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Paperback. Editor(s): Lymont, Harvey B. Num Pages: 107 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LA; LN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 8. Weight in Grams: 206.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
107
Condition
New
SKU
V9781617612824
ISBN
9781617612824
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.32
€ 44.37

Paperback. Looking at the state of the American economy, this book finds that economic growth has become "delinked" from job creation, and that unemployment and underemployment are a permanent condition of the economy. It traces the historical roots of this state of affairs, and sees a continuum of econcomic austerity that creates a boom for the rich. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBL; JPA; KCFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5334 x 3556 x 13. Weight in Grams: 209.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781592131389
ISBN
9781592131389
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.09

Paperback. These 11 closely linked personal essays chronicle Foster's journey toward new levels of insight and maturity. The text's three section each reveal the mixed messages and stereotypes of southern womanhood by which she was raised - and from which she fled. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 164 x 14. Weight in Grams: 259.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820326887
ISBN
9780820326887
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.78

Paperback. The 2000 election showed that the mechanies of voting, such as ballot design, can make a critical difference in the accuracy and fairness of our elections. But as Dennis F. Thompson persuasively shows, more fundamental issues must be addressed to ensure that our electoral system is fair. Num Pages: 262 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
2nd ed.
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226797649
ISBN
9780226797649
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.62

Hardcover. Novelist Todd Babiak commemorates Edmonton Public Library's centenary with a bustling narrative and rich history. Num Pages: 360 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBCL; 3JJ; 3JM; GLMB; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 166 x 30. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Alberta Press Canada
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888647290
ISBN
9780888647290
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 36.51

Paperback. Uncovering the history of gender and sexual nonconformity in rural America during the first half of the twentieth century Series: Sexuality Studies Series. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439909980
ISBN
9781439909980
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 35.64

Paperback. Grounding the author's claims about modern law in rhetorical analyses of US law and legal texts and locating those claims within the tradition of Nietzsche, Heidegger, and Foucault, this book asks what we are to make of silences in modern law and justice. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691133775
ISBN
9780691133775
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.20

Paperback. If American journalism were a religion, as it has been called, then its supreme deity would be "objectivity." This book draws on high profile cases, showing the degree to which journalism and its evolving commitment to objectivity altered - and in some cases limited - the public's understanding of events and issues. Num Pages: 200 pages, 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780814756140
ISBN
9780814756140
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.18

Paperback. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HRCC99; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 171 x 15. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Progressive Press United States
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9781615777242
ISBN
9781615777242
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.60

Paperback. Num Pages: 294 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCBM; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Bloomberg Press United States
Number of pages
294
Condition
New
SKU
V9781576602195
ISBN
9781576602195
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 19.85

Paperback. Num Pages: 332 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JPHC; LA; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
332
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226894966
ISBN
9780226894966
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.27

Paperback. How will efforts to eradicate racism, sexism, and xenophobia be affected by the measures our government takes in the name of protecting its citizens? This title addresses these problems. Num Pages: 219 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPVH1; LNDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
219
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814719565
ISBN
9780814719565
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.27

Hardback. This timely, evocative book showcases Bertha Wilson's contributions to the Canadian legal landscape and explores the issues that this controversial personality grappled with in her life and career. Editor(s): Brooks, Kim. Series: Law and Society. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; LAT; LNAA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 6147 x 4039. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774817325
ISBN
9780774817325
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.94

Paperback. First paperback edition of the celebrated insider study of William Brennan (1906-1997), widely considered the Supreme Court's most influential twentieth-century justice, as well as its greatest liberal and preeminent strategist. The Washington Post called this "Perhaps the best judicial biography ever written." Num Pages: 688 pages, black & white halftones, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; LAT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 41. Weight in Grams: 953.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700619122
ISBN
9780700619122
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.39

Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 28. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1QFE; JPSN2; LAM; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801439100
ISBN
9780801439100
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.78

Hardback. This book uses the life and work of lawyer and Supreme Court justice, Benjamin R. Curtis, as a window on the most serious constitutional crisis in American history, the Civil War. The book reassesses Curtis's common-law methods in the context of his times and shows how his views continue to shed light on issues. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813923420
ISBN
9780813923420
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.48

Paperback. By systematically dissecting the arguments in favour of capital punishment, this book shows why they are philosophically superior to opposing arguments. If punishment is to be in proportion to the crime, the author believes a rethinking of the criminal justice system is essential. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPQ; JKVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847682706
ISBN
9780847682706
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.96

Paperback. All populations, including people living in the United States experience new vulnerabilities with globalization. Other countries have revised their constitutions to protect their citizens from these turbulent forces. The US is a major exception, and this book proposes how Americans might think about constitutional revisions. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHC; LND. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742545601
ISBN
9780742545601
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.01

paperback. Justice Lewis F. Powell, Jr. is an absorbing and readable biography of one of the most important Supreme Court Justices since World War II. Num Pages: 690 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; LN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1058.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
690
Condition
New
Edition
2nd Edition
SKU
V9780823221103
ISBN
9780823221103
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.84

paperback. A complete biography of Oliver Wendell Holmes which shows the relationship between his nineteenth-century Boston Brahmin upbringing and his twentieth-century legal innovation. By examining Holmes's colourful life, White shows the connection between legal thought and cultural change. Num Pages: 648 pages, 8 pp halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; LAB; LNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 41. Weight in Grams: 897.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Oxford University Press United States
Number of pages
648
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780195101287
ISBN
9780195101287
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.55

Paperback. * The world's leading geographer establishes new foundations for the understanding of social life at different times and different places. * Reintroduces concepts of value into postmodern social theory. Num Pages: 480 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JH; JPVH; LAB; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557866813
ISBN
9781557866813
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.61

Paperback. Provides the history of the 110 members of the U.S. Supreme. This book addresses the vital questions of why individual justices were nominated to the highest court, how their nominations were received, and whether the appointees ultimately lived up to the expectations of the American public. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white tables, black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 251 x 181 x 27. Weight in Grams: 864.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
5th
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742558953
ISBN
9780742558953
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 80.79

Paperback. Editor(s): Baletti, James T. Num Pages: 86 pages, 1 graph & 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 139 x 7. Weight in Grams: 156.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
86
Condition
New
SKU
V9781604565911
ISBN
9781604565911
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.97
€ 42.55

Paperback. Num Pages: 185 pages, b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JKVQ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Granville Island Publishing Canada
Number of pages
185
Condition
New
SKU
V9781894694438
ISBN
9781894694438
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.59

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