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42 produkter
Hugo L. Black: Cold Steel Warrior
Inbunden, 1996
891 kr
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Howard Ball explores Hugo Black's development from his childhood days growing up in Alabama to his 34 years on the United States Supreme Court. Ball illustrates who and what shaped this controversial judge to become known as one of the "ten greatest" US Supreme Court justices of American history.
Hugo L. Black
Cold Steel Warrior
Av Howard Ball
E-bok, 1996
408 kr
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During his thirty-four year tenure as a Justice of the Supreme Court, Hugo L. Black demonstrated, in the words of one of his colleagues, "a true passion for the Constitution." At a moment''s notice, in front of visiting students or a clutch of legal dignitaries, the Judge would whip his tattered …
Taking the Fight South
Chronicle of a Jew's Battle for Civil Rights in Mississippi
Av Howard Ball
Inbunden, 2021
425 kr
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Taking the Fight South provides a timely and telling reminder of the vigilance democracy requires if racial justice is to be fully realized.Distinguished historian and civil rights activist Howard Ball has written dozens of books during his career, including the landmark biography of Thurgood …
Defiant Life
Thurgood Marshall and the Persistence of Racism in America
Av Howard Ball
E-bok, 2011
224 kr
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Thurgood Marshall''s extraordinary contribution to civil rights and overcoming racism is more topical than ever, as the national debate on race and the overturning of affirmative action policies make headlines nationwide. Howard Ball, author of eighteen books on the Supreme Court and the federal …
Judicial Craftsmanship or Fiat?
Direct Overturn by the United States Supreme Court
Av Howard Ball
Inbunden, 1978
785 kr
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Compromised Compliance
Implementation of the 1965 Voting Rights Act
Av Howard Ball, Dale Krane m. fl.
Inbunden, 1982
979 kr
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Controlling Regulatory Sprawl
Presidential Strategies from Nixon to Reagan
Av Howard Ball
Inbunden, 1984
1064 kr
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The fundamental issue in the controversy over White House efforts to assume more complete control over the federal regulatory bureaucracy is that of administrative accountability in a democratic political system. This work examines the nature and consequences of the shift from political to …
We Have a Duty
The Supreme Court and the Watergate Tapes Litigation
Av Howard Ball
Inbunden, 1990
785 kr
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In June of 1972, the Democratic National Party headquarters in Washington, D.C., was the site of one of the most famous burglaries in U.S. history. The abortive Watergate break-in and subsequent cover-up is reexamined in this book from the unique perspective of the Supreme Court judges, who …
Cancer Factories
America's Tragic Quest for Uranium Self-Sufficiency
Av Howard Ball
Inbunden, 1993
979 kr
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For the first time, the sad story of America's uranium miners and the duplicity of our government is revealed. This expert study examines, in microcosm, the political, legal, social, medical, engineering, and ethical problems that emerged when American leaders developed a nuclear arsenal to contain …
Defiant Life
Thurgood Marshall and the Persistence of Racism in America
Av Howard Ball
Häftad, 2001
226 kr
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Prosecuting War Crimes and Genocide
The Twentieth-century Experience
Av Howard Ball
Inbunden, 1999
588 kr
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This text focuses on international efforts to punish perpetrators of genocide and other war crimes. Combining history, politics and analysis, it revisits the killing fields of Cambodia, documents the genocide of villagers in Rwanda, and examines events in Kosovo in the light of these conflicts.
Bakke Case
Race, Education and Affirmative Action
Av Howard Ball
Häftad, 2000
305 kr
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Twice denied admission to a California medical school, despite better grades and test scores than successful minority applicants, Alan Bakke took his case to court. This is a review of the issues raised by this case that placed affirmative action on trial. It presents both sides of the debate.
Murder in Mississippi
United States V. Price and the Struggle for Civil Rights
Av Howard Ball
Inbunden, 2004
553 kr
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Few episodes in the modern civil rights movement were more galvanizing or more memorialized than the brutal murders of Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman, and James Chaney - idealists eager to protect and promote the rights of black Americans, even in the deep and very dangerous South. In films like …
Murder in Mississippi
United States V. Price and the Struggle for Civil Rights
Av Howard Ball
Häftad, 2004
305 kr
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Few episodes in the modern civil rights movement were more galvanizing or more memorialized than the brutal murders of Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman, and James Chaney - idealists eager to protect and promote the rights of black Americans, even in the deep and very dangerous South. In films like …
Justice in Mississippi
The Murder Trial of Edgar Ray Killen
Av Howard Ball
Inbunden, 2006
486 kr
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The slaying of three civil rights workers in Philadelphia, Mississippi, in 1964 was a notorious event documented in Howard Ball's 2004 book ""Murder in Mississippi"". Now, Ball revisits that grisly crime to tell how, four decades later, justice finally came to Philadelphia. Originally tried in …
Bush, the Detainees, and the Constitution
The Battle Over Presidential Power in the War on Terror
Av Howard Ball
Inbunden, 2007
601 kr
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The infamous detainees of Guantanamo, garbed in their bright orange prison jumpsuits, have come to symbolize a host of controversial policies and powers claimed by President George W. Bush in the so-called war on terror. Designated as ""enemy combatants,"" a vaguely defined and previously …
Bakke Case
Race, Education, and Affirmative Action
Av Howard Ball
E-bok, 2000
367 kr
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Twice denied admission to a California medical school despite better grades and test scores than successful minority applicants, Allan Bakke took his grievance to court and set off a major controversy over affirmative action. Bakke claimed that he was a victim of reverse discrimination, and his …
Murder in Mississippi
United States v. Price and the Struggle for Civil Rights
Av Howard Ball
E-bok, 2017
367 kr
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Few episodes in the modern civil rights movement were more galvanizing or more memorialized than the brutal murders of Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman, and James Chaney—idealists eager to protect and promote the rights of black Americans, even in the deep and very dangerous South. In films like …
Prosecuting War Crimes and Genocide
The Twentieth-Century Experience
Av Howard Ball
Häftad, 1999
331 kr
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The “ethnic cleansing” that has gripped the Balkans for much of this decade is but another chapter in the long history of man’s inhumanity to man. Hopeful but unflinching in the face of such realities, Howard Ball’s book focuses on international efforts to punish perpetrators of genocide and other …
Multicultural Education in Colleges and Universities
A Transdisciplinary Approach
Av Howard Ball, Mbulelo Vizikhu Mzamane m. fl.
