Law & society books

It is perhaps worth explaining why there is a special importance in the present development of the theory of the...  Read More >>

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This book considers a burgeoning social phenomenon, compensated dating in Hong Kong, that facilitates direct commercial...  Read More >>

In Guilty Pleasures, legal scholar Laura Little provides a multi-faceted account of American law and humor, looking...  Read More >>

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Presents a collection of resources dedicated to identifying sexual orientation as a protected legal class using...  Read More >>

In this two-volume set, Larry D. Barnett delves into the macrosociological sources of law concerned with society-important...  Read More >>

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This book takes a critical approach to examining British and Italian occupational health and safety enforcement...  Read More >>

This collection considers human rights and incarceration in relation to the liberal-democratic states of Australia,...  Read More >>

Globalization has increased the number of individuals in criminal proceedings who are unable to understand the language...  Read More >>

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This book explores and challenges common assumptions about gender, conflict, and post-conflict situations. It critically...  Read More >>

This new edition of Wiesner-Hanks's prize-winning survey has been thoroughly updated with significant changes designed...  Read More >>

Acknowledging that public fear and anger about criminal violence drive the punitive impulse that created the mass...  Read More >>

When we talk about sex—whether great, good, bad, or unlawful—we often turn to consent as both our erotic and moral...  Read More >>

This volume brings together an interdisciplinary group of scholars from the United States, Middle East, and North...  Read More >>

When we talk about sex—whether great, good, bad, or unlawful—we often turn to consent as both our erotic and moral...  Read More >>

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Delivers a collection of resources dedicated to identifying sexual orientation as a protected legal class like race,...  Read More >>

Acknowledging that public fear and anger about criminal violence drive the punitive impulse that created the mass...  Read More >>

This book explores how the construction and contestation of victims in societies emerging from conflict impact processes...  Read More >>