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An Unruly Child: A History of Law in Australia

An Unruly Child: A History of Law in Australia


Bruce Kercher



About the Author Bruce Kercher is Emeritus Professor of Law at Macquarie University and has published widely in the histo...
Introduction to South Pacific Law

Introduction to South Pacific Law


Care



About the Author Jennifer Corrin Care, is a Senior Lecturer in Law, at the University of Queensland. Tess Newton was form...
The Path of the Law (Little Books of Wisdom)

The Path of the Law (Little Books of Wisdom)


Oliver Holmes, Oliver Wendell Holmes



The Path of the Law (Little Books of Wisdom)...
Frontier Justice

Frontier Justice


Ged Baldwin



Frontier Justice...
Logic and Experience: The Origin of Modern American Legal Education

Logic and Experience: The Origin of Modern American Legal Education


William P. Lapiana



Review "Through extensive research in archival and manuscript collections, legal periodicals, and the reports of professi...
The Chinese Legal System: Globalization and Local Legal Culture (Routlege Studies in China in Transition)

The Chinese Legal System: Globalization and Local Legal Culture (Routlege Studies in China in Transition)


Pitman B. Potter



Review 'Will help the reader keep a cool head in the face of the political and legal changes China may undergo, ... and t...
Enforcing Fire Safety in the Catering Industry

Enforcing Fire Safety in the Catering Industry


Guido Suurmond



Enforcing Fire Safety in the Catering Industry...
The First Amendment and Civil Liability:

The First Amendment and Civil Liability:


Robert M. O'Neil



About the Author Robert M. O'Neil, Director of the Thomas Jefferson Center for The Protection of Free Speech at the Univers...
Legal History in the Making: Proceedings of the Ninth British Legal History Conference

Legal History in the Making: Proceedings of the Ninth British Legal History Conference


William M. Gordon



About the Author > ...
Historic U.S. Court Cases: An Encyclopedia (American Law and Society), Second Edition

Historic U.S. Court Cases: An Encyclopedia (American Law and Society), Second Edition


John W. Johnson



From Library Journal Johnson (history, Univ. of Northern Iowa), who has written several books on the history of U.S. law...
Bloodtaking and Peacemaking: Feud, Law, and Society in Saga Iceland

Bloodtaking and Peacemaking: Feud, Law, and Society in Saga Iceland


William Ian Miller



Bloodtaking and Peacemaking: Feud, Law, and Society in Saga Iceland...
The Law (Theory & Practice in British Politics)

The Law (Theory & Practice in British Politics)


Jeremy Waldron



Review `Both as a technique for selling theory to students, and as a way of introducing lay readers to controversies over...
Neoliberalism and Institutional Reform in East Asia: A Comparative Study

Neoliberalism and Institutional Reform in East Asia: A Comparative Study




About the Author MEREDITH JUNG-EN WOO is Professor of Political Science, Michigan University, USA. Her works include Race...
The Crisis of the Indian Legal System. Alternatives in Development: Law

The Crisis of the Indian Legal System. Alternatives in Development: Law


Upendra Baxi



The Crisis of the Indian Legal System. Alternatives in Development: Law...
Law and Society in Byzantium: Ninth-Twelfth Centuries (Dumbarton Oaks Other Titles in Byzantine Studies)

Law and Society in Byzantium: Ninth-Twelfth Centuries (Dumbarton Oaks Other Titles in Byzantine Studies)


Angeliki E. Laiou, Dieter Simon



About the Author Angeliki E. Laiou was Dumbarton Oaks Professor of Byzantine History at Harvard University. Dieter Simon ...
Illegal Residence and Public Safety in the Netherlands

Illegal Residence and Public Safety in the Netherlands


Arjen Leerkes



About the Author Arjen Leerkes is Assistant Professor in Sociology at Erasmus University Rotterdam and Researcher at the ...
Immigrant associations, integration and identity: Angolan, Brazilian and Eastern European communities in Portugal

Immigrant associations, integration and identity: Angolan, Brazilian and Eastern European communities in Portugal


