Complexity Theory and the Social Sciences: An Introduction Export

@book{citeulike:242754, abstract = {{Chaos and complexity are the new buzz words in both science and in contemporary society. The ideas they represent have enormous implications for the way we understand and engage with the world. Complexity Theory in the Social Sciences introduces the central ideas which surround the chaos/complexity theories, discussing key concepts and using them to investigate the nature of social research. By applying them to such familiar topics as urban studies, education and health, this book allows readers new to the subject to appreciate the contribution which complexity theory can make to social research and to illuminating the crucial social issues of our day.} {Introduces students to the central ideas which surround the chaos/complexity theories. It discusses key concepts before using them as a way of investigating the nature of social research.}}, author = {Byrne, David}, citeulike-article-id = {242754}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike09-20&path=ASIN/0415162963}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike01-21&path=ASIN/0415162963}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://www.amazon.fr/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike06-21&path=ASIN/0415162963}, citeulike-linkout-3 = {http://www.amazon.jp/exec/obidos/ASIN/0415162963}, citeulike-linkout-4 = {http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0415162963/citeulike00-21}, citeulike-linkout-5 = {http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike07-20&path=ASIN/0415162963}, citeulike-linkout-6 = {http://www.worldcat.org/isbn/0415162963}, citeulike-linkout-7 = {http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN0415162963}, citeulike-linkout-8 = {http://www.amazon.com/gp/search?keywords=0415162963&index=books&linkCode=qs}, citeulike-linkout-9 = {http://www.librarything.com/isbn/0415162963}, comment = {Another book to check out}, day = {20}, edition = {1}, howpublished = {Paperback}, isbn = {0415162963}, keywords = {checkout, complexity, library}, month = {October}, posted-at = {2005-07-02 18:39:20}, priority = {2}, publisher = {Routledge}, title = {Complexity Theory and the Social Sciences: An Introduction}, url = {http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike07-20&path=ASIN/0415162963}, year = {1998} }

TY - BOOK ID - citeulike:242754 L3 - citeulike-article-id:242754 N2 - {Chaos and complexity are the new buzz words in both science and in contemporary society. The ideas they represent have enormous implications for the way we understand and engage with the world. Complexity Theory in the Social Sciences introduces the central ideas which surround the chaos/complexity theories, discussing key concepts and using them to investigate the nature of social research. By applying them to such familiar topics as urban studies, education and health, this book allows readers new to the subject to appreciate the contribution which complexity theory can make to social research and to illuminating the crucial social issues of our day.} {Introduces students to the central ideas which surround the chaos/complexity theories. It discusses key concepts before using them as a way of investigating the nature of social research.} SN - 0415162963 TI - Complexity Theory and the Social Sciences: An Introduction PB - Routledge KW - checkout KW - complexity KW - library N1 - Another book to check out AU - Byrne, David PY - 1998/10/20/ UR - http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike09-20&path=ASIN/0415162963 ER -