Joel Best: Just the Facts, Kartoniert / Broschiert
Just the Facts
Buch
- Untangling Contradictory Claims
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- Publisher:
- University of California Press, 08/2025
- Binding:
- Kartoniert / Broschiert
- Language:
- Englisch
- ISBN-13:
- 9780520421325
- Item number:
- 12245499
- Volume:
- 226 Pages
- Weight:
- 306 g
- Format:
- 215 x 140 mm
- Thickness:
- 16 mm
- Release date:
- 19.8.2025
- Note
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Caution: Product is not in German language
Blurb
"Joel Best has a genuine talent for explaining social phenomena to audiences in a way that is crisp, clear, and convincing. This book is important, and Best excels."--Tim Hallett, coauthor of Group Life: An Invitation to Local Sociology
"This is a brilliant analysis of the social construction of facts. Best enlightens us with his reasonable, practical, and sophisticated approach to understanding what facts really represent and how we should evaluate the veracity of such claims."--Michael Flaherty, coauthor of The Cage of Days: Time and Temporal Experience in Prison
Biography
Joel Best ist Professor für Soziologie und Strafrecht an der University of Delaware. Zu seinen vielen Büchern zählen Damned Lies and Statistics: Untangling Numbers from the Media, Politicians, and Activists, More Damned Lies and Statistics: How Numbers Confuse Public Issues und Flavor of the Month: Why Smart People Fall for Fads.
Joel Best
Just the Facts
Current price: EUR 28.19
