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Constitution Of The State Of Texas: Adopted By The Constitutional Convention Begun And Held At The City Of Austin On September 6, 1875 (1891)This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our...
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The Criminal Justice System: Politics and PoliciesLongtime market-leader THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM: POLITICS AND POLICIES, 10/e combines the enduring classics in the development of criminal justice policy with the latest developments from the field--and most recent debates from Congress. Equipping learners with primary sources and the most current, cutting-edge research...
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Jailhouse Lawyers: Prisoners Defending Prisoners V. the USA"Expert and well-reasoned commentary on the justice system . . . His writings are dangerous."--The Village VoiceIn Jailhouse Lawyers, award-winning journalist and death-row inmate Mumia Abu-Jamal presents the stories and reflections of fellow prisoners-turned-advocates who have learned to use the court system to represent...
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The Natural Law: A Study in Legal and Social History and PhilosophyOriginally published in German in 1936, The Natural Law is the first work to clarify the differences between traditional natural law as represented in the writings of Cicero, Aquinas, and Hooker and the revolutionary doctrines of natural rights espoused by Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau....
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The Qur'an: A Translation for the 21st CenturyThe Qur'an is God's word. It was revealed to Prophet Muhammad through the Angel Gabriel 1,400 years ago and has been preserved in its original form ever since, guiding humankind to the Islamic creed and legislation, informing them of the stories of earlier prophets...
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White by Law 10th Anniversary Edition: The Legal Construction of RaceWhite by Law was published in 1996 to immense critical acclaim, and established Ian Haney López as one of the most exciting and talented young minds in the legal academy. The first book to fully explore the social and specifically legal construction of race,...
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Undocumented: How Immigration Became IllegalA longtime immigration activist explores what it means to be an undocumented American--revealing the ever-shifting nature of status in the U.S.--in this "impassioned and well-reported case for change (New York Times) In this illuminating work, immigrant rights activist Aviva Chomsky shows how "illegality" and...
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Uneven Ground: American Indian Sovereignty and Federal LawIn the early 1970s, the federal government began recognizing self-determination for American Indian nations. As sovereign entities, Indian nations have been able to establish policies concerning health care, education, religious freedom, law enforcement, gaming, and taxation. Yet these gains have not gone unchallenged. Starting...
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The Day Freedom Died: The Colfax Massacre, the Supreme Court, and the Betrayal of ReconstructionAbsorbing . . . Riveting . . . A legal thriller.--Kevin Boyle, The New York Times Book Review Following the Civil War, Colfax, Louisiana, was a town like many where African Americans and whites mingled uneasily. But on April 13, 1873, a small army...
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Crook County: Racism and Injustice in America's Largest Criminal CourtWinner of the 2017 Eduardo Bonilla-Silva Outstanding Book Award, sponsored by the Society for the Study of Social Problems. Finalist for the C. Wright Mills Book Award, sponsored by the Society for the Study of Social Problems. Winner of the 2017 Oliver Cromwell Cox...
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Oil Capital: The History of American Oil, Wildcatters, Independents and Their BankersOil Capital: The History of American Oil, Wildcatters, Independents and Their BankersThe history of oilmen and the energy bankers who loan them capital is inextricably bound together. Energy bankers have reacted, adjusted and evolved alongside the same business cycles, regulatory changes and commodity-price gyrations...
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The Return of Martin GuerreThe clever peasant Arnaud du Tilh had almost persuaded the learned judges at the Parlement of Toulouse when, on a summer's day in 1560, a man swaggered into the court on a wooden leg, denounced Arnaud, and reestablished his claim to the identity, property,...
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Guns and Violence: The English ExperienceBehind the passionate debate over gun control and armed crime lurk assumptions about the link between guns and violence. Indeed, the belief that more guns in private hands means higher rates of armed crime underlies most modern gun control legislation. But are these assumptions...
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The Social Life of Forensic EvidenceIn The Social Life of Forensic Evidence, Corinna Kruse provides a major contribution to understanding forensic evidence and its role in the criminal justice system. Arguing that forensic evidence can be understood as a form of knowledge, she reveals that each piece of evidence...
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In Our DefenseNew York Times Bestseller"Exceptionally timely and well-written. . . . Amendment by amendment, the authors find cases that are soul-searching in their ramifications. . . . This is a book that demands attention and consideration." --Denver PostThe Bill of Rights defines and defends the...
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Ultimate Punishment: A Lawyer's Reflections on Dealing with the Death PenaltyA gripping examination of the case for and against capital punishment by a respected criminal lawyer and celebrated novelist. In the words of Harvard Law Professor, Laurence H. Tribe--Ultimate Punishment is the ultimate statement about the death penalty: to read it is to understand...
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American Legal HistoryLaw has played a central role in American history. From colonial times to the present, law has not just reflected the changing society in which legal decisions have been made-it has played a powerful role in shaping that society, though not always in positive...
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Democracy and the Us ConstitutionEmbracing an argument-based model for teaching history, the Debating American History series encourages students to participate in a contested, evidence-based discourse about the human past. Each book poses a question that historians debate--How democratic was the U.S. Constitution? or Why did civil war erupt...
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Proving Pregnancy: Gender, Law, and Medical Knowledge in Nineteenth-Century AmericaExamining infanticide cases in the United States from the late eighteenth to the late nineteenth centuries, Proving Pregnancy documents how women--Black and white, enslaved and free--gradually lost control over reproduction to male medical and legal professionals. In the first half of the nineteenth century,...
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Outlaw Tales of the Superstition MountainsArlin "Junior" Troutt's adventures in Central and South America and the time he spent in federal prison represent a rare version of the truth. His dedication to the pursuit of happiness and freedom took him down very dark corridors toward blindingly bright revelations with...
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