School of Humanities: Recent submissions
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Political Social Work
(Springer, 2018)Both authors come to this book after many years both of professional practice in the political arena and of teaching and researching about political engagement. Shannon pursued a political social work career for over a ... -
Energy and the Wealth of Nations
(Springer, 2018)There are four books on our shelf that have the words, more or less, “wealth of nations” in their titles. They are Adam Smith’s 1776 pioneering work, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, and ... -
An Introduction to Zooarchaeology
(Springer, 2018)In 1950, there were few, if any, zooarchaeologists. Today the number of zooarchaeologists in North America is growing toward equal proportions with those specializing in the more traditional fields of lithic and ceramic ... -
Concepts, Methods and Practical Applications in Applied Demography
(Springer, 2018)This Chapter presents an overview of the field of demography and the place of applied demography within the broader context. It traces the development of applied demography as a sub-discipline and reviews the factors ... -
Motivation and Action
(Springer, 2018)This is the third English edition of Motivation and Action, an extensively revised version of the second English edition and fifth German edition, with four entirely new chapters. All chapters have been updated to ... -
Disability and Vocational Rehabilitation in Rural Settings
(Springer, 2018)As editors of this book, Noel, Malachy, Allison, and I have over 45 years of combined experience in education, research, and service delivery in rehabilitation, disability, social justice, and social services. As faculty ... -
Introduction to Law
(Springer, 2017)The Introduction to Law that you are now holding in your hands is special in the sense that it introduces students to law in general and not to the law of one specific jurisdiction. It has been written with two goals in ... -
Life Cycle Assessment
(Springer, 2018)It is an old observation that ‘What gets measured gets managed’, and that what is not measured or measurable runs the risk of being neglected. It is therefore important that we have tools for assessing the sustainability ... -
Correctional Counseling and Treatment
(Springer, 2017)Correctional Counseling and Treatment, Sixth Edition, is designed to provide information on the counseling and treatment methods currently being used in community and institutional corrections in the United States. The ... -
Applied Behavior Analysis
(Springer, 2016)The purpose of this publication is to provide ready-to-use case studies to accompany current academic textbooks and field training materials used by students and professionals studying, teaching, and working in the field ... -
The Nature of Scientific Knowledge
(Springer, 2016)The goal of this book is to provide a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the epistemology of science. To the degree that it is successful, this book introduces readers to epistemology in general as well as the ... -
Readings in Formal Epistemology
(Springer, 2016)“Formal epistemology” is a term coined in the late 1990s for a new constellation of interests in philosophy, merging traditional epistemological concerns with new influences from surrounding disciplines like linguistics, ... -
Policing and Minority Communities
(Springer, 2019)At the inception of professional policing in the 1820s, Sir Robert Peel emphasized the relevance of the role that the community should play in assessing the efficacy of the police and in setting the priorities for ... -
Social Psychology in Action
(Springer, 2019)The above maxim is often attributed to psychologist Kurt Lewin. Shortly after his death in 1947, the psychological historian E. C. Tolman wrote of Lewin: “Freud the clinician and Lewin the experimentalist – these are the ... -
Social Marketing in Action
(Springer, 2019)This book was written for those interested in creating social change for the greater good. In this book, we provide a wide selection of social marketing cases from which we can learn and teach. The book is intended for ... -
Research Methods for Social Justice and Equity in Education
(Springer, 2019)Typical instruction in research methods in education can be detached from real issues and real problems in education; it often focuses on the nuts and bolts of research processes, and sometimes with examples that are ... -
Philosophical and Mathematical Logic
(Springer, 2018)Having studied mathematics, in particular foundations and philosophy of mathematics, it happened that I was asked to teach logic to the students in the Faculty of Philosophy of the Radboud University Nijmegen. It was ... -
Introductory Computer Forensics
(Springer, 2018)Internet technology is advancing at a speed beyond comprehension. With everadvancing Internet technology, we truly are living in a digital age. It will certainly improve our quality of life, as it can offer the speed, ... -
Statistics in Criminal Justice
(Springer, 2014)For the student of statistics, a textbook is like a train ticket. Not only does it provide a pass the student can use for entering a new and useful area of study; it also defines the route that will be taken and the goals ... -
Handbook of Marriage and the Family
(Springer, 2013)Before describing the history, purpose, and structure of this book, it seems appropriate to identify an unintentional and latent theme in this Handbook of Marriage and the Family, 3rd Edition . As we edited these ...
