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Crime & criminology
Paperback. Thousands of women are murdered every year by close relatives for allegedly violating an unwritten social code or rebelling against the patriarchal order. The book examines the roots and evolution of honor-based violence, as well as the ongoing struggle to eradicate it worldwide. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ; JHB; JKV; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 309.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349342280
- ISBN
- 9781349342280
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. This book examines violence against women in the name of honor in Iraqi Kurdistan, taking an intersectional perspective. It reveals the links between destructive, state-sanctioned honor discourse and notions of manhood as they are shaped by a resistance culture dedicated to the struggle against ethnic oppression. Num Pages: 201 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ; JHB; JKV; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349474370
- ISBN
- 9781349474370
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.38
€ 126.38
paperback. This book proposes a new approach to the retributive theory of punishment, arguing that it should be understood in its traditional formulation that has been long forgotten or dismissed: that punishment is essentially a defense of the honor of the victim Series: Law and Philosophy Library. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKV; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401784757
- ISBN
- 9789401784757
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 115.73
€ 115.73
Hardcover. This book proposes a new approach to the retributive theory of punishment, arguing that it should be understood in its traditional formulation that has been long forgotten or dismissed: that punishment is essentially a defense of the honor of the victim Series: Law and Philosophy Library. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKVP; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 215
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400748446
- ISBN
- 9789400748446
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.13
€ 161.13
Paperback. Using the tools of sociological theory, Robert Brenneman seeks to discover why a pot-smoking, gun-wielding "homie" gang member would want to trade in la vida loca for a Bible and the buttoned-down lifestyle of an evangelical hermano (brother in Christ) - and to what extent this strategy works for the many youth who have tried it. Num Pages: 312 pages, 2 b/w halftones. BIC Classification: 1KLC; HRAM; HRCC96; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199753901
- ISBN
- 9780199753901
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.44
€ 55.44
Paperback. Num Pages: 672 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 210 x 28. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Holt Paperbacks
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780805080759
- ISBN
- 9780805080759
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.06
€ 25.06
Hardback. This book critically examines the operation of the partial defence of provocation in a range of comparative international jurisdictions. Centrally concerned with conceptual questions of gender, justice and the role of denial in the criminal justice system, Fitz-Gibbon explores the divergent approaches taken to reforming the law of provocation. Num Pages: 328 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKV; LAR; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 217 x 24. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137357540
- ISBN
- 9781137357540
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.39
€ 128.39
Paperback. This book critically examines the operation of the partial defence of provocation in a range of comparative international jurisdictions. Centrally concerned with conceptual questions of gender, justice and the role of denial in the criminal justice system, Fitz-Gibbon explores the divergent approaches taken to reforming the law of provocation. Num Pages: 328 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JKV; JKVP; LA; LNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349470808
- ISBN
- 9781349470808
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.52
€ 127.52
Paperback. Editor(s): Smythe, Allan B. Num Pages: 142 pages, tables, charts & photos. BIC Classification: JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 175 x 10. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 142
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606922583
- ISBN
- 9781606922583
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 101.06€ 70.85
€ 101.06
€ 70.85
Hardback. An introduction to forensic science, investigative procedures, and the underlying motives in specific cases. Utilizing the jargon spoken by police, the author analyzes the combination of methods that detectives use to determine what they think took place at the scene of a violent crime. Num Pages: 224 pages, footnotes, bibliog , index. BIC Classification: JKVF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 224 x 144 x 25. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Annotated
- SKU
- V9780810846258
- ISBN
- 9780810846258
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.24
€ 120.24
Hardback. Series: SpringerBriefs in Criminology. Num Pages: 205 pages, 21 colour illustrations, 14 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 479.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 205
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319131641
- ISBN
- 9783319131641
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.60
€ 67.60
Paperback. Series: SpringerBriefs in Criminology. Num Pages: 53 pages, 15 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JHBC; JKV; JPP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 236 x 6. Weight in Grams: 112.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 53
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319198804
- ISBN
- 9783319198804
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.61
€ 70.61
Hardcover. Editor(s): Toliver, Randal B.; Coyne, Ulrich R. Num Pages: 203 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 264 x 188 x 17. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 203
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607416258
- ISBN
- 9781607416258
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.92€ 95.53
€ 137.92
€ 95.53
Hardback. The American homicide rate remains dramatically higher than that in other Western nations. This work focuses on one important phenomenon to explain larger currents in American society. It examines the historical and cross-national dimensions of homicides and evaluates attempts to explain it. Num Pages: 240 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847694723
- ISBN
- 9780847694723
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 165.71
€ 165.71
Hardback. Looks at the sexy, humorous, violent, and tragic history of the mob in Hollywood from the 1920s, when Joe Kennedy decided to buy a motion picture company, to the 1980s when the last vestiges of mob influence were revealed through investigations of former Screen Actors Guild President Ronald Reagan and his union backers. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJ; APF; HBTB; JKVM; KNTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Taylor Trade Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589793200
- ISBN
- 9781589793200
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.78
€ 25.78
Hardcover. This book analyses the animal images used in William Hogarth's art, demonstrating how animals were variously depicted as hybrids, edibles, companions, emblems of satire and objects of cruelty. Beirne offers an important assessment of how Hogarth's various audiences reacted to his gruesome images and ultimately what was meant by 'cruelty'. Num Pages: 138 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AGB; AGN; JFFZ; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 219 x 14. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137447203
- ISBN
- 9781137447203
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.92
€ 65.92
Hardback. In 1970s Las Vegas-a heyday of Mafia misdeed in Sin City-a fearless young man launched a crusade to eradicate organized crime in the casinos. In the process, he revolutionized gaming lawenforcement, came within a hair's breadth of death, and wasbetrayed by a system that was dirty to its core. Hit Me! is his story. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; BTC; JKV; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 34.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762780723
- ISBN
- 9780762780723
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 23.47
€ 29.99
€ 23.47
Hardback. Translator(s): Shugaar, Antony. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; JKVM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231131346
- ISBN
- 9780231131346
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 31.86
€ 35.99
€ 31.86
Paperback. Translator(s): Shugaar, Antony. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBT; JKVM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 143 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231131353
- ISBN
- 9780231131353
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.50
€ 30.99
€ 22.50
Hardcover. In his new book, History of Greed, noted financial fraud expert David E.Y. Sarna posits that the major scandals that came to light in 2008, like most of those in the last two hundred years are just the superficial manifestations of a system that, at its core, is based on fraud, greed and dishonesty. Num Pages: 398 pages. BIC Classification: JKVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 33. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 398
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470601808
- ISBN
- 9780470601808
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 22.99
€ 31.99
€ 22.99