Kenneth Wachter is Professor of Demography and Statistics at the University of California, Berkeley. Former chair of the Committee on Population of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, his work spans the range of mathematical demography and biodemography. Books include ”Height, Health, and History” and ”Between Zeus and the Salmon”. Hervé Le Bras holds appointments at the School for Advanced Studies in Social Sciences and the National Institute for Demographic Studies in Paris. Along with contributions to mathematical demography and historical sociology, he is known for books such as ”L”invention de la France”, ”Marianne et les lapins”, ”La planète au village”, and ”The Nature of Demography”.
8 E-böcker av Kenneth W. Wachter
David P. Smith & Nathan Keyfitz: Mathematical Demography
Mathematical demography is the centerpiece of quantitative social science. The founding works of this field from Roman times to the late Twentieth Century are collected here, in a new edition of a …
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€160.49
Committee on Advances in Collecting and Utilizing Biological Indicators and Genetic Information in Social Science Surveys & Committee on Population: Biosocial Surveys
Biosocial Surveys analyzes the latest research on the increasing number of multipurpose household surveys that collect biological data along with the more familiar interviewerrespondent information. …
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Engelska
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€48.66
Committee on Advances in Collecting and Utilizing Biological Indicators and Genetic Information in Social Science Surveys & Committee on Population: Biosocial Surveys
Biosocial Surveys analyzes the latest research on the increasing number of multipurpose household surveys that collect biological data along with the more familiar interviewerrespondent information. …
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€68.69
Committee on Population & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Offspring
Despite recent advances in our understanding of the genetic basis of human behavior, little of this work has penetrated into formal demography. Very few demographers worry about how biological …
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Engelska
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€82.55
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on Population: Between Zeus and the Salmon
Demographers and public health specialists have been surprised by the rapid increases in life expectancy, especially at the oldest ages, that have occurred since the early 1960s. Some scientists are …
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€3.80
Committee on Population & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Offspring
Despite recent advances in our understanding of the genetic basis of human behavior, little of this work has penetrated into formal demography. Very few demographers worry about how biological …
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Engelska
DRM
€57.79
Kenneth W. Wachter: Essential Demographic Methods
Classroom-tested over many years and filled with fresh examples, Essential Demographic Methods is tailored to beginners, advanced students, and researchers. Award-winning teacher and eminent …
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€199.81
Eugene A. Hammel & Peter Laslett: Statistical Studies of Historical Social Structure
Statistical Studies of Historical Social Structure articulates and applies concepts from statistics into historical investigations of pre-industrial English households. The book provides statistical …
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€55.75
