Education and Law
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Prisons of Poverty Loïc Wacquant 2009 Spring
- An international best seller dissects the globalization of penal policies “made in U.S.A.” as part of the spread of neoliberalism
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Navajo Courts and Navajo Common Law A Tradition of Tribal Self-Governance Raymond D. Austin 2009 Fall
- The only book on the world’s largest tribal court system and Navajo common law
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Open Your Eyes Deaf Studies Talking H-Dirksen L. Bauman, Editor 2007 Fall
- A landmark work on the history, future, and implications of deaf studies
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Establishing Justice in Middle America A History of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit Jeffrey Brandon Morris 2007 Spring
- An absorbing history of a court that helped to build a nation
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Transgender Rights Paisley Currah, Richard M. Juang and Shannon Price Minter, Editors 2006 Fall
- The first comprehensive work on the transgender civil rights movement
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Fugitive Thought Prison Movements, Race, and the Meaning of Justice Michael Hames-García 2004 Spring
- Looks to the philosophy and experience of prisoners to reinvigorate our concepts of justice, solidarity, and freedom
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Deathwork Defending the Condemned Michael Mello 2002 Fall
- A gripping exposé of what lawyers face when they defend prisoners in capital cases.
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Between Law and Culture Relocating Legal Studies David Theo Goldberg, Michael Musheno and Lisa C. Bower, Editors 2001 Fall
- A fundamental reconsideration of legal studies in a time of changing ideas about culture, power, and identity.
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The Wrong Man A True Story of Innocence on Death Row Michael Mello 2001 Spring
- The frightening in-the-trenches story of an attorney’s fight to save his client from the death penalty.
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Discipline of Architecture Andrzej Piotrowski and Julia Williams Robinson, Editors 2000 Fall
- A polemical look at how architectural knowledge is produced, disseminated, and received.
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Law and Sexuality The Global Arena Carl Stychin and Didi Herman, Editors 2001 Spring
- A unique, international look at the intersection of law and the most personal of rights.
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Learning to Divide the World Education at Empire’s End John Willinsky 1999 Fall
- Examines education’s contribution to colonialism and explores how this legacy can be overcome.
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Law and Moral Action in World Politics Cecelia Lynch and Michael Loriaux, Editors 1999 Fall
- Examines the intersections of world politics, international law, and ethics.
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Framing Identities Autobiography and the Politics of Pedagogy Wendy S. Hesford 1998 Fall
- A trenchant examination of the political dynamics of autobiography in education.
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Resisting State Violence Radicalism, Gender, and Race in U.S. Culture Joy James 1996 Fall
- An incendiary critique of contemporary American society that also offers concrete solutions for the dilemmas facing progressive politics.