João Sardinha



About the Author João Sardinha is a post-doctoral researcher at the Centre for Social Studies (CES) at the Universit...
Comparative Secularisms in a Global Age

Comparative Secularisms in a Global Age


Elizabeth Shakman Hurd, Linell E. Cady



Review “As the study of secularism continues to expand, this volume crucially extends our knowledge of secularism as...
Islam and Muslims: A Guide to Diverse Experience in a Modern World

Islam and Muslims: A Guide to Diverse Experience in a Modern World


Mark Sedgwick



Review "...a user-friendly book that is beneficial to a popular audience....It is particularly useful for non-Muslims who...
Sukarno and the Indonesian coup: the untold story

Sukarno and the Indonesian coup: the untold story




Review "The coup referred to by Hunter (a political analyst at the Central Intelligence Agency for 23 years) in the title o...
Small States and EU Governance: Leadership Through the Council Presidency (St. Antony's)

Small States and EU Governance: Leadership Through the Council Presidency (St. Antony's)


Simone Bunse



Review "[O]ne of the best books written on European Union presidency... Summing Up: Highly recommended." --CHOICE A...
Land, ecology and resistance in Kenya, 1880-1952

Land, ecology and resistance in Kenya, 1880-1952


A. Fiona D. Mackenzie, Fiona Mackenzie



Land, ecology and resistance in Kenya, 1880-1952...
Terrorism, Elections, and Democracy: Political Campaigns in the United States, Great Britain, and Russia

Terrorism, Elections, and Democracy: Political Campaigns in the United States, Great Britain, and Russia


Lynda Lee Kaid, Mike Berry, Sarah Oates



About the Author Sarah Oates is Professor of Political Communication at the University of Glasgow. She has written and publ...
Peace by Design: Managing Intrastate Conflict through Decentralization

Peace by Design: Managing Intrastate Conflict through Decentralization


Dawn Brancati



Review "This work represents a superb achievement. Well-written and admirably argued, Peace by Design will probably becom...
Religion in the New Europe (Conditions of European Solidarity Volume II)

Religion in the New Europe (Conditions of European Solidarity Volume II)


Krzysztof Michalski



About the Author Krzysztof Michalski is Rector of the Institute for Human Sciences in Vienna, Austria. He is Professor of...
Church and State in 21st Century Britain: The Future of Church Establishment

Church and State in 21st Century Britain: The Future of Church Establishment


Robert Morris



Review '...an excellent guide.' - Theo Hobson, The Tablet 'This is a cautious and careful academic exploration of th...
The Long Search For a Third Way: The British Labour Party and the Italian Left Since 1945

The Long Search For a Third Way: The British Labour Party and the Italian Left Since 1945


Ilaria Favretto



Review '...Favretto's book poses significant questions and provides a wealth of material that contributes to establishing...
Reforming Africa's Institutions: Ownership, Incentives, and Capabilities

Reforming Africa's Institutions: Ownership, Incentives, and Capabilities




Reforming Africa's Institutions: Ownership, Incentives, and Capabilities...
The African Inheritance

The African Inheritance


Ieuan Griffiths



Review ...shifts attention to postindepenence Africa, with chapters focusing respectively on boundary problems, landlocke...
The European Union

The European Union


Duncan Watts



Review This up-to-date guide brings clarity and intelligibility not only to students but also potentially to professional...
The Role of Nongovernmental Organizations in Long-Term Human Recovery After Disaster: Reflections From Louisiana Four Years After Hurricane Katrina

The Role of Nongovernmental Organizations in Long-Term Human Recovery After Disaster: Reflections From Louisiana Four Years After Hurricane Katrina


Anita Chandra, Joie Acosta



The Role of Nongovernmental Organizations in Long-Term Human Recovery After Disaster: Reflections From Louisiana Four Years After Hurricane Katrina...
From Slaving To Neoslavery: The Bight Of Biafra And Fernando Po In The Era Of Abolition, 1827-1930

From Slaving To Neoslavery: The Bight Of Biafra And Fernando Po In The Era Of Abolition, 1827-1930


