Taking a fresh and modern approach, Contemporary Family Law gives students all the information they need to develop a clear understanding of the very latest developments in family law. Each…

This book argues that the rules, institutions, and actors that make up the practice of private international law have been critical in translating political and economic power into legal regimes…

From a rag-tag group of regional rebels to a growing North American movement, American Calamity: The Continentals provides hope in a country where little exists. A hope continually challenged by…

A stunning new gift edition of this much-loved classic, with the celebrated black-and-white illustrations by Edward Gorey.

Eight-year-old Charlotte wants to be a doctor when she grows up, just like her grandmother, Dr. GrTen-year-old Stephen is a bully, just ask his brother, Henry. Stephen often fights with…

Studies the interaction of law and social change in American history. Tort law-civil law made by judges, not legislators-is traditionally thought to arise out of legal precedent. Here, the authors…

The memoir of Morris Riskind, who was born and lived most of his life in the small Texas border town of Eagle Pass. Riskind's parents, Michael and Rachel, were Russian…