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An introductory survey of the government's role in America's continuing drive for equality. Today's lingering inequalities, particularly the "American dilemma" of racism, runs throughout U.S. history. Equal Protection provides readers with a historical overview of the controversies over the issue of equality, an understanding...

A survey of the evolution of property rights in the United States--from constitutional protections and due process to private property rights and government-takings doctrines. Legal opinions and public attitudes toward property rights have fluctuated over the years, from periods when almost any infringement of...

A thought-provoking and engaging guide to the legal, moral, and political issues that arise when the United States goes to war. From the American Revolution to the Bush administration's new type of war on terror, Waging War on Trial views warfare from a legal,...

A thorough introduction to privacy law, covering landmark cases, important themes, historical curiosities, and enduring controversies. The Right to Privacy: Rights and Liberties under the Law measures the impact of what Louis Brandeis called, "The most comprehensive of rights and the most valued by...

An objective examination of the Second Amendment, focusing on the intentions of its authors, its evolution from America's beginnings to the present, and the views expressed by the courts. In The Right to Bear Arms: Rights and Liberties under the Law, the first volume...

An examination of the historical experience of African Americans as a case study of America's legacy of racial violence. In this comprehensive overview of how the law has been used to combat racism, author Christopher Waldrep points out that the U.S. government has often...

Explores and documents the causes and effects of the long history of vote denial on American politics, culture, law, and society. The debate over who can and cannot vote has been "on trial" since the American Revolution. Throughout U.S. history, the franchise has been...

A collective overview of contemporary developments affecting court organization and judicial procedures. America has a long history of sensationalized trials and infamous lawyers and judges, but what is the truth about how our system of jurisprudence really works? Courts and Trials: A Reference Handbook...

Offers a comprehensive overview of the legislation and legal issues surrounding animals. Written by Jordan Curnutt, Animals and the Law covers everything from the Silver Spring monkeys, subjects in the first U.S. lab raided by police where criminal charges were filed against a scientist...

Author: John-Clinton NsengiyumvaISBN-10: 1524531863ISBN-13: 9781524531867Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/21/2016Pages: 96Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.33lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.23d

This is a narrative guide that takes current and prospective homeowners/investors by the hand, helping them understand the sometimes complex concept of association dwellings. This easy-to-understand guide will introduce concepts that may be foreign and perhaps a little intimidating and will plant a seed...

The standards and principles in this document, commonly referred to as Quality Standards for Investigations (QSI), provide a framework for conducting high-quality investigations for Offices of Inspector General (OIGs) affiliated with the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE).Author: Council of...

What is wrong with the world? We live on a planet where humanity has entered the first quarter of the twenty-first century, and we are still struggling to rebalance our social, economic, and environmental aspects. In Wake-Up Call for Humanity, author Saji Baby discusses...

The overview of this book is to assist A/E Firms, Contractors and Utility owners to obtain the knowledge of how the Contract Package Concept can be developed and implemented for any type or size of project. The primary motivation for the use of the...

The General Knowledge book series, are designed for specific country, are one of the most admired book for the improvement and learning purpose.This book contains information about Background, Geography, Natural resources, Land use, Environment. Population, Sex ratio, flag of the county, Area, Border countries,...

Author: Rufus G. W. SandersISBN-10: 1477147098ISBN-13: 9781477147092Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/24/2012Pages: 150Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.50lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.35d

This book is about the effect of U.S. Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibilities Act (IIRIRA of 1996) and criminal deportation to Jamaica, the issues associated with deportees resettlement and re-integration, and increased crime and violence in Jamaica which the police and several policy-makers...

The legacy of colonial power in many undeveloped countries (in the aftermath of the First World War) is closely linked with the many problems that those countries are now experiencing. These problems are used as a smokescreen whenever the dominant countries of the world...

Author: Dan DeweyISBN-10: 1465393900ISBN-13: 9781465393906Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/16/2011Pages: 100Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.35lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.24d

Author: Simon AboniaISBN-10: 1465349707ISBN-13: 9781465349705Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/14/2011Pages: 82Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.29lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.20d

This book can help everyone to learn the basics of starting a business, to purchasing or selling Real Estate, looking at retirement, make a budget, live without debt, plan for the future, make your dreams come true, and becoming a millionaire.Author: Denise LeBlancISBN-10: 1460230361ISBN-13:...

Communities of owners in Spain have evolved dramatically especially in the coastal areas over the last decade or so where second resident properties require more servicing and attention. This evolution has seen the emergence of the modern administrator who needs to be proactive and...

This book will help you achieve goals based on your personal needs and values. It uses a simple and highly visual method called the 10-Step Goal Acceleration Process (GAP) to enable you to immediately apply its topics to relevant issues in your life. Key...

Author: Bernard Carrier, Gerry TarumISBN-10: 1452022216ISBN-13: 9781452022215Publisher: AuthorhouseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/19/2010Pages: 164Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.55lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.38d

But the reality - "for the love of money" many will do almost anything to get it, and once gotten the evil deeds and sorrow follows. Money issues are everyday issues for someone or somebody - begging, borrowing, or stealing the thing: Money, Money,...

Author: Bernard Carrier, Gerry TarumISBN-10: 1452022232ISBN-13: 9781452022239Publisher: AuthorhouseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/20/2010Pages: 184Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.61lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.42d

Post Internet was a blog developed between December 2009 and September 2010 by the New York based art critic Gene McHugh, thanks to a grant of the Creative Capital Andy Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant Program. For almost a year, Gene McHugh kept filling...