Inbunden, 1998
2445 kr
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This book provides both an overview of the core dilemma in America--racism and the deadly impact it has had on American society--and an account of the ways in which the book's contributors have attempted to deal with this dilemma in their own teaching practice.Two core essays explore the …
Multicultural Education in Colleges and Universities
A Transdisciplinary Approach
Av Howard Ball, Mbulelo Vizikhu Mzamane m. fl.
Häftad, 1998
602 kr
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This book provides both an overview of the core dilemma in America--racism and the deadly impact it has had on American society--and an account of the ways in which the book's contributors have attempted to deal with this dilemma in their own teaching practice.Two core essays explore the …
At Liberty to Die
The Battle for Death with Dignity in America
Av Howard Ball
Inbunden, 2012
788 kr
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"Ball's arguments are concise, compelling, and backed with considerable case law. This volume is highly recommended for upper-level undergraduates and above in law, philosophy, and the medical humanities interested in the 'right to die' debates. Summing up: Highly recommended." —Choice Over thepast …
Supreme Court in the Intimate Lives of Americans
Birth, Sex, Marriage, Childrearing, and Death
Av Howard Ball
Inbunden, 2002
931 kr
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Choice Outstanding Academic Title 2003Personal rights, such as the right to procreateor notand the right to die generate endless debate. This book maps out the legal, political, and ethical issues swirling around personal rights. Howard Ball shows how the Supreme Court has grappled with the right …
Supreme Court in the Intimate Lives of Americans
Birth, Sex, Marriage, Childrearing, and Death
Av Howard Ball
Häftad, 2004
393 kr
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Choice Outstanding Academic Title 2003Personal rights, such as the right to procreateor notand the right to die generate endless debate. This book maps out the legal, political, and ethical issues swirling around personal rights. Howard Ball shows how the Supreme Court has grappled with the right …
Multicultural Education in Colleges and Universities
A Transdisciplinary Approach
Av Stephen D. Berkowitz, Mbulelo Vizikhu Mzamane m. fl.
E-bok, 2014
707 kr
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This book provides both an overview of the core dilemma in America--racism and the deadly impact it has had on American society--and an account of the ways in which the book''s contributors have attempted to deal with this dilemma in their own teaching practice. Two core essays explore the …
Multicultural Education in Colleges and Universities
A Transdisciplinary Approach
Av Stephen D. Berkowitz, Mbulelo Vizikhu Mzamane m. fl.
E-bok, 2014
707 kr
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This book provides both an overview of the core dilemma in America--racism and the deadly impact it has had on American society--and an account of the ways in which the book''s contributors have attempted to deal with this dilemma in their own teaching practice. Two core essays explore the …
Right to Die
A Reference Handbook
Av Howard Ball
Inbunden, 2017
809 kr
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This book provides a comprehensive and contemporary examination of the right-to-die issues facing society now that vast improvements in public health care and medicine have resulted in people not only living longer but taking much longer to die—often in great pain and suffering.In 1900, the average …
Right to Die
A Reference Handbook
Av Howard Ball
E-bok, 2017
857 kr
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This book provides a comprehensive and contemporary examination of the right-to-die issues facing society now that vast improvements in public health care and medicine have resulted in people not only living longer but taking much longer to die—often in great pain and suffering. In 1900, the …
At Liberty to Die
The Battle for Death with Dignity in America
Av Howard Ball
Häftad, 2013
358 kr
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"Ball's arguments are concise, compelling, and backed with considerable case law. This volume is highly recommended for upper-level undergraduates and above in law, philosophy, and the medical humanities interested in the 'right to die' debates. Summing up: Highly recommended." —Choice Over thepast …
War Crimes and Justice
A Reference Handbook
Av Howard Ball
Inbunden, 2002, 12-15 år
657 kr
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A thorough introduction to the laws of war, the savagery of war crimes, and the international system that demands justice.How do you speak of the unspeakable and defend the indefensible? War Crimes and Justice: A Reference Handbook thoroughly examines the laws of war and how the world community …
