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Paperback. Present-day Americans may feel secure in their citizenship, but there was a time when citizens could be denationalized. Patrick Weil examines the twentieth-century legal procedures, causes, and enforcement of denaturalization to illuminate an important and neglected dimension of American citizenship, sovereignty, and federal authority. Series: Democracy, Citizenship, and Constitutionalism. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNDA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780812222128
ISBN
9780812222128
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.61

Paperback. In American Marriage, Priscilla Yamin argues that marriage is a political institution to which actors turn either to stave off or to promote change over issues of race, gender, class, or sexuality. In the political struggle, certain marriages are pushed as necessary for the good of society, while others are contested or prevented. Series: American Governance: Politics, Policy, and Public Law. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPV; LNM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812223330
ISBN
9780812223330
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.03

Paperback. Susan Slyomovics examines the implications of German reparations after World War II, working through the lens of anthropological and human rights discourse, as well as through the lives of Holocaust survivors in her own family. What does it mean for individual suffering to be monetized? Series: Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights. Num Pages: 384 pages, 18 illus. BIC Classification: LBBR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780812223491
ISBN
9780812223491
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.17

Paperback. Looting and Rape in Wartime examines the causes of the hundred-year gap between the prohibition against wartime looting and that against rape, theorizing the conditions necessary for the emergence of a global prohibition regime in which a particular practice is not tolerated. Series: Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPVH; LBBR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780812223842
ISBN
9780812223842
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.58

Paperback. Carrie Booth Walling posits that the arguments Security Council members make about the cause and character of conflict and the source of sovereign authority in target states matter: they enable or constrain the use of military force in defense of human rights. Series: Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 illus. BIC Classification: HBTZ; JPSN1; JPVH; LBBR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780812223859
ISBN
9780812223859
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.03

Paperback. Abortion Law in Transnational Perspective offers a fresh look at significant transnational legal developments in recent years, examining key judicial decisions, constitutional texts, and regulatory reforms of abortion law in order to envision ways ahead. Editor(s): Cook, Rebecca J.; Erdman, Joanna N.; Dickens, Bernard M. Series: Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: LNDC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780812223965
ISBN
9780812223965
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 46.17

Hardcover. With chapters written by some of the nation's foremost economists, political scientists, and legal scholars, Regulatory Breakdown brings clarity to the heated debate over regulation by dissecting the disparate causes of the current crisis as well as analyzing the most promising solutions to what ails the U.S. regulatory system. Editor(s): Coglianese, Cary. Num Pages: 288 pages, 24 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPP; LNU. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780812244601
ISBN
9780812244601
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.26

Paperback. Offers documented exposition and explanation of the rights of patients from birth to death. This title covers topics such as informed consent, emergency treatment, refusing treatment, human experimentation, privacy and confidentiality, patient safety, and medical malpractice. Series: ACLU Handbook Series. Num Pages: 387 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LND; MBQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Edition
3rd Edition
Number of pages
387
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814705032
ISBN
9780814705032
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Paperback. Includes the Supreme Court decisions. This title provides an overview of the judiciary in general and the Supreme Court in particular. It combines theory and practice of the judicial process with civil rights and liberties. Editor(s): Abraham, Henry J. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHC; LNAA; LNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Edition
10th Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814706534
ISBN
9780814706534
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. An analysis of how notions of practice can inhibit urban legal service lawyers and their clients' pursuit of justice in the American legal system Num Pages: 239 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LAT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 14. Weight in Grams: 328.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
239
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814708699
ISBN
9780814708699
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. Reflects the costs, challenges, and consequences the "tough on crime" age has had, especially for male youth of colour Series: Alternative Criminology. Num Pages: 220 pages, 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JFSP2; LNFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814709450
ISBN
9780814709450
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. The United States, and the West in general, has always organized society along bipolar lines. We are either gay or straight, male or female, white or not, disabled or not. This book argues that our bipolar classification system obscures a genuine understanding of nature of subordination. It shows how categories can be improved for the good of all. Series: Critical America Series. Num Pages: 314 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JH; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814715383
ISBN
9780814715383
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Paperback. A history of adoption in the U.S. Editor(s): Cahn, Naomi R.; Hollinger, Joan H. Num Pages: 349 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKS; LNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 25. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
349
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814715901
ISBN
9780814715901
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.70

Paperback. Offers discussion on legal ethics by introducing the historical and theoretical background and then connecting it to real world issues while addressing lawyers' ethical obligations to work for social justice. This book features differing critical approaches and opens up fresh avenues of ethical debate. Editor(s): Carle, Susan D. Series: Critical America Series. Num Pages: 425 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
425
Condition
New
Edition
Annotated
SKU
V9780814716403
ISBN
9780814716403
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Paperback. Features legal scholars from sixteen different religious traditions who contend that religious discourse has an important function in the making, practice, and adjudication of American law, not least because our laws rest upon a framework of religious values. This book also includes topics such as abortion, gay rights, euthanasia, and free speech. Editor(s): Cochran, Robert F., Jr. Num Pages: 299 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRAM; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
299
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814716731
ISBN
9780814716731
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.83

Paperback. Signed into law in July 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) became effective two years later, and court decisions about the law began to multiply in the middle of the decade. This book presents the first legislative history of the enactment of the ADA in Congress and analyzes the first decade of judicial decisions under the act. Num Pages: 245 pages, 17 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFG; LND. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 146 x 16. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
245
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814716809
ISBN
9780814716809
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. Who are the real parents of a child? What are the relationships and responsibilities between a child, the woman who carried it to term, and the egg donor? This book charts the response of the law to modern reproductive technology as it transforms our image of the family and is itself transformed by the tide of social forces. Num Pages: 287 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBK; LNDA; LNM; LNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
287
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814719176
ISBN
9780814719176
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.70

Paperback. Thomas Jefferson and the Wall of Separation Between Church and State offers an in-depth examination of the origins, controversial uses, and competing interpretations of this powerful metaphor in law and public policy. Num Pages: 283 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HR; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 405.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
283
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814719367
ISBN
9780814719367
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

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

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Hardback. Exhorts readers to apply the anti-essentialist modeloso dominant in feminist jurisprudenceoto the study of masculinities Num Pages: 197 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFSJ2; L. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
197
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814720059
ISBN
9780814720059
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.62

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