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Record Nr.

UNINA9910464217003321

Titolo

Xinjiang : China's Muslim borderland / / S. Frederick Starr, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Routledge, , 2015

ISBN

0-7656-1318-2

1-315-69794-7

1-317-45137-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (507 p.)

Collana

Studies of Central Asia and the Caucasus

Altri autori (Persone)

StarrS. Frederick

Disciplina

951/.6

Soggetti

Electronic books.

Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu (China)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published 2004 by M.E. Sharpe.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half Title; Series Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Tables and Illustrative Materials; List of Acronyms; Note on Transliteration; 1. Introduction; Part I. Historical Background; 2. Political and Cultural History of the Xinjiang Region through the Late Nineteenth Century; 3. Political History and Strategies of Control, 1884-1978; Part II. Chinese Policy Today; 4. The Chinese Program of Development and Control, 1978-2001; 5. The Great Wall of Steel: Military and Strategy in Xinjiang; Part III. Xinjiang from Within; 6. The Economy of Xinjiang

7. Education and Social Mobility among Minority Populations in Xinjiang8. A ""Land of Borderlands"": Implications of Xinjiang's Trans-border Interactions; Part IV. Costs of Control and Development; 9. The Demography of Xinjiang; 10. The Ecology of Xinjiang: A Focus on Water; 11. Public Health and Social Pathologies in Xinjiang; Part V. The Indigenous Response; 12. Acculturation and Resistance: Xinjiang Identities in Flux; 13. Islam in Xinjiang; 14. Contested Histories; 15. Responses to Chinese Rule: Patterns of Cooperation and Opposition; Notes; Bibliographic Guide to Xinjiang; Contributors

Index

Sommario/riassunto

Eastern Turkestan, now known as Xinjiang or the New Territory, makes up a sixth of China's land mass. Absorbed by the Qing in the 1880s



and reconquered by Mao in 1949, this Turkic-Muslim region of China's remote northwest borders on formerly Soviet Central Asia, Afghanistan, Kashmir, Mongolia, and Tibet, Will Xinjiang participate in twenty-first century ascendancy, or will nascent Islamic radicalism in Xinjiang expand the orbit of instability in a dangerous part of the world? This comprehensive survey of contemporary Xinjiang is the result of a major collaborative research project begun in 199

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784650203321

Titolo

Laboratory experiments in the social sciences [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Murray Webster, Jr. and Jane Sell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Academic Press/Elsevier, c2007

ISBN

1-281-03718-4

9786611037185

0-08-054614-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (574 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

WebsterMurray <1941->

SellJane

Disciplina

300.72/4

Soggetti

Social sciences - Experiments

Experimental design

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Laboratory Experiments in the Social Sciences; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Contents; Preface; Contributors; Part I: Introduction to the Philosophy of Experimentation; Chapter 1: Why Do Experiments?; I. A Brief History of Experiments; II. Comparisons to Other Designs Used in Social Science Research; III. Advantages and Disadvantages of Experiments; IV. Steps in Conducting Experimental Research; V. The Place of Experiments in Social Science; VI. How This Book Can Help; References; Chapter 2: Experiments and the Science of Sociology; I. Introduction; II. Experimentation in Sociology

III. Two Kinds of ExperimentsIV. Examples of Empiricist and Theory-



Driven Experiments; V. Artificiality, Simplicity, and Implications Outside the Lab; VI. Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 3: Logical and Philosophical Foundations of Experimental Research in the Social Sciences; I. Introduction; II. Clues to Causation; III. Mill's Canons and Inferring Causality; IV. Fisher's Solution and Hallmarks of Experimentation; V. Fisher's Premature Burial and Posthumous Resurrection; VI. Simple Designs and Threats to Internal Validity

VII. Using Experimental Design to Resolve Problems of Internal ValidityVIII. Varieties of Experiments in the Social Sciences; IX. External Validity and Artificiality; X. Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 4: The External Validity of Experiments That Test Theories; I. Problem; II. What Is External Validity?; III. Implications; IV. Summary and Conclusion; References; Chapter 5: Hypotheses, Operationalizations, and Manipulation Checks; I. Introduction; II. Hypotheses; III. The Experiment; IV. Operationalizations and Manipulations; V. On Particular Features

VI. Further Comments on OperationalizationsVII. Manipulation Checks; VIII. Further Comments on Manipulation Checks; IX. Summary and Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; Part II: Designing and Conducting Experiments; Chapter 6: Ethics and Experiments; I. Introduction; II. Defining Ethics in Research; III. Ethical Issues in Laboratory Experiments; IV. Meeting Regulatory Requirements; V. Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 7: Technological Issues Related to Experiments; I. Introduction; II. Defining Technology; III. The Role of Technology in Creating Experimental Settings

IV. The Role of Technology in Operationalizing Independent VariablesV. Technologies as Independent Variables; VI. The Role of Technology in Operationalizing Dependent Variables; VII. Summary and Conclusion: Preparing for the Future of Technology in Laboratory Experiments; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 8: Funding Experiments, Writing Proposals; I. Why Write a Proposal?; II. Special Problems of Experimental Research in the Social Sciences; III. The Structure of Research Funding;  Roles and Role Behaviors and Some Terms; IV. Research Programs and Proposals

V. Preparation for Writing a Proposal

Sommario/riassunto

Laboratory Experiments in the Social Sciences is the only book providing core information for researchers about the ways and means to conduct experiments. Its comprehensive regard for laboratory experiments encompasses "how-to? explanations, investigations of philosophies and ethics, explorations of experiments in specific social science disciplines, and summaries of both the history and future of social science laboratories.  No other book offers such a direct avenue to enlarging our knowledge in the social sciences.This collection of original chapters combines instructions and