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Famous Court Cases; Murders, Conspiracies, Corruption, Obscenity Trials and Other Cases That Made Autralian Legal History
Atkinson, Ann (ed) The Fairfax Library 1987 Sydney, Australia First Edition 0949707139 / 9780949707130 Hard Cover Very Good Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
240 pages, b/w photos thr/out. Red cover, minor edge-wear. Illustrated, unclipped jacket, very minor creasing to edges, very light and even age browning. Pages clean, straight & unmarked. Strong, intact binding. ". Louis Bertrand, the murdering dentist of the 1890s, the facts surrounding the hanging of Ronald Ryan in the 1960s . the Chamberlains . recounts a fascinating series of stories . raises the questions about the processes, conventions and rules of the law in Australia. What is its relationship to society, current social standards and public opinion? What role does the media play and how effective is the jury system? 001105
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Commentaries on the Laws of England Book The Third
Blackstone, William Legal Classics Library 1983 USA Special Edition Hard Cover Very Good Issued Without Jacket 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
520 pages + appenixe. Orange leather boards, very minor rubbing and pushing to boards & edges. 'Copy number 408' sticker, purchase receipt and a booklet 'notes from the editors' included loose in pages. Pages are clean, straight & unmarked. Page ribbon intact and in place. Tight binding. 001603
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Brothers in Arms, a Journey from War to Peace
Broyles, Jr., William Alfred A. Knopf 1986 New York First Edition 0394549112 / 9780394549118 Hard Cover Very Good Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
284 uncut pages, b/w line maps 'Vietnam 1969' on endpapers. Light grey-board cover to grey-cloth spine, gold titling, minor rubbing and discolouring to top edge, slight denting to bottom corners. Unclipped jacket, small tears and denting to edges, several small marks, slight foxing on inside front flap and slight discolouring on rear flap, otherwise straight and clean. Pages clean, straight and unmarked. Strong, intact binding. " . not only an invaluable account of Vietnam ten years after the war's end, . profound and moving meditation on the nature of war and the brotherhood of combat." 000105
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the Myth of Women's Masochism
Caplan, Paula J. Methuen London Ltd 1986 London, England First Edition 0413418502 / 9780413418500 Hard Cover Very Good Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
280 pages. Black boards, very minor edge-wear. Illustrated, unclipped jacket, minor edge-wear, small chip to top corner. Pages clean, straight & unmarked. Strong, intact binding. "Dr Caplan shows that while masochism is defined as the enjoyment and pursuit of pain, in fact much of traditional female bahaviour is based on the avoidance of pain and refection. For example, women often stay with abusive husbands because their alternatives are even worse. Women's endurance of such seemingly intolerable situations should, she arugues, be more properly seen as expressing altruism, the ability to delay gratification, and a realistic recognition of life's limitations." 001110
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Healing from the War; Trauma & Transformation After Vietnam
Egendorf, Arthur Houghton Mifflin Company 1985 Boston, USA 0395377013 / 9780395377017 Hard Cover Very Good Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
324 page. Light to dark blue cover, minor edge-wear. Illustrated, unclipped jacket, minor edge-wear, 3 inch tear on fold of front flap, 1 1/2 in tear to top edge (both repaired), several small closed tears & chipping. Pages clean, straight & unmarked. Strong, intact binding. ". shows what Vietnam veterans can teach us about the human capacity to master life's most devastating circumstances ." 000343
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God vs. The Gavel; Religion and the Rule of Law
Hamilton, Marci A. Cambridge University Press 2005 New York 0521853044 / 9780521853040 Hard Cover Very Good Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
414 page, Black cover, very minor edge-wear. Illustrated, unclipped jacket, protected by plastic sleeve. Very slight mark to bottom of closed page edges, otherwise pages clean, straight & unmarked. Strong, intact binding. ". challenges the pervasive assumption that all religious conduct deserves constitutional protection . thesis of the book is that anyone who harms another person should be governed by the laws that govern everyone else - and truth be told, religion is capable of great harm . hard hitting . passionate . scholarly inquiry . controversial questions . powerful answers." 000228
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Dragon Rises - Red Bird Flies; Psychology & Chinese Medicine
Hammer M. D., Leon Station Hill Press 1990 New York 0882680625 / 9780882680620 Hard Cover Very Good Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
425 pages. Black-cloth edge-wear, minor edge-wear. Illustrated, clipped jacket, edge-wear, 1 small closed tear, 1 small hole to spine area. Bookshop sticker to front end paper, otherwise pages clean, straight & unmarked. Tight binding. "In this original approach an American doctor, psychiatrist and long-time practitioner of Chinese medicine sees the Chinese healing arts through Western psychological eyes . he finds 'a congenial system of healing that embodies unification of body and mind, spirit and material, nature and man, philosophy and reality.' . comprehensive and lucid presentation . explaining, and going beyond, the Five Element System, the author shows that this Eastern practice is as much psychotherapy as physical medicine, as much a spiritual science as a physical one." 000717
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Heterosexual Dictatorship; Male Homosexuality in Post-War Britain
Higgins, Patrick Fourth Estate Limited 1996 London, England First Edition 1857023552 / 9781857023558 Hard Cover Fine Fine 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
340 pages. Green-cloth cover, very minor edge-wear. Illustrated, unclipped jacket, very minor edge-wear, some very slight creasing. Pages clean, straight & unmarked. Tight binding. ". offers a provocative challenge to the cosy and genial portrait of post-war Britain that has dominated most people's perception of that era. Laws which prohibited all homosexual activity and a press which established a tradition of vicious antipathy towards male homosexuality created a climate in Britain . characterised . as 'heterosexual dictatorship' . tells the story of the infamous inquiry established by the British government in 1954 . to examine these repressive laws." 000737
