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This reader-friendly textbook is the first work of its kind to provide a unified Introduction to Computational Social Science (CSS). Four distinct methodological approaches are examined in detail, namely automated social information extraction, social network analysis, social complexity theory and...

This textbook provides a comprehensive and reader-friendly introduction to the field of computational social science (CSS). Presenting a unified treatment, the text examines in detail the four key methodological approaches of automated social information extraction, social network analysis, social...

Most chess opening books are either too detailed or too shallow. Chess Opening Essentials has exactly the right balance and is an accessible primer and a reference book at the same time. It gives a flavour of how every opening works and explains the similarities with other openings,...

Because of the increase in serious kidney diseases, including end-stage renal disease, your role as a nephrologist, intensivist, surgeon, or critical care physician is quickly expanding. Well received in its 1st edition, this 2nd edition continues to provide comprehensive coverage of the latest advances...

The psychiatric interview is the foundation of the psychotherapeutic process and is critically important to establish trust, elicit useful responses, assess patient behavior and psychopathology, and establish treatment goals and plans. Building on the success of its predecessor, a highly regarded...

El autor analiza los aspectos históricos, socioculturales, económicos, religiosos y políticos de una comunidad pluriétnica: el municipio de Tepoztlán, en el estado de Morelos.

Esta obra es la primera historia social, cultural y política de la muerte en una nación que hizo de ella su símbolo tutelar. Mediante el examen de la historia y del símbolo de la muerte, este innovador estudio marca un hito en la comprensión del rico y singular empleo que hacen los mexicanos...

¿De qué hablamos cuando hablamos de México? El país ha cambiado a tal velocidad durante las últimas tres décadas que es difícil, si no imposible, definir hoy sus contornos. ¿Dónde empieza y donde termina la nación? ¿Quiénes somos? ¿Qué ideas y prácticas nos representan? Esto es, por...

Este ensayo dilucida el origen del sentimiento que guardaban los revolucionarios contra los científicos, aquella élite tecnócrata de finales del Porfiriato, quizá la mas cosmopolita que México haya tenido jamás, y que parecía facilitar la inminente conquista pacífica del país por parte de...

La Historia tiende a tambalearse, de acuerdo con la época se inclina hacia un lado o hacia el otro. Héctor Aguilar Camín creció escuchando un discurso político sustentado en el ideal Revolución y de la misma manera lo vio desaparecer, hasta poco a poco transformarse en la lucha por el ideal...

This is an account of the many ways in which the Sun affects our planet, how its influence has changed over the last few centuries and millennia, and the extent to which we can predict its future impact. The book is the first to integrate astronomical, geological, climatic and social aspects of the...

This book addresses the theoretical underpinnings of the field of transitional justice, something that has hitherto been lacking both in study and practice. With the common goal of clarifying some of the theoretical profiles of transitional justice strategies, the study is organized along crucial...

Urban regeneration schemes involving a wide range of actors and dependent on private investment are increasingly deployed in Europe’s cities with the aim of delivering private, merit and public goods. This book explores the relationships, objectives and strategies of the actors engaging in these...

The master of terror, Stephen King, found a box full of stories and manuscripts that belonged to his father. Since then, no one found out what was inside that box or if all of this influenced Kings work. This is an homage to Stephen King and his stories. In the story, “The stories’ box”, Steve...