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Paperback. First paperback edition of the celebrated insider study of William Brennan (1906-1997), widely considered the Supreme Court's most influential twentieth-century justice, as well as its greatest liberal and preeminent strategist. The Washington Post called this "Perhaps the best judicial biography ever written." Num Pages: 688 pages, black & white halftones, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; LAT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 41. Weight in Grams: 953.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700619122
ISBN
9780700619122
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.19

Hardback. This timely, evocative book showcases Bertha Wilson's contributions to the Canadian legal landscape and explores the issues that this controversial personality grappled with in her life and career. Editor(s): Brooks, Kim. Series: Law and Society. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; LAT; LNAA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 6147 x 4039. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774817325
ISBN
9780774817325
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.13

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.05

Paperback. Num Pages: 332 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JPHC; LA; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
332
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226894966
ISBN
9780226894966
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 40.12

paperback. Editor(s): Hayward, Clarissa Rile; Swanstrom, Todd. Series: Globalization & Community Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 3 b&w illustrations, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSG; JPQB; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816676132
ISBN
9780816676132
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 294 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCBM; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Bloomberg Press United States
Number of pages
294
Condition
New
SKU
V9781576602195
ISBN
9781576602195
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.74

Paperback. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HRCC99; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 171 x 15. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Progressive Press United States
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9781615777242
ISBN
9781615777242
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.76

Paperback. If American journalism were a religion, as it has been called, then its supreme deity would be "objectivity." This book draws on high profile cases, showing the degree to which journalism and its evolving commitment to objectivity altered - and in some cases limited - the public's understanding of events and issues. Num Pages: 200 pages, 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780814756140
ISBN
9780814756140
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.29

Paperback. Grounding the author's claims about modern law in rhetorical analyses of US law and legal texts and locating those claims within the tradition of Nietzsche, Heidegger, and Foucault, this book asks what we are to make of silences in modern law and justice. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691133775
ISBN
9780691133775
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.07

Paperback. Uncovering the history of gender and sexual nonconformity in rural America during the first half of the twentieth century Series: Sexuality Studies Series. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439909980
ISBN
9781439909980
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.06

Hardcover. Novelist Todd Babiak commemorates Edmonton Public Library's centenary with a bustling narrative and rich history. Num Pages: 360 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBCL; 3JJ; 3JM; GLMB; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 166 x 30. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Alberta Press Canada
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888647290
ISBN
9780888647290
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 36.03

Paperback. The 2000 election showed that the mechanies of voting, such as ballot design, can make a critical difference in the accuracy and fairness of our elections. But as Dennis F. Thompson persuasively shows, more fundamental issues must be addressed to ensure that our electoral system is fair. Num Pages: 262 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
2nd ed.
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226797649
ISBN
9780226797649
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.41

Paperback. The ability to obtain health care is fundamental to the security, stability, and well-being of poor families. Drawing upon statistical data and interviews with over five hundred families in Oregon, this work assesses the ways in which welfare reform affects the well-being of adults and children who leave the program for work. Series: Critical Issues in Health and Medicine Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, 3 figures, 19 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKS; MBP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813540917
ISBN
9780813540917
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.12

Paperback. Looking at the state of the American economy, this book finds that economic growth has become "delinked" from job creation, and that unemployment and underemployment are a permanent condition of the economy. It traces the historical roots of this state of affairs, and sees a continuum of econcomic austerity that creates a boom for the rich. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBL; JPA; KCFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5334 x 3556 x 13. Weight in Grams: 209.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781592131389
ISBN
9781592131389
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.80

Paperback. Fleury-Steiner draws on the experiences of white and black jurors in capital punishment trials to discuss the effect of race on the sentencing process in America. He shows how jurors rely on narratives that deny defendants their individuality and complexity, while reinforcing the jurors' own moral superiority. Series: Law, Meaning & Violence. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKVP; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 349.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472068609
ISBN
9780472068609
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.74

Paperback. Editor(s): Lymont, Harvey B. Num Pages: 107 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LA; LN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 8. Weight in Grams: 206.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
107
Condition
New
SKU
V9781617612824
ISBN
9781617612824
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.11
€ 43.78

Hardback. Editor(s): Stewart, Audrey E.; Washington, Dereck A. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
140
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781620814291
ISBN
9781620814291
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 187.54
€ 125.79

Hardback. Editor(s): Hanna, Monica; Harford Vargas, Jennifer; Saldivar, Jose David. Num Pages: 445 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DS; HBTB; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
445
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822360247
ISBN
9780822360247
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 214.70

Paperback. Editor(s): Hanna, Monica; Harford Vargas, Jennifer; Saldivar, Jose David. Num Pages: 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DS; HBTB; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 25. Weight in Grams: 646.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822360339
ISBN
9780822360339
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.10

Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA; JFCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613730553
ISBN
9781613730553
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.30

Paperback. Four travellers meet in Bolivia and set off into the Amazon rainforest on an expedition to explore places tourists only dream of seeing. But what begins as the adventure of a lifetime quickly becomes a struggle for survival when they get lost in the wilds of the jungle. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSL; BTP; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Octopus Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
CL 86
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849538824
ISBN
9781849538824
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.21

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714531038
ISBN
9780714531038
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.03

Paperback. Num Pages: 544 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLC; BT; HBJK; HBLA; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 32. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062407405
ISBN
9780062407405
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.38

