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Paperback. A study to examine why circumcision holds such an important place in the Jewish psyche. The text traces the symbolism of circumcision through history, examining its evolution as a symbol of the covenant in the post-exilic period of the Bible and its meaning in the era of Mishnah and Talmud. Series: Chicago Studies in the History of Judaism. Num Pages: 262 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJ; HRLF; JFSJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226347844
- ISBN
- 9780226347844
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.25
€ 40.99
€ 31.25
Hardback. An institutional history that follows the rise, fall, and rebirth of this important faith-based NYC social charity. Num Pages: 296 pages, 11 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JKSN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 585.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812238310
- ISBN
- 9780812238310
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.57
€ 87.57
Paperback. Series: Schiffer Design Book. Num Pages: 112 pages, 350 color photos. BIC Classification: AKTA; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 279 x 10. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764301995
- ISBN
- 9780764301995
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.02
€ 19.99
€ 18.02
Paperback. Series: Cultural Studies of the Americas S. Num Pages: 240 pages, 22 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; JFCK; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816647941
- ISBN
- 9780816647941
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.17
€ 30.99
€ 27.17
Hardcover. Juxtaposing contributions from geneticists and anthropologists, this volume provides a contemporary overview of cousin marriage and what is happening at the interface of public policy, the management of genetic risk and changing cultural practices in the Middle East and in multi-ethnic Europe. Editor(s): Shaw, Alison; Raz, Aviad. Series: Fertility, Reproduction & Sexuality. Num Pages: 228 pages, 9 illus. BIC Classification: JHBK5; MFN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782384922
- ISBN
- 9781782384922
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.26
€ 152.26
Hardback. In this book Spanish author Carmen Martin Gaite eloquently describes how principles and policies of the Franco regime, particularly in the early postwar years (1940-1950s), manipulated the behavior of an entire generation of Spaniards. Translator(s): Jones, Margaret E.W. Num Pages: 202 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 168 x 16. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Bucknell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611482010
- ISBN
- 9781611482010
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.25
€ 114.25
hardcover. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 446 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQ; LNAA; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 799.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 446
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691642772
- ISBN
- 9780691642772
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 216.77
€ 216.77
Paperback. Presents the view that the courts offer the best chance for achieving a set of rights for gays and lesbians, particularly those courts whose judges draw on the expansive interpretation of liberalism. This book guides readers through a discussion of liberalism, court rulings on sodomy laws and same-sex marriage, and a look at the example of Canada. Series: Queer Politics, Queer Theories. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSK; JHBK; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Publisher
- Temple University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592134014
- ISBN
- 9781592134014
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 32.49
€ 35.99
€ 32.49
Hardback. Why do courts hold political power-holders accountable in some democratic and democratizing countries, but not in others? And, why do some courts remain very timid while others - under seemingly similar circumstances - become 'hyper-active'? This is valuable contribution to the ongoing debate over the issue of democratic accountability. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KL; JPZ; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 149 x 19. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 243
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230621008
- ISBN
- 9780230621008
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 44.14
€ 54.99
€ 44.14
Paperback. Over the years, federal courts have dramatically retreated from actively promoting school desegregation. In the meantime, state courts have taken up the mantle of promoting the vision of educational equity originally articulated in Brown v Board of Education. This title analyses why the state courts have taken on this active role. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNF; LNTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226706177
- ISBN
- 9780226706177
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.29
€ 34.99
€ 27.29
Paperback. Examining recent developments in the judicial review of federalism through detailed surveys of the United States, Australia, and Canada, this book urges political scientists to take courts and judicial reasoning more seriously in their accounts of federal government. Series: Law and Society. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; 1MBF; JPA; LNAA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 4039 x 14. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774812368
- ISBN
- 9780774812368
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 36.90
€ 37.99
€ 36.90
Hardback. He chronicles the impact of litigation on college access policies, including the rise of selectivity and institutional differentiation, the decline of de jure segregation, the spread of contractual understandings of enrollment, and the triumph of vocational emphases. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; JNM; LAQ; LNTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 238 x 23. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421418841
- ISBN
- 9781421418841
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 42.34
€ 51.99
€ 42.34
Hardcover. Using courtly song as a window, this work examines the culture of the French royal court. It considers the role of the "air de cour" in defining patronage hierarchies at court, and the relationship to the world beyond its own confines. Num Pages: 576 pages, 9 halftones, 8 tables, 34 musical examples. BIC Classification: 3JB; AVGC2; HBJD; HBLH; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 177 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1230.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226075877
- ISBN
- 9780226075877
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.16€ 110.31
€ 136.16
€ 110.31
Hardback. Editor(s): Sykes, Geoffrey. Num Pages: 182 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 182
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781616687847
- ISBN
- 9781616687847
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 170.48€ 115.12
€ 170.48
€ 115.12
Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS; KCL; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 251 x 19. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Stanford Security Studies
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804798945
- ISBN
- 9780804798945
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 35.62
€ 37.99
€ 35.62
Hardback. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS; KCL; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804798938
- ISBN
- 9780804798938
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 147.96
€ 147.96
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.45
€ 32.99
€ 31.45
Paperback. Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; JFD; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 148. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Transcript Verlag Germany
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783837635744
- ISBN
- 9783837635744
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 131.83€ 98.94
€ 131.83
€ 98.94
Hardback. Refusing to eradicate the death penalty, the U.S. has attempted to reform and rationalize capital punishment through federal constitutional law. While execution chambers remain active in several states, Carol Steiker and Jordan Steiker argue that the fate of the American death penalty is likely to be sealed by this failed judicial experiment. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 line illustration. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFMC; LAZ; LNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 244 x 33. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674737426
- ISBN
- 9780674737426
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.35
€ 33.99
€ 28.35
Paperback. Demonstrates how parental and sexual identities are formed and interpreted in law, and how gay and lesbian parents can harness indeterminacy to transform family law Num Pages: 278 pages, 3 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSK; LNMK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780814776988
- ISBN
- 9780814776988
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.30
€ 32.99
€ 31.30