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Law & society

Paperback. Num Pages: 302 pages, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; LAB; LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319358918
ISBN
9783319358918
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 149.65

Paperback. An interdisciplinary study of the law's influence on homecare work and the experiences of care workers in the UK. Drawing together interviews with analysis of legal documents and media reports, this highly topical text unpicks assumptions about care workers and identifies aspects of the law that are problematic in this work context. Series: Palgrave Socio-Legal Studies. Num Pages: 192 pages, biography. BIC Classification: LAQG; LNH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 234 x 18. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137492593
ISBN
9781137492593
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 115.92

Hardcover. This unique volume develops a new philosophy of law and a new theory of law enforcement. The concepts developed provide the basis for a general unified theory of law that reconciles what legislators and judges do, with what police do to resolve important questions in the field and make public policy recommendations. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JKV; LAB; LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137366238
ISBN
9781137366238
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.99

Hardcover. This interdisciplinary study explores the interaction between memory and transitional justice in post-dictatorship Argentina and Uruguay and develops a theoretical framework for bringing these two fields of study together through the concept of critical junctures. Series: Memory Politics and Transitional Justice. Num Pages: 335 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLS; JPA; LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137269386
ISBN
9781137269386
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.24

Hardcover. A timely and original examination into the ways in which religion is conceptualized in two areas of law relating to children - child welfare cases and education law and policy. The book focuses on the relationship between race, religion and culture, bringing critical race and religion perspectives from other disciplines to bear on law. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Socio-Legal Studies. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP1; LAQ; LNTD; LNTH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137029270
ISBN
9781137029270
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.97

Hardback. Our basic assumption about the law is that it is designed to operate fairly and openly. This book examines four controversial areas involving people's perceptions of others - racial profiling, affirmative action, workplace harassment, and hate speech/hate crime - from the perspectives of psychology, decision theory, and the law. Editor(s): Wiener, Richard L.; Bornstein, Brian H.; Schopp, Robert; Wilborn, Steve. Num Pages: 298 pages, 17 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 592.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
298
Condition
New
SKU
V9780387462172
ISBN
9780387462172
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.77

Hardcover. Critically examines theories of cosmopolitan justice grounded in the major traditions of moral philosophy. Drawing upon the international ethics tradition, this book presents an argument for the validity of obligations of social justice between countries. Series: Global Ethics. Num Pages: 197 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; LAQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 219 x 164 x 15. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230579125
ISBN
9780230579125
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.46

Hardcover. This book examines how the modern criminal trial is the result of competing discourses of justice, from human rights to state law and order, that allows for the consideration of key stakeholder interests, specifically those of victims, defendants, police, communities and the state. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPVH; LAM; LAQ; LBBZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 218 x 143 x 20. Weight in Grams: 420. 264 pages. This book examines how the modern criminal trial is the result of competing discourses of justice, from human rights to state law and order, that allows for the consideration of key stakeholder interests, specifically those of victims, defendants, police, communities and the state. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: JPVH; LAM; LAQ; LBBZ. Dimension: 218 x 143 x 20. Weight: 420.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230577855
ISBN
9780230577855
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.03

Hardcover. This book documents and analyzes the experiences of the UN's first Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food. It highlights the conceptual advances in the legal understanding of the right to food in international human rights law, as well as analyzes key practical challenges through experiences in 11 countries across Africa, Asia and Latin America. Series: International Relations and Development Series. Num Pages: 460 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPSN1; JPVH; LAQ; LBBR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 147 x 33. Weight in Grams: 686.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
462
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230284647
ISBN
9780230284647
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.44

Hardcover. This book sheds light on the processes that have transformed national citizenship of the European Union's member states and explains the legislative changes that have taken place since the mid-1980s in Germany, Hungary and Poland. Series: Palgrave Politics of Identity and Citizenship Series. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFN; JFSL1; JPVH1; LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 218 x 19. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230284241
ISBN
9780230284241
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.64

