This Second Edition features a unique overview that melds the concepts of conditional probability and stochastic processes into real-life applications. By combinin
In order to operate their lending business profitably, banks must know all the costs involved in granting loans. In particular, all the expenses they incur in covering losses must be included. Provide
Praise for The Deciding Factor "Both companies and governments have made some poor decisions recently, and almost all would benefit from more fact-based and analytical approaches. This book provides c
Explaining the connection between economics and violent extremism, this book argues that American foreign policy must be rebalanced with a greater emphasis on social inclusion and shared prosperity in
At age twenty-one, while she was working with the legendary Nadia Boulanger in France, concert pianist Carol Rosenberger was stricken with paralytic polio—a condition that knocked out the very muscles
Uncovering injustices built into our everyday surroundingsCallous Objects unearths cases in which cities push homeless people out of public spaces through a combination of policy and strategic design.
Begun back in 1993 as an ethnographic investigation into the experiences of young Japanese women who, by remaining unmarried past age 25 and remaining at work, were not conforming with prevailing norm
In Dilemmas of Adulthood, Nancy Rosenberger investigates the nature of long-term resistance in a longitudinal study of more than fifty Japanese women over two decades. Between 25 and 35 years of age w
Accessible to anthropology students of all levels, this volume on food, politics, and culture examines complex issues of food security and food rights within a variety of social contexts in the nation
