Process-tracing in social science is a method for studying causal mechanisms linking causes with outcomes. This enables the researcher to make strong inferences about how a cause (or set of causes) contributes to producing an outcome. In this extensively revised and updated edition, Derek Beach and Rasmus Brun Pedersen introduce a refined definition of process-tracing, differen...(展开全部)

Process-tracing in social science is a method for studying causal mechanisms linking causes with outcomes. This enables the researcher to make strong inferences about how a cause (or set of causes) contributes to producing an outcome. In this extensively revised and updated edition, Derek Beach and Rasmus Brun Pedersen introduce a refined definition of process-tracing, differen...(展开全部)

Process-tracing in social science is a method for studying causal mechanisms linking causes with outcomes. This enables the researcher t o make strong inferences about how a cause (or set of causes) contributes to producing an outcome. Derek Beach and Rasmus Brun Pedersen introduce a refined definition of process-tracing, differentiating it into three distinct variants and expl...(展开全部)

Advances in qualitative methods and recent developments in the philosophy of science have led to an emphasis on explanation via reference to causal mechanisms. This book argues that the method known as process tracing is particularly well suited to developing and assessing theories about such mechanisms. The editors begin by establishing a philosophical basis for process tracin...(展开全部)

作者简介 威廉·J.基夫，美国匹兹堡大学政治科学系名誉教授，美国西北大学博士。代表作品有《美国的政党、政治和公共政策》、《美国立法过程：从国会到州议会》（与莫里斯·S.奥古尔合著）、《国会与美国民众》等。研究领域涉及美国政治、立法行为、政党与利益集团的关系等方面。 莫里斯·S.奥古尔，美国匹兹堡大学政治科学系教授，著有《国会对行政官僚的监督》。 译者简介 王保民，西安交通大学法学教授，立法与党内法规研究中心主任，第四届陕西省“优秀中青年法学家”，中国法学会立法学研究会常务理事，陕西省法学会立法学研究会会长、党内法规研究会副会长。美国加州大学伯克利法学院富布赖特项目高级研究学者，国家社科基金重大专项项目首席专家。 姚志奋，黄淮学院外国语学院外国语言文化研究所所长，讲师，国家二级翻译，博士研究生。

This book will guide you through the steps of creating your own powerful ray tracer program, proceeding from simple images through advanced special effects such as soft shadows, glass and metal textures, and motion blur.

Intended to follow the usual introductory physics courses, this book has the unique feature of addressing the mathematical needs of sophomores and juniors in physics, engineering and other related fields. Many original, lucid, and relevant examples from the physical sciences, problems at the ends of chapters, and boxes to emphasize important concepts help guide the student thro...(展开全部)

Since its initial publication in 1970, Design Methods has been considered the seminal work on design methodology. Written by one of the founders of the design methods movement, it has been highly praised in international journals and has been translated into Japanese, Romanian, Polish, Russian, and Spanish. As Jones states in the preface: "Alongside the old idea of design as th...(展开全部)