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Legal Studies for Year 12
Marantelli, Brennan, Hawthorn Edward Arnold (Australia) Pty Ltd 1985 Victoria, Australia First Edition 0713181915 / 9780713181913 Soft Cover Very Good Issued Without Jacket 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
417 pages. Illustrated, card cover, light corner wear, crease down centre of spine, very slight lifting of cover from text body (not a new book). Ex-owner name neatly to front fly-leaf, 'sample copy' stamp to title page, otherwise pages are clean, straight & unmarked. Strong, intact binding. ". a revised and updated edition of the book formerly entitled Commercial and Legal Studies for the HSC student. Core and optional topics are presented in a format appropriate to the requirements of senior students with key concepts signposted in the margins. The text is interspersed with relevant newspaper articles, and case studies and exercises." 002119
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Out in the World; Gay and Lesbian Life from Buenos Aires to Bangkok
Miller, Neil Random House 1992 New York First Edition 0679402411 / 9780679402411 Hard Cover Very Good Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
365 pages. Orange cover to cream-cloth spine, minor pushing to bottom, corners. Illustrated, unclipped jacket, very minor edge-wear, slight stretching to edges. Pages clean, straight & unmarked. Strong, intact binding. "From Thailand to Argentina to Australia to Hong Kong and beyond, Miller addresses such questions as: Just what does 'gay' or 'lesbian' mean? How relevant is the dichotomy we in the West set up between 'homosexual' and 'heterosexual'? What are the preconditions that make it possible for individuals to live an openly gay or lesbian life, and how has gay liberation, feminism, and AIDS affected countries outside the United States? . valuable insight into the social, cultural, religious, and political factors that influence the formation of gay and lesbian sexuality and community." 000926
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A History of Women; From Ancient Goddesses to Christian Saints
Schmitt Pantel, Pauline (ed) The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press 1992 London, England First Edition 0674403703 / 9780674403703 Hard Cover Very Good Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
572 pages, b/w illustrated. Green cover to black spine. Illustrated, unclipped jacket, very minor edge-wear, very light stretching to top edge. Some tiny spots on closed page edges, otherwise pages clean, straight & unmarked. Binding is slightly loose, however is strong and intact. ". seeks to understand women's place in society, their condition, the roles they played and the powers they possessed, their silence, their speech, and their deeds . variety of the representations of women - as gods, Madonnas, witches, and so on . draw upon sources ranging from gravestones to floor plans, from stele inscriptions to papyrus scroles, from vase paintings to Greek and Roman literary works, to illustrate how representations of women evolved during this age." 001119
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Museums of Madness; The Social organization of Insanity in 19th Century England
Scull, Andrew T. Allen Lane 1979 London, England First Edition 0713911077 / 9780713911077 Hard Cover Very Good Good in Unifold Pro Sleeving 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
275 pages, b/w photos. Red-cloth cover, very minor edge-wear, small spot on front. Illustrated, unclipped jacket, some edge-wear, one small closed tear, sun fading to spine, slight age browning to edges. Note from ex-owner on front fly-leaf, otherwise pages clean, straight & unmarked. Strong, intact binding. ". traces the developments in the treatment of insanity in nineteenth century England, from the iron cages of Bethlem to the non-restraint policies of the reformers . follows the progress of the movement for reform, analyses the motives of its opponents and assesses its impact on 'the mad trade'. Documentation, explanation, understanding and healthy scepticism make this a fascinating and constantly thought-provoking book." 000843
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Terror in the Name of God
Stern, Jessica HarperCollins Publishers 2003 New York First Edition 006050532X / 9780060505325 Hard Cover Very Good Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
368 page. Black-cloth cover, slight denting to top back corner. Illustrated, unclipped jacket, minor edge-wear, denting to top back corner, slight stretching along edges. Pages clean, straight & unmarked. Tight binding. ". For four years . Stern interviewed extremist members of three religions around the world: Christians, Jews, and Muslims . lucidly explains how terrorist organisations are formed by opportunistic leaders who - using religion as both motivation and justification - recruit the disenfranchised . fascinating, informative, and courageous ." 000196
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Fathers; A Collection of Tributes, Insults, Observations and Asides
Towle, Alexandra (ed) Harper & Row, Publishers 1986 Sydney, Australia 0063120798 / 9780063120792 Hard Cover Very Good Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
256 page, b/w illustrated. Blue-cloth cover, some edge-wear. Illustrated, unclipped jacket, edge-wear, few closed tears. Seconds stamp to bottom closed pages otherwise pages clean, straight & unmarked. Strong, intact binding. ". celebrates the wit and wisdom born of this special relationship. This rare anthology is brimming with prose and verse written by fathers, sons and daughters . provides unique perspectives on the joys and sorrows of fathers and fatherhood." 000277
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Thresholds Of Tolerance
Turner, Caroline; Williams, David The Australian National University 2007 Canberra, ACT, Australia First Edition 0980367301 / 9780980367300 Soft Cover Fine Issued Without Jacket 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
80 page, illustrated in b/w & colour. Illustrated card cover. Pages clean, straight & unmarked. Tight binding. "The exhibition 'Thresholds of Tolerance' is the thrid in a program on 'Art and Human Rights' . acknowledges art as a fundamental way of acting in the world and a means of communicating ideas and experiences." 000386
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