Ibrahim K. Sundiata



About the Author Ibrahim K. Sundiata is professor and chair of the African and Afro-American Studies Department at Brand...
Writing the Nation: A Global Perspective

Writing the Nation: A Global Perspective


Stefan Berger



Review 'This is a fine work for introducing new historians to historiography and its nuances and complexities...Writing t...
The African Stakes of the Congo War

The African Stakes of the Congo War


John F. Clark



Review Named by Gail M. Gerhart in Foreign Affairs as one of the best books on Africa published in 2002!"...highly recomm...
The Occupation of Justice: The Supreme Court of Israel and the Occupied Territories (S U N Y Series in Israeli Studies)

The Occupation of Justice: The Supreme Court of Israel and the Occupied Territories (S U N Y Series in Israeli Studies)


David Kretzmer



From the Back Cover The Occupation of Justice presents the first comprehensive discussion of the Supreme Court of Israel'...
Democracy, Human Rights and Law in Islamic Thought (Comtemporary Arab Sclarship in the Social Sciences)

Democracy, Human Rights and Law in Islamic Thought (Comtemporary Arab Sclarship in the Social Sciences)




About the Author Mohammed Abed al-Jabri (1936-2010) was Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Rabat. As one...
Reconfiguring Modernity: Concepts of Nature in Japanese Political Ideology

Reconfiguring Modernity: Concepts of Nature in Japanese Political Ideology


Julia Adeney Thomas



From the Inside Flap "Reconfiguring Nature is a stimulating, original, and timely contribution to contemporary attempts t...
European Law in the Past and the Future: Unity and Diversity over Two Millennia

European Law in the Past and the Future: Unity and Diversity over Two Millennia


R. C. Caenegem



Review "...Van Caenegem provides a detailed account of how the German past was extolled in Nazi Germany." Italian Journ...
Nordic Statistical Yearbook 2010

Nordic Statistical Yearbook 2010


Nordic Council Of Ministers



Nordic Statistical Yearbook 2010...
European Union: Power and Policy-Making (European Public Policy)

European Union: Power and Policy-Making (European Public Policy)


J. Richardson



Review Written in a lively, even witty style, this book takes a fresh look on ostensibly well-known yet suprisingly mutat...
The Long March: The Political Strategy of Sinn Fein, 1981-2007

The Long March: The Political Strategy of Sinn Fein, 1981-2007


Martyn Frampton



Review '...it will still be consulted when many well-known books on Irish republicanism are long forgotten.' - Ruth Dudle...
Repression and Accommodation in Post-Revolutionary States

Repression and Accommodation in Post-Revolutionary States


Matthew Krain



Review "This book is an interesting and informative addition...the strength of the book is its attention to method and me...
What to Solve?: Problems and Suggestions for Young Mathematicians

What to Solve?: Problems and Suggestions for Young Mathematicians


Judita Cofman



What to Solve?: Problems and Suggestions for Young Mathematicians...
Considering the Creation of a Domestic Intelligence Agency in the United States, 2009: Lessons from the Experiences of Australia, Canada, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom

Considering the Creation of a Domestic Intelligence Agency in the United States, 2009: Lessons from the Experiences of Australia, Canada, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom


Brian Jackson



From the Inside Flap With terrorism still prominent on the U.S. agenda, does the country need a dedicated domestic intell...
South Africa And The Logic Of Regional Cooperation

South Africa And The Logic Of Regional Cooperation


James J. Hentz



Review "This book is a well—researched, in—depth study of the conditions through which the post—aparth...
African Politics in Comparative Perspective

African Politics in Comparative Perspective


Goran Hyden



Review “"A most useful book that could be assigned for both graduate and undergraduate courses on African politics. ...
Politics and Society in the Developing World

Politics and Society in the Developing World


Mehran Kamrava



Review From reviews of the first edition: 'I welcome this multidisciplinary approach to the study of the Third World whic...
The Anatomy of Historical Knowledge

The Anatomy of Historical Knowledge


Maurice Mandelbaum



The Anatomy of Historical Knowledge...