food and identity in everyday life in the Caribbean. The Caribbean history of colonialism and migration ha …

Modern technology using state-of-the-art equipment can now identify almost any toxin relevant to a legal issue. Techniques include gas chromatography, mass spectrometry, high-pressure liquid chromato …

In everyday life, people negotiate on issues, entertain offers and counteroffers, and gain or lose in terms of economic capital, political power, communal status, and social influence. Although life …

This study examines France »s determination to remain aloof and unaffected as the world economy threatens the French way of doing business. Describing the difficulty in initiating change in French or …

First published in 1998. The work is divided into two parts provides the reader with the various hypotheses used to explain population dynamics: Part I contains a review and appraisal of population t …

How to Work with Sex Offenders is a cutting edge, state-of-the-art book that provides mental health professionals best practice techniques on how to clinically evaluate, interview, and treat this cha …

First published in 2000. This is Volume II of three of a series on Japan. Written in 1924 the author has treated his work philosophically, historically, and by way of proof has adduced several import …

Economic Growth and Sustainable Housing: An Uneasy Relationship critically discusses the possibilities of decoupling environmental degradation from economic growth. The author refutes the belief in c …