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Jurisprudence & general issues

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Jurisprudence & general issues

Hardback. Divided into three parts-History, Interpretation, and Practice-this provocative volume incorporates law, history, political theory, and philosophy to analyze the U.S. Constitution as a whole in relation to the rights and fate of women. Editor(s): Schwarzenbach, Sibyl A.; Smith, Patricia. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; LAB; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 166 x 32. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231128926
ISBN
9780231128926
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.69
€ 85.15

Hardback. This text explores legal concepts, legal reasoning and legal processes - illustrated with case vignettes from social work practice - in order to provide social work practitioners and students with practical and accessible legal knowledge. Series: Foundations of Social Work Knowledge Series. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSN; LAY; LNTH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231123204
ISBN
9780231123204
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.56
€ 89.47

Paperback. Han Fei Tzu (280?-233 BC) was a prince of the ruling house of Han. A representative of the Fa-chia, or legalist, school of philosophy, he produced the final exposition of its theories. His handbook deals with the problem of preserving and strengthening the state. Translator(s): Watson, B. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 134 pages. BIC Classification: HPDF; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 196 x 10. Weight in Grams: 181.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1964
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231086097
ISBN
9780231086097
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 22.36

Paperback. Even as unemployment rates soared during the Great Depression, FDR's relief and social security programs faced attacks in Congress and the courts on the legitimacy of federal aid to the growing population of poor. This book recovers this crucial aspect of American history, tracing the roots of the modern American welfare state. Num Pages: 352 pages, 23 halftones, 1 line drawing, 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JPQB; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226923499
ISBN
9780226923499
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.58

Paperback. Until the nineteenth century, the Russian legal system was subject to an administrative hierarchy headed by the tsar, and the courts were expected to enforce, not interpret the law. This title traces the first professional class of legal experts who emerged during the reign of Nicholas I (1826-56). Num Pages: 358 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; LAZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
358
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226907758
ISBN
9780226907758
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 33.53

Paperback. A "revolution" in the cognitive sciences has irrevocable transformed our basic understanding of the mind, establishing that imagination is both central to cognition and that imagination is an orderly, systematic, embodied process. This book applies this understanding to the discipline of law. Num Pages: 448 pages, 12 line illustrations. BIC Classification: JMR; LAB; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 228 x 24. Weight in Grams: 606.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226902227
ISBN
9780226902227
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 33.40

Paperback. This study aims to teach the reader how to read and judge claims of authority made by others and how to decide to which institutions and practices should authority be granted. Thinkers such as Plato, Shakespeare, Dickinson, Mandela and Lincoln are incorporated into the discussion. Num Pages: 338 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPM; JH; JPA; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1St Edition
Number of pages
338
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226895116
ISBN
9780226895116
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 37.06

Paperback. Series: Language & Legal Discourse S. Num Pages: 230 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CFG; LAT; LNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 167 x 14. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226767918
ISBN
9780226767918
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.76

Paperback. What are the consequences when legal culture and popular culture dissolve into each other? This text offers a study of law and popular culture. It argues that in the welter of communication technologies, an unrestrained marketplace, and postmodern ideas, law is increasingly becoming a spectacle. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA; LAT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226752921
ISBN
9780226752921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.52

Paperback. In follow-up studies, dozens of reviews, and even a book of essays evaluating his conclusions, Gerald N Rosenberg's critics have spent years debating the arguments he first put forward in "The Hollow Hope". Addressing its critics in a fresh conclusion, this work reignites for a new generation the national debate it sparked years ago. Series: American Politics & Political Economy S. Num Pages: 534 pages, 8 line drawings, 35 tables. BIC Classification: JP; LAF; LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 30. Weight in Grams: 764.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Second Edition
Number of pages
534
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226726717
ISBN
9780226726717
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 24.89

Paperback. Explores language and interaction within a contemporary Native American legal system. This work explains how Hopi notions of tradition and culture shape and are shaped by processes of Hopi jurisprudence. It shows that Hopi jurists and litigants have called for their courts to develop a jurisprudence that better reflect Hopi culture and traditions. Series: Chicago Series in Law and Society. Num Pages: 176 pages, 2 halftones, 2 maps, 6 line drawings. BIC Classification: JFSL9; LAQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 165 x 13. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226712956
ISBN
9780226712956
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 24.82

