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The Death Penalty: Documents Decoded by Joseph A. Melusky
Booksplease Price: £77.31When is the death penalty considered "cruel and unusual punishment" or "constitutionally permissible"? This book exposes readers directly to landmark opinions of the U.S. Supreme... -
Immigration and the Law: A Dictionary by Bill Ong Hing 9781576071205
Booksplease Price: £66.89This quick-reference work cuts through the legal and procedural complexities of immigration law and explains key provisions and requirements in easy-to-understand language. Immigrants today are... -
Latino Issues: A Reference Handbook by Rogelio Saenz 9781598843149
Booksplease Price: £52.01This book provides a lively understanding of the growing Latina/o population in the United States, highlights the problems that confront this ethnic group, and discusses proposed solutions to these... -
U.S. Military Service: A Reference Handbook by Cynthia A. Watson 9781851099788
Booksplease Price: £61.93This work is a fascinating overview of Americans' complex and occasionally uneasy relationship with military service, from World War II to the age of global terrorism. The end of the Cold War... -
Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A Life in American History Nancy Hendricks 9798216191759
Booksplease Price: £24.92This book offers both a biography of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, only the second-ever woman appointed to the Supreme Court, and a historical analysis of her impact. Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A Life in American... -
Gold: A Cultural Encyclopedia by Shannon L. Kenny 9780313384301
Booksplease Price: £81.77This encyclopedia provides detailed information about the historical, cultural, social, religious, economic, and scientific significance of gold, across the globe and throughout history. Gold has... -
Business Ethics by John W. Dienhart 9780874368635
Booksplease Price: £56.97Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780874368635Author John W. DienhartFormat HardbackPage Count 464Imprint ABC-CLIOPublisher ABC-CLIO -
Civil Liberties in China by Xiaobing Li 9780313358951
Booksplease Price: £34.85This book examines civil liberties in China today, covering the topics of constitutional rights of citizens, rights of the criminally accused, the court and legal systems, and judicial conflicts... -
Crime in America: A Reference Handbook by Jennifer L. Durham 9780874368413
Booksplease Price: £52.01This volume approaches the full spectrum of crime as an issue in American society today, describing trends in various types of crime and the more recent rise of computer- and technology-related crime... -
Dictionary of Chicano Folklore by Rafaela Castro 9780874369533
Booksplease Price: £52.01Dictionary of Chicano Folklore charts the rich religious, social, artistic, and cultural heritage of Mexican Americans, who continue to evolve the customs and rituals connected to their Spanish and... -
Women in the Third World: A Reference Handbook by Karen L. Kinnear 9780874369229
Booksplease Price: £52.01Provides a balanced survey of existing literature on women throughout the third world. Women in the Third World discusses topics such as the status of women; access to and enrollment in schools and... -
Voyages in Classical Mythology by Mary Ellen Snodgrass 9780874367348
Booksplease Price: £62.43Voyages in Classical Mythology takes 44 great classical adventure tales of mythology and exploration and retells them in this beautifully written volume. Organized by character or traveler's name,... -
Victims' Rights: A Reference Handbook by Leigh Glenn 9780874368703
Booksplease Price: £51.71In the past 20 years, the victims' rights movement has gathered momentum, often succeeding in its attempts to turn the tables on laws and legislation that traditionally loaded the scales of justice... -
Guide to the Gods by Marjorie Leach 9780874365917
Booksplease Price: £78.91This unique and fascinating volume features every type of deity from every culture in all regions of the world, from prehistory to the present. Guide to the Gods features the familiar gods and... -
Indonesia: A Global Studies Handbook by Florence Lamoureux 9781576079133
Booksplease Price: £51.71A one-stop source for essential information on the history, geography, politics, religion, economy, and culture of the fourth-most-populous country in the world. Indonesia examines precolonial... -
Ethnic Groups of Europe: An Encyclopedia by Jeffrey E. Cole 9781598843026
Booksplease Price: £82.27This comprehensive survey of ethnic groups of Europe reveals the dynamic process of ethnic identity and the relationship of ethnic groups to modern states. Part of a five-volume series on ethnic... -
Yemen by Steven C. Caton 9781598849271
Booksplease Price: £81.77Yemen is a country that is critical to U.S. security and our political interests, yet most Americans know virtually nothing about it. This book unlocks its secrets and explains its complexities in... -
Turning Points-Actual and Alternate Histories: Colonial America from Settlement to the Revolution by Rodney P. Carlisle 9781851098279
Booksplease Price: £81.77This work is a thought-provoking look at the original 13 colonies, presenting the facts and engaging the reader by using alternate history-what if key events had turned out differently?-to help... -
International Warbirds: An Illustrated Guide to World Military Aircraft, 1914-2000 by John C. Fredriksen 9781576073643
Booksplease Price: £82.27In depth descriptions and photographs of the aircraft of 21 nations presented with a unique human dimension that goes behind the machines to the people involved. Invaluable for specialists,... -
Lincoln, the Rise of the Republicans, and the Coming of the Civil War: A Reference Guide by Kerry S. Walters 9781610692045
Booksplease Price: £56.97This succinct and readable account of the heated debate over the expansion of slavery provides readers with a thorough understanding of how the Civil War was precipitated. This book vividly depicts... -
