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Legal history
Paperback. Reassessing the relationship between English literature and law from More to Shakespeare and Webster, the author shows that where literary texts attend to jurisdiction, they dramatize how boundaries and limits are the very precondition of law's power. Num Pages: 424 pages, 21 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JB; DSBD; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226061542
- ISBN
- 9780226061542
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.55
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Paperback. Traces the history of legal practice from its genesis in ancient Rome to its rebirth in the early Middle Ages and eventual resurgence in the courts of the medieval church. This title demonstrates that many features that characterize legal advocacy were already in place by 1250. Num Pages: 560 pages, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 816.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226077604
- ISBN
- 9780226077604
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Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 39.93
€ 45.99
€ 39.93
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.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226236513
- ISBN
- 9780226236513
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Condition: New
€ 91.98€ 75.68
€ 91.98
€ 75.68
Paperback. Traces the legal meaning and cultural implications of prominent American trials across the history of the nation. This book shows how courtrooms are forced to cope with unresolved communal anxieties and how they sometimes make legal decisions that change the way Americans think about themselves. Num Pages: 414 pages, 21 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; LAZ; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 168 x 25. Weight in Grams: 556.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 414
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226243269
- ISBN
- 9780226243269
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 20.41
€ 24.99
€ 20.41
Paperback. Presents a reappraisal of the causes and consequences of a movement that ultimately transformed the nature of social insurance and the American workplace. This book argues that workers' compensation, rather than being an early progressive victory, succeeded because all relevant parties - labor, lawyers, and legislators - benefited from the ruling. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research - Long Term Factors in Economic Development. Num Pages: 324 pages, 27 tables. BIC Classification: HBT; LAZ; LNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 518.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226249841
- ISBN
- 9780226249841
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 30.35
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€ 30.35
Hardcover. Since at least the time of Tocqueville, observers have noted that Americans draw on the language of rights when expressing dissatisfaction with political and social conditions. Drawing on a remarkable cache of Depression-era complaint letters written by ordinary Americans to the Justice Department, the author challenges these common claims. Series: Chicago Series in Law and Society. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: JPVH1; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 522.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226494036
- ISBN
- 9780226494036
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Condition: New
€ 96.57€ 79.32
€ 96.57
€ 79.32
Paperback. Since at least the time of Tocqueville, observers have noted that Americans draw on the language of rights when expressing dissatisfaction with political and social conditions. Drawing on a remarkable cache of Depression-era complaint letters written by ordinary Americans to the Justice Department, the author challenges these common claims. Series: Chicago Series in Law and Society. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: JPVH1; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226494043
- ISBN
- 9780226494043
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.96
€ 36.99
€ 28.96
Paperback. Until the nineteenth century, the Russian legal system was subject to an administrative hierarchy headed by the tsar, and the courts were expected to enforce, not interpret the law. This title traces the first professional class of legal experts who emerged during the reign of Nicholas I (1826-56). Num Pages: 358 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; LAZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 526.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 358
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226907758
- ISBN
- 9780226907758
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.21
€ 41.99
€ 32.21
Paperback. Even as unemployment rates soared during the Great Depression, FDR's relief and social security programs faced attacks in Congress and the courts on the legitimacy of federal aid to the growing population of poor. This book recovers this crucial aspect of American history, tracing the roots of the modern American welfare state. Num Pages: 352 pages, 23 halftones, 1 line drawing, 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JPQB; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226923499
- ISBN
- 9780226923499
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.04
€ 35.99
€ 28.04
Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; LAZ; LB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- revised edition
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231146470
- ISBN
- 9780231146470
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.10
€ 38.99
€ 28.10
Paperback. How school-aged girls used the legal system to gain access to contact sports Series: Sport and Society. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSJ1; JHBS; LAZ; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 165 x 16. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252075841
- ISBN
- 9780252075841
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.52
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€ 28.52
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
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.29
€ 46.99
€ 41.29
Hardback. Argues that the United States Constitution does not protect a fundamental right to parent. Based on a rigorous reconsideration of the historical record, the author challenges the notion, held by academics and the general public alike, that parental rights have a long-standing legal pedigree. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LAZ; LND; LNMK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 658.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300191899
- ISBN
- 9780300191899
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Condition: New
€ 60.93€ 47.20
€ 60.93
€ 47.20
Hardcover. America is run by dead people-leaders from past generations who enacted programmes that churn ahead regardless of waste, irrelevance or new priorities. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JP; LAZ; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 217 x 24. Weight in Grams: 426.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393082821
- ISBN
- 9780393082821
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.14
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€ 22.14
Paperback. A story of fits and starts that provides a chronicle of the history of wine in the United States told through the lens of the law. It explains how laws shape the wine industry in such areas as pricing and taxation, licensing, appellations, health claims and warnings, labeling, and domestic and international commerce. Num Pages: 320 pages, 26 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCV; KNDF; LAZ; WBXD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520268005
- ISBN
- 9780520268005
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.27
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Hardback. Ranging from the founding era to Reconstruction, this book explores the legal and constitutional foundations of American nationhood through the little-known stories of five patriots and critics. It also shows how law and constitutionalism have powerfully shaped and been shaped by the experience of nationhood at key moments in American history. Num Pages: 392 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 163 x 35. Weight in Grams: 608.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674023604
- ISBN
- 9780674023604
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 38.48
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Paperback. Debt was an inescapable fact of life in early America. At the beginning of the 18th century, its sinfulness was preached by ministers. By 1800, imprisonment for debt was under attack, and insolvency was seen merely as an economic setback. This work focuses on this crucial transformation in early American society. Num Pages: 358 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBTB; KCZ; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 227 x 144 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 358
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674032415
- ISBN
- 9780674032415
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.64
€ 33.99
€ 28.64
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
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Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 40.32
€ 48.99
€ 40.32
Paperback. The danger of deportation hangs over the head of every non-citizen in the United States. This title presents the history of communal self-idealization and self-protection. It shows that deportation has long been a legal tool to control immigrants' lives and is used with increasing crudeness in a globalized but xenophobic world. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LAZ; LNDA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674046221
- ISBN
- 9780674046221
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.74
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€ 28.74
Paperback. In the 1960s and 1970s, analogies between sex discrimination and racial injustice became potent weapons in the battle for women s rights, as feminists borrowed rhetoric and legal arguments from the civil rights movement. Serena Mayeri s "Reasoning from Race" is the first history of this key strategy and its consequences for American law. Num Pages: 382 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK; LAQG; LAZ; LNDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674284302
- ISBN
- 9780674284302
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.63
€ 34.99
€ 29.63