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The Supreme Court and the NCAA by Porto   The Supreme Court and the NCAA
The Case for Less Commercialism and More Due Process in College Sports

Brian L. Porto

Porto identifies the Court's role in shaping college sports and advances a prescription for reform

6 x 9. 264 pgs. 2012
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978-0-472-11804-5    
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Digital Tools in Urban Schools by Mahiri   Digital Tools in Urban Schools
Mediating a Remix of Learning

Jabari Mahiri

Digital media in the classroom for both teachers and students

6 x 9. 180 pgs. 3 figures. 2011
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978-0-472-07153-1    
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Faith in Paper by Cleland   Faith in Paper
The Ethnohistory and Litigation of Upper Great Lakes Indian Treaties

Charles E. Cleland

A comprehensive reference on the litigation of Indian treaty rights in the upper Great Lakes region
7 x 10. 408 pgs. 29 maps, 2 tables. 2011
Cloth     978-0-472-11729-1     $95.00S     Available
 
Giving It All Away by Leary   Giving It All Away

Margaret A. Leary
Foreword by Evan H. Caminker, Dean and Branch Rickey Collegiate Professor of Law, University of Michigan Law School


The first biography of William W. Cook, the man who made possible the Michigan Law Quadrangle
6 x 9. 304 pgs. 48 B&W photographs. 2011
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978-0-472-03484-0    
978-0-472-02802-3    
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A Legal Theory for Autonomous Artificial Agents by Chopra   A Legal Theory for Autonomous Artificial Agents

Samir Chopra and Laurence F. White

What legal status should be granted to artificial agents?
6 x 9. 220 pgs. 5 line art. 2011
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978-0-472-07145-6    
978-0-472-05145-8    
978-0-472-02676-0    
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The Lying Brain by Littlefield   The Lying Brain
Lie Detection in Science and Science Fiction

by Melissa M. Littlefield

A cultural history of deception detection from science to science fiction
6 x 9. 220 pgs. 5 line art. 2011
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978-0-472-07148-7    
978-0-472-05148-9    
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The Justice of Mercy by Meyer   The Justice of Mercy

Linda Ross Meyer

Is there room for mercy in a system of justice?

6 x 9. 264 pgs. 2010
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978-0-472-11745-1    
978-0-472-02455-1    
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Citizen Rauh by Parrish   Citizen Rauh
An American Liberal's Life in Law and Politics

Michael E. Parrish

The first published biography of a key figure in 20th century American liberalism

6 x 9. 352 pgs. 13 B&W photographs. 2010
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978-0-472-11737-6    
978-0-472-02415-5    
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Suing the Tobacco and Lead Pigment Industries by Gifford   Suing the Tobacco and Lead Pigment Industries
Government Litigation as Public Health Prescription

Donald G. Gifford

A history and critique of public health litigation

6 x 9. 318 pgs. 1 Figure. 2010
Cloth     978-0-472-11714-7     $75.00S     Available
 
Understanding Torture by Parry   Understanding Torture
Law, Violence, and Political Identity

John T. Parry

Legal prohibitions against torture cannot prevent state violence

6.125 x 9.25. 328 pgs. 2010
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978-0-472-07077-0    
978-0-472-05077-2    
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Best Sellers

Bad Boys by Ferguson   Bad Boys
Public Schools in the Making of Black Masculinity

Ann Arnett Ferguson

How do schools identify African American males as "bad boys"?

6 x 9. 272 pgs. 2000
Paper     978-0-472-08849-2     $21.95S     Available
 
Dying Inside by Fleury-Steiner   Dying Inside
The HIV/AIDS Ward at Limestone Prison

Benjamin Fleury-Steiner

A graphic exposé of the inhumane treatment of HIV-positive inmates in U.S. prisons

6 x 9. 248 pgs. 2 figures. 2008
Cloth     978-0-472-11429-0     $27.95T     Available
 
The Price of Racial Reconciliation by Walters   The Price of Racial Reconciliation

Ronald W. Walters

Presents the conceptual difficulties involved in the project of racial reconciliation by a comparative analysis of South African Truth and Reconciliation and the demand for Reparations in the United States

6 x 9. 264 pgs. 10 tables. 2008
Paper     978-0-472-03380-5     $24.95S     Available
 
When Courts and Congress Collide by Geyh   When Courts and Congress Collide
The Struggle for Control of America's Judicial System

Charles Gardner Geyh

Can our nation's judiciary remain independent, in light of the battle over judicial appointments?

6 x 9. 344 pgs. 2 tables. 2006
Paper     978-0-472-06922-4     $23.95S     Available
 

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Award-Winning Books

Bad Boys by Ferguson   Bad Boys
Public Schools in the Making of Black Masculinity

Ann Arnett Ferguson

Winner: Gustavus Myers Center for The Study of Human Rights in the United States' 2001 Outstanding Book Award

Winner: Sex and Gender Section of the American Sociological Association's 2001 Distinguised Book Award

6 x 9. 272 pgs. 2000
Paper     978-0-472-08849-2     $21.95S     Available
 

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