Paperback. In the 1940s chemists discovered that barbasco, a wild yam indigenous to Mexico, could be used to mass produce synthetic steroid hormones. This book features the story of how rural yam pickers, international pharmaceutical companies, and the Mexican state collaborated and collided over the barbasco. Num Pages: 352 pages, 26 illustrations, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; KNDP; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822346050
ISBN
9780822346050
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.53

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691001937
ISBN
9780691001937
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.85

Hardcover. Lhamon's reading shows us how these plays built a public blackness and how they engaged a disaffected white audience, who found in Jim Crow's sass and wit and madcap dancing an expression of rebellion and resistance against the oppression and confinement suffered by all ordinary people. Num Pages: 478 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; DQ; DSBF; DSG; JFCA; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 167 x 38. Weight in Grams: 900.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
478
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674010628
ISBN
9780674010628
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.39

Paperback. An exploration of the outburst of cultural exuberance that swept African America during the late 1930s. It chronicles the triumphs of black Americans and shows how they shaped American music, sports, and dance of the 1930s and beyond. It also shows how they emboldened ordinary African Americans to push for greater recognition and civil liberties. Num Pages: 264 pages, 24 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; 3JJG; GTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558496637
ISBN
9781558496637
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.07

Hardcover. The renowned architectural photographer shares seven decades' worth of images of the city he loved, celebrated, and made iconic. Num Pages: 240 pages, 200 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; AJB; AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 191. Weight in Grams: 567.
Publisher
Rizzoli International Publications United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847847648
ISBN
9780847847648
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 34.67

Hardback. Julian Hawthorne (1846-1934), Nathaniel Hawthorne's only son, lived a long and influential life marked by bad circumstances and worse choices. Raised among luminaries such as Thoreau, Emerson, and the Beecher family, Julian became a promising novelist in his twenties, but his writing soon devolved into mediocrity. Num Pages: 272 pages, 20 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGL; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 584.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252038341
ISBN
9780252038341
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.21

Hardcover. No one embodies the decadent spirit of throwing a great Southern party more than Julia Reed, the consummate hostess and go-to food and lifestyle expert. Num Pages: 224 pages, 150 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; WBR; WBX; WJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 263 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1238.
Publisher
Rizzoli
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847848287
ISBN
9780847848287
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 44.78

Paperback. Dana Polan considers what made Julia Child s TV show, The French Chef, so popular during its original broadcast and such enduring influences on American cooking, American television, and American culture since then. Series: Spin Offs. Num Pages: 312 pages, 34 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APT; JFDT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822348726
ISBN
9780822348726
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.89

Hardback. This text is a survey of existing judicial retirement laws in all 51 states. It looks at provisions for mandatory retirement on account of age and disability, as well as further judicial service after retirement. The book also suggests how these laws could be improved. Num Pages: 274 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LAM; LNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823219254
ISBN
9780823219254
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.36

paperback. This text is a survey of existing judicial retirement laws in all 51 states. It looks at provisions for mandatory retirement on account of age and disability, as well as further judicial service after retirement. The book also suggests how these laws could be improved. Num Pages: 274 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LAM; LNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 225 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
Edition
2nd Edition
SKU
V9780823219261
ISBN
9780823219261
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.40

Paperback. Investigates judicial reform in Argentina, Mexico, and Peru. This book suggests that while ruling parties can be induced to initiate judicial reforms by introducing constitutional revisions, they often prove unwilling to implement these constitutional changes by enacting required legislation. Series: Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JJPR; JPA; LN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 263.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268028879
ISBN
9780268028879
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.67

Paperback. .
Publisher
Cengage Learning, Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
7th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781305506527
ISBN
9781305506527
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.00

Paperback. Reveals that long before the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, the US government began making plans for the eventual internment and later incarceration of the Japanese American population. Series: The Scott & Laurie Oki Series in Asian American Studies. Num Pages: 336 pages, map, tables, notes, bibliog., index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295984513
ISBN
9780295984513
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.39

Paperback. Drawing upon his background in law, government and political science, U.S. Second Circuit Chief Judge Robert A. Katzmann contends that Congress's work product - including sources beyond the text - must inform courts' interpretation of statutes. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPH; LNZL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 141 x 13. Weight in Grams: 186.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190263294
ISBN
9780190263294
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 25.32

Hardback. Judging Policy analyzes the causes and consequences of the increasingly prominent role courts are being asked to play in the public policy process in Latin America's largest nation, Brazil. Num Pages: 248 pages, 7 tables, 13 figures. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JPQB; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804758116
ISBN
9780804758116
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.08

paperback. Dissensus is often viewed in the professional world as a starting point for collaboration. When dissensus occurs in a federal court, however, it raises the question of whether this difference of opinion maintains the integrity of the judiciary or undermines its legitimacy. This book examines the dynamic that gives rise to such dissensus in courts. Series: Constitutionalism and Democracy. Num Pages: 168 pages, 1 figure & 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LA; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780813926971
ISBN
9780813926971
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.17

Paperback. While millions of Americans fought the Nazis, liberty was under attack at home with the persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses who were intimidated and even imprisoned for refusing to salute the flag or serve in the armed forces. This study explores their defence of their First Amendment rights. Num Pages: 352 pages, 24 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBTB; HBWQ; HRCC99; JFSR; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700611829
ISBN
9780700611829
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.25