The quest to turn base metals into gold captured the imagination of some of the finest minds of the enlightenment, this exciting book looks at the experiments carried out in dark basements away from the eye's of the public and the church. Little did...

While this volume is written as a series of lectures and in a somewhat free and easy style, every effort has been made to present facts in unmutilated form and to state theoretical positions with accuracy. In approaching subjective psychology for the first time,...

Author: Janine A. Esq ScottISBN-10: 1441511393ISBN-13: 9781441511393Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/11/2009Pages: 110Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.38lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.26d

Author: M. B. a. Sean GentileISBN-10: 1438983204ISBN-13: 9781438983202Publisher: AuthorhouseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/09/2009Pages: 48Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.18lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.12d

Come with me on a journey. It isn't a very long journey when compared to your life as a whole. In fact, it is a very short one. But, it may be the most exciting, most revealing, most fulfilling, and ultimately the most important...

This book is designed for law school courses which cover the administration of decedents' estates under Texas law such as Texas Estate Administration, Wills & Estates, and Wills & Trusts. The cases, problems, and questions are drawn extensively from Texas materials and attempt to...

The Truth About The Transvaal: A Record Of Facts Based Upon Twelve Years������� Residence In The Country (1902) is a book written by Edward B. Rose. The book is a comprehensive account of the author's experiences and observations during his twelve-year residence in the...

""Report On The Administration Of The Madras Presidency During The Year 1868-69"" is a historical document written by the government of Madras in 1869. It provides a detailed account of the administration of the Madras Presidency during the specified year, covering topics such as...

Introduction To The Study Of Commerce is a book written by Frederick Redman Clow, which was first published in 1901. The book provides a comprehensive overview of the principles, practices, and theories of commerce. It is designed to be an introductory text for students...

""Law In Daily Life"" is a book written by Rudolf Von Jhering and published in 1904. The book is a collection of legal questions that are commonly associated with the everyday events of life. Jhering, who was a German jurist, addresses a wide range...

Het ""Handboek Voor Het Nederlandsch Handelsregt"" is een boek geschreven door Gerhardus Diephuis en werd voor het eerst gepubliceerd in 1874. Het boek is een uitgebreide handleiding voor het Nederlandse handelsrecht en behandelt verschillende onderwerpen, zoals handelscontracten, handelsagenten, scheepvaartrecht en faillissementsrecht. Het boek is...

""Handbok i Svensk Milit�����rstraffr�����tt"" �����r en bok skriven av Herman Antell och publicerad ������r 1896. Det �����r en omfattande guidebok om milit�����rstraffr�����tt i Sverige, som t�����cker allt fr������n grundl�����ggande principer och regler till mer specifika fall och r�����ttsfall inom milit�����ren. Boken inneh������ller ocks������ en...

""Extracts From The Gaugers������� Manual, Gaugers������� Weighing Manual, And Regulations No. 7 (1906)"" is a book published by the United States Internal Revenue Service. It is a collection of guidelines and regulations for gaugers, who were government officials responsible for measuring and inspecting various...

""Checking The Waste: A Study In Conservation"" is a book written by Mary Huston Gregory in 1911. The book is a study on the importance of conservation and the need to reduce waste in order to preserve natural resources. The author argues that waste...

The Bread Winners: A Social Study is a novel written by John Hay in 1883. The book is set in the late 19th century and explores the lives of working-class families in New York City. The story follows the struggles of the Gracchus family,...

The US economy does many things right. But it also does many things wrong. This book is focused on aspects of the US economy that require some correction. The book is addressed to the intelligent general reader. It does not use equations, graphs, diagrams,...

Since the introduction of the so called "No Fault Divorce" in Canada, the divorce industry has evidenced unprecedented growth estimated at $6 billion per year. The problem is that the Legal / Court industry thrives off the $B's generated by Tax payers and Families...

This book has been written specifically for use by University and College Police Departments with the express goal to provide a safe environment so they can fulfill their educational mission.Author: Alfred IannarelliISBN-10: 1425174205ISBN-13: 9781425174200Publisher: Trafford PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/07/2008Pages: 264Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.07lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w...

Practical, easy-to-read essays that portray what one practitioner perceives happens in psychotherapy and reports his perceptions in a style that is both admittedly subjective and is easy to understand.Author: H. D. JohnsISBN-10: 1412200334ISBN-13: 9781412200332Publisher: Trafford PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/17/2005Pages: 252Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.03lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w...

For the first time in English and a single volume are the Statute, Regulations and government Procedures Manual comprising the primary sources of Mexico's immigration law. Includes original Spanish texts.Author: David D. Spencer, Marc W. Mellin, David D. Spencer and Marc W. MellinISBN-10: 141201283XISBN-13:...

A simple step by step guide on creating a home budget.Author: David R. SkerryISBN-10: 1411691180ISBN-13: 9781411691186Publisher: Lulu.comLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/05/2006Pages: 68Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.39lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.25w x 0.14d

Few publications have gone into any great detail about the secretive collection of coachbuilt Rolls-Royce motorcars and Bentleys commissioned by Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah and his brother, Prince Jeffri, of Brunei. The Sultan, often described as the world's richest man in the 1990s, has become...

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