The Underground Railroad: A Reference Guide by Kerry S. Walters 9781598846478
Booksplease Price: £56.97Full of true stories more dramatic than any fiction, The Underground Railroad: A Reference Guide offers a fresh, revealing look at the efforts of hundreds of dedicated persons-white and black, men... -
The World's Population: An Encyclopedia of Critical Issues, Crises, and Ever-Growing Countries by Fred M. Shelley 9781610695060
Booksplease Price: £82.27This one-volume encyclopedia examines key topics, major world players, and imminent problems pertaining to the world's ever-growing population. According to the United Nations, the population of our... -
Courts and Trials: A Reference Handbook by Christopher E. Smith 9781576079331
Booksplease Price: £51.71A 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... -
Civil War: People and Perspectives by Lisa Tendrich Frank 9781598840353
Booksplease Price: £81.77This volume offers a social historian's view of the Civil War, shifting the focus away from political and military leaders to look at how the war affected, and was affected by, ordinary citizens of... -
Homosexuality and Science: A Guide to the Debates by Vernon A. Rosario 9781576072813
Booksplease Price: £81.77This comprehensive resource explores the role of science and scientific discovery in the nature versus pathology debate surrounding homosexuality. Homosexuality and Science is the compelling history... -
Women, Science, and Myth: Gender Beliefs from Antiquity to the Present by Sue V. Rosser 9781598840957
Booksplease Price: £82.27This encyclopedia surveys the scientific research on gender throughout the ages-the people, experiments, and impact-of both legitimate and illegitimate findings on the scientific community, women... -
American Homelessness: A Reference Handbook, 3rd Edition by Mary Ellen Hombs 9781576072479
Booksplease Price: £51.71With 50 percent new material, this third edition breaks this complex topic into key elements, examining the roots of the problem, programs that address it, current research, and public perceptions of... -
American Women in Technology: An Encyclopedia by Linda Zierdt-Warshaw 9781576070727
Booksplease Price: £71.85A diverse compendium of biographies of leading American women in the field of technology. American Women in Technology: An Encyclopedia tells the fascinating story of women's contributions to... -
The Animal Experimentation Debate: A Reference Handbook by David E. Newton 9781610693172
Booksplease Price: £52.01Reviewing the topic from antiquity to the present day, this book examines the debate over the use of animals in research in a fair and balanced way. The debate over the use of nonhuman animals in... -
Cruel and Unusual Punishment: Rights and Liberties under the Law by Joseph A. Melusky 9781576076026
Booksplease Price: £66.89In one of the lengthiest, noisiest, and hottest legal debates in U.S. history, Cruel and Unusual Punishment stands out as a levelheaded, even-handed, and thorough analysis of the issue. The Eighth... -
Great Escapes and Rescues: An Encyclopedia by Roger Howard 9781576071908
Booksplease Price: £31.86True stories of exciting escapes and rescues have always been popular. This encyclopaedia presents escapes and rescues from the earliest times to the late-1990s in an A-Z format. Roger Howard... -
Solar Energy: A Reference Handbook by David E. Newton 9781610696951
Booksplease Price: £52.01This book provides an outstanding single-volume resource on the topic of solar energy for young adults and general audiences. While how much longer the world's supply of fossil fuels will last is... -
Global Refugee Crisis: A Reference Handbook, 2nd Edition by Mark Gibney 9781598844559
Booksplease Price: £52.01This book documents the current global refugee crisis and examines the interrelated factors of immigration enforcement, international human rights law, political violence, and refugee protection... -
Families in America: A Reference Handbook by Jeffrey S. Turner 9781576076286
Booksplease Price: £61.93An in-depth and multifaceted examination of the contemporary American family, this introductory handbook is the only one of its kind and presents a solid, authoritative overview. There is little... -
Modern China by Xiaobing Li 9781610696258
Booksplease Price: £87.23Providing an indispensable resource for students, educators, businessmen, and officials investigating the transformative experience of modern China, this book provides a comprehensive summary of the... -
The Industrial Revolution: History, Documents, and Key Questions by Jeff Horn 9781610698849
Booksplease Price: £61.63Through this book's roughly 50 reference entries, readers will gain a better appreciation of what life during the Industrial Revolution was like and see how the United States and Europe rapidly... -
Civil Liberties in America: A Reference Handbook by Samuel Walker 9781576079270
Booksplease Price: £61.93A concise, authoritative guide to civil liberties issues in American society, from freedom of speech and religious liberty to due process, equal protection, and privacy. Written for a general... -
Great Depression: People and Perspectives by Hamilton Cravens 9781598840933
Booksplease Price: £81.77An insightful collection of essays focused on American men, women, and children from a range of economic classes and ethnic backgrounds during the Great Depression. Who were the people waiting in the... -
The Rise of Christianity: History, Documents, and Key Questions by Kevin W. Kaatz 9781610698078
Booksplease Price: £61.93An outstanding resource for high school readers and first-year college students, this book explores early Christianity from its beginnings in the first century through the fourth century when... -
Turning Points-Actual and Alternate Histories: Manifest Destiny and the Expansion of America by Rodney P. Carlisle 9781851098330
Booksplease Price: £81.77In this unique reference, leading historians describe not only how the expansion of the American nation in the early 19th century was a turning point in U.S. history that led to the Civil War, but...