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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
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.73
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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.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812223330
- ISBN
- 9780812223330
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36
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
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Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 46.64
€ 51.99
€ 46.64
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
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Condition: New
€ 77.06
€ 77.06
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
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
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.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Edition
- 10th Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814706534
- ISBN
- 9780814706534
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
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
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
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
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
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
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
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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
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
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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
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
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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.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 287
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814719176
- ISBN
- 9780814719176
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
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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
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
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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
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.67
€ 30.99
€ 27.67
Hardcover. Series: Families, Law, and Society. Num Pages: 416 pages, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: LAQG; LNMK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 29. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814724828
- ISBN
- 9780814724828
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Condition: New
€ 97.45
€ 97.45
Paperback. This analysis brings together the many perspectives that have shaped policy on the relationship between church and state. Contributors ranging from Stanley Fish to Richard John Neuhaus explore issues extending from religious morality and religious freedom to fundamentalism. Editor(s): Feldman, Stephen M. Series: Critical America Series. Num Pages: 497 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCX; HRLP; JPA; JPH; LNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 23. Weight in Grams: 839.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 497
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814726792
- ISBN
- 9780814726792
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.47
€ 38.99
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Paperback. A work which sets out to show that the separation of Church and State is invoked to further Christian domination of American society. The book contains material of interest to scholars of Church history, Jewish persecution, normative political theory and constitutional law. Editor(s): Feldman, Stephen M. Series: Critical America Series. Num Pages: 408 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HRC; JP; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814726846
- ISBN
- 9780814726846
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
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Paperback. In this work Eric M. Freedman re-examines four of the United States Supreme Court's most important habeas corpus rulings. He uncovers new original sources and tells the stories of the cases. He then presents an interpretation that rewrites the conventional view. Num Pages: 243 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 162 x 16. Weight in Grams: 351.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 243
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reissue
- SKU
- V9780814727188
- ISBN
- 9780814727188
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
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Paperback. Sparks a fresh conversation about the war on crime and its consequences Editor(s): Lopez, Ian Haney; Frampton, Mary Louise; Simon, Professor Jonathan. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKS; JKV; LNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814727614
- ISBN
- 9780814727614
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
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Paperback. Urges people to re-examine the jury experience and act on constitutional principles before, during, and after jury service Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; LAS; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814729038
- ISBN
- 9780814729038
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.44
€ 26.99
€ 25.44