Paperback. Brings together some of the best and most influential thinkers in the field of philosophy to explore the question of what happiness is - and what factors can be demonstrated to increase or decrease it. This title offers an account of the way that hedonics can productively be applied to psychology. Editor(s): Posner, Eric A.; Sunstein, Cass R. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JM; LAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226676012
ISBN
9780226676012
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.52

Hardcover. Brings together some of the best and most influential thinkers in the field of philosophy to explore the question of what happiness is - and what factors can be demonstrated to increase or decrease it. This title offers an account of the way that hedonics can productively be applied to psychology. Editor(s): Posner, Eric A.; Sunstein, Cass R. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JM; LAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226676005
ISBN
9780226676005
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.23
€ 79.42

Paperback. Demonstrates that the weaknesses of international rule of law confound legalist ambitions - and that whatever their professed commitments, all nations stand ready to dispense with international agreements when it suits their short- or long-term interests. Num Pages: 296 pages, 2 line drawings, 5 tables. BIC Classification: LAB; LB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226675756
ISBN
9780226675756
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 21.99

Paperback. In this comprehensive study of the legal regulation of interracial relationships, Rachel Moran grapples with the consequences of the not too distant history whereby states could legally punish minorities who had relationships with persons outside of their racial groups. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HB; JHBC; LA; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
0002-
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226536637
ISBN
9780226536637
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.64

Paperback. High-profile corporate scandals - such as those involving Enron in the United States, Yukos in Russia, and Liverdoor in Japan - demonstrate challenges to the legal regulation of business practices in capitalist economies. This book examines contemporary corporate governance crises in six countries. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: KCS; LAM; LNCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226525280
ISBN
9780226525280
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.74

Paperback. Since at least the time of Tocqueville, observers have noted that Americans draw on the language of rights when expressing dissatisfaction with political and social conditions. Drawing on a remarkable cache of Depression-era complaint letters written by ordinary Americans to the Justice Department, the author challenges these common claims. Series: Chicago Series in Law and Society. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: JPVH1; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226494043
ISBN
9780226494043
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.52

Hardcover. Since at least the time of Tocqueville, observers have noted that Americans draw on the language of rights when expressing dissatisfaction with political and social conditions. Drawing on a remarkable cache of Depression-era complaint letters written by ordinary Americans to the Justice Department, the author challenges these common claims. Series: Chicago Series in Law and Society. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: JPVH1; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226494036
ISBN
9780226494036
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.75
€ 82.26

Paperback. How do lawyers resolve ethical dilemmas in the everyday context of their practice? What are the issues that commonly arise, and how do lawyers determine the best ways to resolve them? This book presents research on ethical decision making in a variety of practice contexts, including corporate litigation, securities, immigration, and divorce law. Editor(s): Levin, Leslie C.; Mather, Lynn. Series: Chicago Series in Law and Society. Num Pages: 392 pages, 2 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: LATC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 29. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226475165
ISBN
9780226475165
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 40.83

Hardcover. How do lawyers resolve ethical dilemmas in the everyday context of their practice? What are the issues that commonly arise, and how do lawyers determine the best ways to resolve them? This book intends to present empirical research on ethical decision making in a variety of practice contexts. Editor(s): Levin, Leslie C.; Mather, Lynn. Series: Chicago Series in Law and Society. Num Pages: 392 pages, 2 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: LATC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226475158
ISBN
9780226475158
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.62
€ 102.96

Paperback. Num Pages: 334 pages, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LA; LNKJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 161 x 18. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
334
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226469720
ISBN
9780226469720
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.52

Paperback. A study of American lawmaking showing that political parties are less important in legislative-executive politics than is commonly thought. The book argues that divided government has little effect on legislative productivity as gridlock occurs even in united legislative-executive governments. Num Pages: 270 pages, 28 line drawings, 45 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPH; LAB; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226452722
ISBN
9780226452722
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.52

Hardcover. Focuses on four fundamental features of our legal system which seem to not make sense on some level and to demand explanation. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LAB; LNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226426037
ISBN
9780226426037
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.43
€ 48.48

Paperback. This work describes the underlying principles that not only guide the law, but also moral decisions. Mixing wit with insight, anecdotes with analysis, the book uncovers what is really at stake in such crimes as insider trading, blackmail and plagiarism. Num Pages: 308 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LAB; LNF; LNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226425948
ISBN
9780226425948
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.64

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