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Book cover for Max M. Edling: A Revolution in Favor of Government

A Revolution in Favor of Government : Origins of the U.S. Constitution and the Making of the American State

Max M. Edling
Hardcover - $75.95

Taking advantage of a newly published letterpress edition of the constitutional debates. A Revolution in Favor of Government recovers a neglected strand of the Federalist argument, making a persuasive case for rethinking the formation of the federal ...

Book cover for Chilperic Edwards: The Hammurabi Code and the World's Earliest Laws

The Hammurabi Code and the World's Earliest Laws

Chilperic Edwards
Paperback - $50.95

The Hammurabi Code and the Sinaitic Legislation With a Complete Translation of the Great Babylonian Inscription Discovered at Susa and The World's Earliest Laws.

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World's Earliest Laws

Chilperic Edwards
Paperback - $35.95

This book is No. 43 of the Thinker's Library Series. In its wisdom, justice & tolerance, the Hammurabi Code forms one of the most remarkable of the early landmarks of civilization. Contents: Discovery of the Code; Hammurabi & His Reign; Text of the I ...

Book cover for Norbert Ehrenfreund: The Nuremberg Legacy

The Nuremberg Legacy : How the Nazi War Crimes Trials Changed the Course of History

Norbert Ehrenfreund
Hardcover - $44.95

A front-row look at the Nuremberg trials and how they changed the course of history

Book cover for C. LEstrange Ewen: Witch Hunting and Witch Trails

Witch Hunting and Witch Trails

C. LEstrange Ewen
Paperback - $53.95

The indictments for witchcraft from the records of 1371 assizes held for the Home Circuit 1559-1736. This book is for the growing body of readers interested in the magic arts and their amazing history. Here with some extraordinary illustrations are t ...

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The Legal Analyst : A Toolkit for Thinking about the Law

Ward Farnsworth
Paperback - $42.95

There are two kinds of knowledge law school teaches: legal rules on the one hand, and tools for thinking about legal problems on the other. Although the tools are far more interesting and useful than the rules, they tend to be neglected in favor of o ...

Book cover for Don E. Fehrenbacher: The Dred Scott Case

The Dred Scott Case : Its Significance in American Law and Politics

Don E. Fehrenbacher
Paperback - $61.95

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1979, "The Dred Scott Case" is a masterful examination of our nation's most famous example of judicial failure--the case referred to as "the most frequently overturned decision in history". 5 line illustrations.

Book cover for Robert A. Ferguson: The Trial in American Life

The Trial in American Life

Robert A. Ferguson
Paperback - $32.95



Book cover for Laura L. Finley: Juvenile Justice

Juvenile Justice

Laura L. Finley
Hardcover - $107.95

Early America is known for its harsh treatment of young people, most notably, the "stubborn child laws," which authorized use of the death penalty for children who defied their parents. Yet, even then, many people held more nurturing attitudes toward ...

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