Author: Roderick P. Neumann
Publisher: A Hodder Arnold Publication
Keywords: making, geography, human, ecology, political
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 2005-03-17
List price: $43.95
ISBN-10: 0340809396
ISBN-13: 9780340809396

This book presents a comprehensive view of an important new field in human geography and interdisciplinary studies of nature-society relations. Tracing the development of political ecology from its origins in geography and ecological anthropology in the 1970s, to its current status as an established field, the book investigates how late twentieth-century developments in social and ecological theories are brought together to create a powerful framework for comprehending environmental problems.

Authors:Jo McDonough, Steven McDonough,
Publisher: A Hodder Arnold Publication
Keywords: teachers, language, english, methods, research
Number of Pages: 272
Published: 1997-01-31
List price: $65.00
ISBN-10: 0340614722
ISBN-13: 9780340614723

This book offers a lively introduction to the research methods and techniques available to English language teachers who wish to investigate aspects of their own practice. It covers qualitative and quantitative methodology and includes sections on observation, introspection, diary studies, experiments, interviews, questionnaires, numerical techniques, and case study research.

Authors:Jean Keeling, Anthony Busuttil,
Publisher: A Hodder Arnold Publication
Keywords: pathology, medicine, forensic, paediatric
Number of Pages: 752
Published: 2008-12-01
List price: $325.00
ISBN-10: 0340731575
ISBN-13: 9780340731574

Child abuse and suspicious child deaths continue to be very complicated problems for the clinicians and pathologist to investigate. This book examines the growing evidence base for forensic pathology in pediatric cases in order to present an objective reference for all those working in the field. The internationally acclaimed editors and contributors deliver an up-to-date, comprehensive, and thorough work, which provides everything the reader could possibly need whether in a clinical, laboratory, or legal setting.

Author: Andrew Hinde
Publisher: A Hodder Arnold Publication
Keywords: methods, demographic
Number of Pages: 320
Published: 1998-10-01
List price: $54.95
ISBN-10: 0340718927
ISBN-13: 9780340718926

Demography is the study of population structure and change. As modern society becomes ever more complex, it becomes increasingly important to be able to measure accurately all aspects of change in the population, and estimate what its future size and composition might be. This book describes and explains the methods demographers use to analyze population data. Looking at mortality and fertility, population dynamics and population projections, nuptiality and migration, Andrew Hinde demonstrates that most demographic methods are applications of certain fundamental principles. The book covers

Authors:Rosamond Mitchell, Florence Myles,
Publisher: A Hodder Arnold Publication
Keywords: second, publication, arnold, learning, language, theories
Number of Pages: 320
Published: 2004-08-26
List price: $35.00
ISBN-10: 0340807660
ISBN-13: 9780340807668

Second Language Learning Theories is an introduction to the field of second language learning for students without a substantial background in linguistics. In this new edition, new studies have been incorporated and the evaluation sections in each chapter have been expanded, ensuring that the book remains as fresh, engaging and useful as the day it was first published.

Author: Peter S. Harper
Publisher: A Hodder Arnold Publication
Keywords: counselling, genetic, practical
Number of Pages: 416
Published: 2004-10-07
List price: $59.50
ISBN-10: 034081196X
ISBN-13: 9780340811962

The counselling of those at risk from inherited disorders forms an integral and expanding part of medicine, and advances are continually being made in this area of practice. Increasingly, common disorders are known to have a genetic component, and this book provides invaluable up-to-date guidance through the profusion of new information, and the associated psychosocial and ethical considerations and concerns. Changes for the sixth edition include full coverage of the implications of the human genome project for clinical genetic practice, the expanding societal implications of human genetics, a

Author: Peter Grundy
Publisher: A Hodder Arnold Publication
Keywords: publication, arnold, hodder, pragmatics, doing
Number of Pages: 304
Published: 2000-07-27
List price: $41.25
ISBN-10: 0340758929
ISBN-13: 9780340758922

The first edition of Peter Grundy’s Doing Pragmatics achieved success through its unparalleled capacity to render pragmatics accessible to those studying it. With the same user-friendly style, this revised and updated edition will provide a solid foundation in the subject for students of linguistics and related disciplines.