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Dying Inside: The HIV/AIDS Ward at Limestone Prison (Law, Meaning, and...
Benjamin Dov Fleury-Steiner
Hardcover. At Limestone Prison, the Alabama State Department of Corrections reserves Dorm 16 exclusively for inmates infected with HIV. This book takes readers for a visit to the Limestone infirmary where patients lie chained to beds while insects and rodents run freely through filthy, drafty rooms. Series: Law, Meaning & Violence. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFH2; JKVP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472114290
- ISBN
- 9780472114290
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.52
€ 60.52
Hardcover. States that Barack Obama's inauguration was a defining moment in the political destiny of this country, based largely on demographic shifts. This book tells about contemporary politics, Ronald Reagan, Barack Obama, and about the changes happening in America, the ones that we live day in and day out as part of our personal lives. Series: Contemporary Political and Social Issues. Num Pages: 320 pages, 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Michigan Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472114504
- ISBN
- 9780472114504
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.38
€ 91.38
Paperback. Series: Conversations in Medicine and Society. Num Pages: 224 pages, 11fig.21tabs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472114573
- ISBN
- 9780472114573
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.41
€ 43.41
Hardcover. illustrates the arc of McWilliams's life and career, from his early writing through his law, business, and political careers in the 30s, 40s, and 50s, to his two decades as editor of the Nation. This book makes the case for McWilliams's place in the Olympian realm of our most influential and prescient political writers. Num Pages: 384 pages, 34 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBJK; HBLW; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472115242
- ISBN
- 9780472115242
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.81
€ 63.81
Category 5: The Story of Camille, Lessons Unlearned from America's Mos...
Judith A. Howard Ernest Zebrowski
Hardcover. Late in the day of August 17, 1969, Hurricane Camille slammed into the Mississippi coast near Biloxi with a force of near-biblical proportions. This is the story of Camille, the violent hurricane, and of the lessons that remain to be learned about human failing in the face of nature's fury. Num Pages: 344 pages, 24 photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; 1KBBSM; HBT; JFFC; RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472115259
- ISBN
- 9780472115259
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.63
€ 63.63
Hardcover. Paints a picture of the relationship between ideas and reality, between the law and the men and women who must interpret it and create it. The author provides a glimpse into a Court in which titanic egos often clash. Pulling aside the veil of tradition and propriety, he reveals the personalities that shaped one of the greatest Courts of our time. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; 3JJPG; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472115365
- ISBN
- 9780472115365
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.75
€ 62.75
Hardcover. Takes the reader story by story from frontier history and shows how land shaped the American political landscape. This work shows how our evolving traditions of apportioning resources have allowed diminished supplies to create an unequal society. Num Pages: 280 pages, 5 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472115563
- ISBN
- 9780472115563
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.43
€ 57.43
Hardcover. Tells the story of how Americans made sense of their country's constantly fluctuating borders and its annexation of vast new territories. This book looks at a variety of sources, including letters, speeches, newspaper editorials, and schoolbooks, as well as visual and literary works of art. Num Pages: 208 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472115709
- ISBN
- 9780472115709
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.09
€ 102.09
Hardcover. Num Pages: 199 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472115778
- ISBN
- 9780472115778
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.61
€ 51.61
Hardcover. Under James Duderstadt's stewardship, Michigan reaffirmed its reputation as a trailblazer among universities. This work extracts lessons from his experiences at the forefront of change in higher education, offering administrators a primer on academic leadership and gives ideas on how higher education should be steered in the twenty-first century. Num Pages: 424 pages, 11 b&w photographs, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNK; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 34. Weight in Grams: 776.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472115907
- ISBN
- 9780472115907
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.60
€ 66.60
Hardcover. A comprehensive narrative account of the life and presidency of Gerald Ford written by one of his closest advisers Num Pages: 536 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 43. Weight in Grams: 953.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472116041
- ISBN
- 9780472116041
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.01
€ 48.01
Hardcover. Explores the fascinating connections between university health centers and the evolution of American health and medicine. This book examines the relationship between administrative regulation of "student bodies" and broader social-cultural views about young adults and their status in nineteenth- and twentieth-century America. Series: Conversations in Medicine and Society. Num Pages: 256 pages, 13 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNKS; JNMH; JNMN; MBP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472116089
- ISBN
- 9780472116089
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.29
€ 91.29
Hardcover. Presents a range of historical, empirical, and documentary evidence to conclude that the American criminal justice system has its duty to protect the innocent. This book argues that the courts' efforts to protect privacy and autonomy result in thousands of wrongful convictions every year. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNAA; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472116188
- ISBN
- 9780472116188
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.27
€ 63.27
Hardcover. Courtroom proceedings offer the thrill of a sporting event and the drama of a stage production as lawyers match wits, grill witnesses, and introduce eleventh-hour elements that may upend the course of a trial. This title features the nation's best court reporters who discuss the most memorable cases over the years. Editor(s): Johnson, Timothy R.; Goldman, Jerry. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LAZ; LNAA; VSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472116362
- ISBN
- 9780472116362
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.09
€ 102.09
Hardcover. Offers an account of renowned civil-rights lawyer David Kairys' personal quest for achieving social justice during the turbulent 1960s and 70s. This title brings us into Kairys' law career and the struggles of the 60s as his professional and private life navigated the turmoil and promise of the civil rights and antiwar movements. Num Pages: 448 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; 3JJPK; BM; JPVH1; LAT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472116386
- ISBN
- 9780472116386
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.16
€ 115.16
Hardcover. Explores the changes among American Jews in their self-understanding during the last half of the twentieth century. This book features such contested themes in American Jewish life as the Holocaust and World War II, religious pluralism and authenticity, intermarriage and Jewish continuity. Num Pages: 344 pages, 11 b&w photographs, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472116485
- ISBN
- 9780472116485
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.63
€ 125.63
Hardcover. Offers a look at Arthur Miller's political sensibilities as evidenced in his dramatic works and other writings. This book provides insights on such topics as Miller's mistrust of authority and social power, his theatrical response to the Holocaust, and his treatment of women. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472116508
- ISBN
- 9780472116508
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.32
€ 86.32
Hardcover. The basis of Arnold's high reputation as literary critic Num Pages: 596 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 127 x 204 x 41. Weight in Grams: 885.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1962
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472116539
- ISBN
- 9780472116539
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.59
€ 115.59
Hardcover. Studies the development of New Orleans jazz and its effect on jazz history. This title provides the story of how New Orleans jazz came to be recognizable as a discrete style and how that recognition affected the writing of American jazz history. It traces the conceptualization of jazz history derived from "Jazzmen" to its refuge in New Orleans. Series: Jazz Perspectives. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; AVGJ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472116751
- ISBN
- 9780472116751
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.99
€ 108.99
Hardcover. Because of its strategic alliance with the Spanish invaders in Cortez's conquest in the early 16th century, Tlaxcala has played a significant role in Mexican history. This book examines the distinct Tlaxcalan identity that has evolved over the last five centuries and the way that performance has been inextricably linked to its creation. Series: Theater: Theory/Text/Performance. Num Pages: 280 pages, 11 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; AN; HBJK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472116799
- ISBN
- 9780472116799
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.12
€ 97.12