Hardcover. This book offers a new perspective on the links between intellectual property and access to medication. Using local case studies and insights from actor-network theory, it explores the ways in which TRIPs is translated in the daily practices of those who purchase, distribute and use medicines in sub-Saharan Africa. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Socio-Legal Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HF; JFFS; KCQ; LAQ; LBBM; MBN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 17. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230282841
ISBN
9780230282841
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.97

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. 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

Hardcover. Doing Procedure provides an in-depth comparison of criminal defence work in different legal cultures, showing how defence work is shaped by different regimes and how it influences outcomes. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 1KBB; LAM; LAQ; LNF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 223 x 147 x 18. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230230224
ISBN
9780230230224
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.37

paperback. Analyzes late 20th-century responses to feminism, and asks: to what extent does the concept of backlash accurately explain reactions to feminism over time? This book offers feminists and other activists empirically grounded knowledge that can be used to develop legal and political strategies for change. Editor(s): Chunn, Dorothy E.; Boyd, Susan B.; Lessard, Hester. Series: Law and Society. Num Pages: 320 pages, approx. 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJP; JFFK; LAQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 4039 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774814126
ISBN
9780774814126
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.70

hardcover. Bringing together the latest work from leading scholars in this emerging and vibrant subfield of law, this book examines the philosophical issues that inform the intersection between law and neuroscience. Editor(s): Patterson, Professor Dennis; Pardo, Michael S. Series: Philosophical Foundations of Law. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: LAB; LAQ; LNF; LNTM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 182 x 339 x 23. Weight in Grams: 664.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198743095
ISBN
9780198743095
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.07

hardcover. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JPQB; LAQG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9781503600058
ISBN
9781503600058
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.29

paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, 2. BIC Classification: LAQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780801475313
ISBN
9780801475313
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.33

hardcover. Examines how rapid societal changes, economic development, and integration into global markets have affected ordinary people's perceptions of law, with a special focus on the narratives of men and women who have suffered serious injuries in the province of Chiangmai, Thailand. Series: The Cultural Lives of Law. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 table, 3 figures, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM; LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 23. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804763813
ISBN
9780804763813
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.01

hardcover. Examines how the LGBT movement's engagement with the law shapes the very meanings of sexuality, sex, gender, privacy, discrimination, and family in law and society. This book contains essays that highlight the struggle to make the law relevant and responsive to the LGBT community. Editor(s): Barclay, Scott. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSK; JPW; LAQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814791301
ISBN
9780814791301
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.45

Hardback. Describes a broader audience of legal scholars who study: the intersection of legal thought and consciousness and the development of legal practices and institutions; and the development of legal thought and practices. This title provides the research that spans a wide range of law related subjects including law and inequality. Editor(s): Sarat, Austin. Series: Studies in Law, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 196 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JH; LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United States
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762313242
ISBN
9780762313242
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.63

Hardback. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813569727
ISBN
9780813569727
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.66

Hardcover. Bringing a timely synthesis to the field, The Handbook of Law and Society presents a comprehensive overview of key research findings, theoretical developments, and methodological controversies in the field of law and society. Editor(s): Sarat, Austin; Ewick, Patricia. Series: Wiley Handbooks in Criminology and Criminal Justice. Num Pages: 488 pages. BIC Classification: LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 180 x 330 x 28. Weight in Grams: 878.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118701461
ISBN
9781118701461
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 218.43

Hardback. This volume of Studies in Law, Politics, and Society contains a sampling of work from some of the most promising junior scholars in the next generation of the law and society community. Nominated by their advisors or mentors, their work explores some of the newest areas of law and society research as well as brings fresh insight to bear on enduring Editor(s): Sarat, Austin. Series Editor(s): Sarat, Austin. Series: Studies in Law, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 268 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: LAQ; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781849507509
ISBN
9781849507509
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.69

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