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Law & society

Hardcover. Editor(s): Kehoe, Dennis; Ratzan, David; Yiftach, Uri. Series: Law and Society in the Ancient World. Num Pages: 320 pages, 9 tables, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDA; HBLA1; KCZ; LAQ; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 237 x 33. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472119608
ISBN
9780472119608
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.21

Hardcover. Examining the erosion of people's democratic rights and the potential catastrophic dangers of neglecting civil liberties, this book explores the endemic danger of the enlarged power of the state and the central role of Government in undermining personal freedoms through the use of state force in the name of the protection of security. Series: Crime Prevention and Security Management. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKVC; JPVH; LAQ; LBBR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230230293
ISBN
9780230230293
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.48

Paperback. What is the legal status of abortion and the human fetus? In an extended analysis of mainstream arguments involving abortion and the status of 'personhood' that is often applied to the fetus, this book provides novel answers to some of the core 'pro-life' arguments in favour of recognizing fetal personhood and moral rights. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JFMA; LAB; LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 442.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198806608
ISBN
9780198806608
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.15

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
€ 25.14

Hardcover. This work explores the growing convergence between youth culture and digital communication technologies and the corresponding challenges posed to policymakers, examining the current governance debate on online child safety. Num Pages: 371 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JKSB1; LAQ; UBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 219 x 27. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230241527
ISBN
9780230241527
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.89

Hardcover. By 1216 the foundations of the English common law had been laid. This book assesses the development of law and society during the preceding three centuries, including the Norman Conquest of 1066. It analyses the great legacy of the Anglo-Saxon realm, the impact of Norman custom, and the energetic contribution of the twelfth-century kings. Series: The Oxford History of the Laws of England Series. Num Pages: 984 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBLC1; LAFC; LAQ; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 164 x 60. Weight in Grams: 1584.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
984
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198260301
ISBN
9780198260301
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 451.11

Hardcover. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LAQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 163 x 236 x 23. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226365459
ISBN
9780226365459
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 27.05

Hardback. Presents original research that explores the extent to which the constraints of law explain economic behavior and the role of economics in forming the law. This title proposes three different definitions for market power from an antitrust perspective. It offers an analysis of efforts exerted and utilities obtained in a double lawsuit. Editor(s): Kirkwood, John B.; Zerbe, Richard O., Jr. Series Editor(s): Gold, Dana; Zerbe, Richard O., Jr. Series: Research in Law & Economics. Num Pages: 244 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: KCA; LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 189 x 232 x 24. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780528984
ISBN
9781780528984
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.04

Hardback. The first comprehensive account of how medical insight and folk psychology met in the courtroom, this book makes clear the tragedy of the crimes, the spectacle of the trials, and the consequences of the diagnosis for the emerging field of forensic psychiatry. Num Pages: 224 pages, 3, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; LAQ; LNF; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 237 x 22. Weight in Grams: 442.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421420486
ISBN
9781421420486
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 39.40

Hardback. On the eight-hundredth anniversary of the Magna Carta, Women and the Magna Carta investigates what the charter meant for women's rights and freedoms from an historical and legal perspective. Num Pages: 162 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBLC1; JFSJ1; LAQG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141 x 13. Weight in Grams: 359.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137562340
ISBN
9781137562340
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.50

Hardback. Editor(s): Scutt, Jocelynne A. Num Pages: 319 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; LAQG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
319
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319449371
ISBN
9783319449371
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.52

Num Pages: 320 pages, 11. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBK; JPW; LAQG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 576.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801446900
ISBN
9780801446900
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.21

Paperback. Using a fresh approach to understanding consent, the author presents two case studies of activities in which participants engage in violent acts: competitive mixed martial arts (MMA) and sexual sadism and masochism (BDSM). Num Pages: 160 pages, 2 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: JKV; LAQ; LNFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 234.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520290662
ISBN
9780520290662
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Hardback. Schroeder brings toether very different theories and provides a completely new view on law and economics. Looks at contemporary debates in legal theory through the lens of psychoanalysis and continental philosophy. Through metaphors drawn from classical mythology. Series: Philosophy, Social Theory & the Rule of Law S. Num Pages: 326 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
326
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Text is Free of Markings
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520234314
ISBN
9780520234314
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.36
€ 65.36

Hardcover. A fresh take on status conscious Greeks and the emergence of written law Num Pages: 300 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 575.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875804385
ISBN
9780875804385
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.85

Hardback. Five unique case studies reveal how crime is being constructed and enforced in contemporary Canada. Editor(s): Mosher, Janet; Brockman, Joan. Series: Law and Society. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JKV; LAQ; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 4039. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774818193
ISBN
9780774818193
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.01

Paperback. Reassesses the place of feminism in the law and politics of sexuality. This book argues that sexuality involves deeply contested and clashing realities and interests, and that feminism helps us understand only some of them. Num Pages: 424 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFK; JHBK5; LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 646.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
424
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691136325
ISBN
9780691136325
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 31.19

Paperback. Using interview data this book provides unique insights and makes recommendations about the governance of biobanking in the future. Num Pages: 380 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; LAQ; LNTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 608.
Publisher
Hart Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
380
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841139050
ISBN
9781841139050
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 106.94
€ 67.67

Paperback. A wide variety of problem-solving courts have been developed in the United States and are now being adopted in countries around the world. This book finds that while importers often see themselves as adapting the American courts to suit local conditions, they may actually be taking in more aspects of American law and culture than they realize. Num Pages: 264 pages, 2 line illus. BIC Classification: JHBT; LAM; LAQ; LAR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691150147
ISBN
9780691150147
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Hardcover. Explains and conceptualizes social control in its diversity. This title includes treatments of informal control (socialization, group formation and the controls exerted in everyday life) as well as medical control (norms regarding health and illness, particularly with regard to notions of 'normal' behaviour). Editor(s): Chriss, James J. Series Editor(s): Deflem, Mathieu. Series: Sociology of Crime, Law & Deviance. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JH; JKV; LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 149 x 221 x 22. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857243454
ISBN
9780857243454
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.57

Paperback. Language is our key to imagining the world, others, and ourselves. Yet sometimes our ways of talking dehumanize others and trivialize human experience. In war other people are imagined as enemies to be killed. This book examines the ethics of human expression - in the law and in the rest of life. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CFB; DSA; JPVH2; LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 371.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691138374
ISBN
9780691138374
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 38.20

Hardback. With attention to the manner in which online gambling can be a source of criminal activity, not only on the part of players, but also criminal entrepreneurs and legitimate gambling businesses, Online Gambling and Crime discusses developments in criminal law and regulatory frameworks, evaluating past and present policy on online gambling. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; JKV; LAQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 169 x 18. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472414496
ISBN
9781472414496
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 256.73

Paperback. Should virtual worlds be fully integrated into our real-world legal system or should they be treated as separate jurisdictions with their own forms of dispute resolution? What rules should govern virtual communities? This work considers such questions. It contains essays that explore the emergence of law in multiplayer online games. Editor(s): Balkin, Jack M.; Noveck, Beth Simone. Series: Ex Machina: Law, Technology and Society Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: LAQ; PDR. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814799727
ISBN
9780814799727
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

Paperback. As a child, Inga Markovits dreamt of stealing and reading every letter contained in a mailbox at a busy intersection of her town in order to learn what life is all about. When, decades later, working as a legal historian, she tracked down the almost complete archive of a former East German trial court, she knew that she had found her mailbox. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; HBLW; LAQ; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691143484
ISBN
9780691143484
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

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