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Legal history
Hardcover. Ancient Mesopotamia, the fertile crescent between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in what is now western Iraq and eastern Syria, is considered to be the cradle of civilization - home of the Babylonian and Assyrian empires, as well as the great Code of Hammurabi. This book focuses on the legal systems of Old Babylonian Mesopotamia. Translator(s): Todd, Jane Marie. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAB; 1QDAM; HBJF1; HBLA; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226101583
- ISBN
- 9780226101583
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.23€ 53.73
€ 63.23
€ 53.73
Paperback. A riveting account of a miscarriage of justice and the hazards of mass hysteria against immigrants and alleged terrorists. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 black & white photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: HBJ; JPFB; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 2, Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299309145
- ISBN
- 9780299309145
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.26
€ 23.99
€ 21.26
Paperback. In Working Toward Equity, Dustin Galer argues that paid work significantly shaped the experience of disability during the late twentieth century. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; JF; JKS; JPQB; LAZ; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781487521301
- ISBN
- 9781487521301
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.50
€ 38.99
€ 35.50
paperback. This book details the history of the origins and development of free legal aid for the poor in the United States. Series: Studies in Legal History. Num Pages: 238 pages, 7 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; LAZ; LNAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781107446410
- ISBN
- 9781107446410
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 32.62
€ 35.99
€ 32.62
Hardcover. The 'whores' and 'highwaymen' of the title are just some of the dubious characters met within this absorbing work, including thief-takers, trading justices, an upstart legal profession whose lower orders developed various ways to line their own pockets and magistrates and clerks who often preferred dealing with those cases which attracted fees. Num Pages: 672 pages, 8 page section. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBLL; JKV; LAZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 166 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1176.
- Publisher
- Waterside Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 672
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904380757
- ISBN
- 9781904380757
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.55€ 62.30
€ 63.55
€ 62.30
Paperback. Argues that the recent history of American criminal justice can be divided into two eras - the age of Roosevelt (roughly 1933 to 1973) and the age of Reagan (1974 to 2008). In this book, the author states that the time for moving beyond Reagan-era crime policies is long overdue. Num Pages: 328 pages, 19 line illus. 4 tables. 1 map. BIC Classification: JKV; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691156156
- ISBN
- 9780691156156
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 24.34
€ 32.99
€ 24.34
Hardcover. Reveals how, time and again, the judicial system of nineteenth-century Arizona denied Apaches justice. Through case studies of different murder trials, this title probes the federal and state governments treatment of Americas indigenous populations and the cultural clashes that left justice the greatest casualty. Num Pages: 223 pages, 8 b/w photos, 5 maps, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBWZ; 3JH; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Texas Tech University Press
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896725546
- ISBN
- 9780896725546
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.51
€ 29.99
€ 26.51
Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; JFSL4; LAQ; LAZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Arizona Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816527519
- ISBN
- 9780816527519
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.02
€ 33.02
Paperback. This intoxicating look at the history of drug regulation in Canada reveals how a variety of social and political forces converged at the turn of the twentieth century to transform both public attitudes toward, and access to, narcotics. Num Pages: 640 pages, 10 tables. BIC Classification: HBTB; LAZ; MBQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 640
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774829205
- ISBN
- 9780774829205
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 39.81
€ 44.99
€ 39.81
Hardcover. Offers persuasive research to show that the almost universally accepted narrative of market failure - broadly similar across financial crises - is formulated by political actors hoping to deflect blame from prior policy errors. It shows that lax regulation was not a substantial cause of the financial problems of the Great Depression. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 halftone, 7 line drawings, 22 tables. BIC Classification: LAZ; LND; LNPD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226236513
- ISBN
- 9780226236513
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.96€ 76.88
€ 91.96
€ 76.88
Hardback. Editor(s): Ross, Frances Mitchell. Num Pages: 400 pages, 37 Images. BIC Classification: HBJK; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Arkansas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557286949
- ISBN
- 9781557286949
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.29
€ 66.29
Paperback. Editor(s): Cockburn, J. S.; Green, Thomas A. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 434 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; LAZ; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 434
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691609119
- ISBN
- 9780691609119
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 85.27
€ 85.27
Hardback. Editor(s): Cockburn, J. S.; Green, Thomas A. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 434 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; LAZ; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 971.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 434
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691637440
- ISBN
- 9780691637440
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 206.91
€ 206.91
Paperback. Represents the genre of legal case narratives - most involving homicide - from late imperial China. This book includes testimony from the accused and from witnesses, family members, and neighbors, as well as summaries and opinions from local magistrates, their coroners, and other officials higher up the chain of judicial review. Series: Asian Law Series. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JF; JKV; LAZ; LNFJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 23. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295989075
- ISBN
- 9780295989075
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.86
€ 46.99
€ 41.86
hardcover. Represents the genre of legal case narratives - most involving homicide - from late imperial China. This book includes testimony from the accused and from witnesses, family members, and neighbors, as well as summaries and opinions from local magistrates, their coroners, and other officials higher up the chain of judicial review. Series: Asian Law Series. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JF; JKV; LAZ; LNFJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780295989068
- ISBN
- 9780295989068
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.66
€ 118.66
Hardcover. Series: Culture, Labor, History. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KNXC; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479851942
- ISBN
- 9781479851942
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.04
€ 69.04
Paperback. Series: Routledge Sourcebooks for the Ancient World. Num Pages: 304 pages, 4 black & white halftones, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; LAZ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415618090
- ISBN
- 9780415618090
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.20
€ 52.20
Hardback. During his career at Harvard, Morton Horwitz changed the questions legal historians ask. In this book, Horwitz's students re-examine legal history from America's colonial era to the late twentieth century. They ask classic Horwitzian questions, of how legal doctrine, thought, and practice are shaped by the interests of the powerful. Editor(s): Hamilton, Daniel W.; Brophy, Alfred L. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674033467
- ISBN
- 9780674033467
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 41.16
€ 48.99
€ 41.16
Paperback. A little over a century ago, there was no such thing as international justice, and until recently, the idea of permanent international courts and formal war crimes tribunals would have been almost unthinkable. This title tells the story of the long struggle to craft the concept of international justice that we have today. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; JPS; LAZ; LB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780226102368
- ISBN
- 9780226102368
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.20
€ 32.99
€ 26.20
Hardback. Traces the history of Latinos' struggle for adequate housing opportunities, from the nineteenth century to today's anti-immigrant policies and mortgage crisis Series: Citizenship and Migration in the Americas. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KL; JFSL4; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814791257
- ISBN
- 9780814791257
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.67
€ 62.67