Over the last forty years, the field of disability studies has emerged from the political activism of disabled people. In this challenging review of the field, leading disability academic and activist Tom Shakespeare argues that disability research needs a firmer conceptual and empirical footing. This new edition is updated throughout, reflecting Shakespeare’s most recent think...(展开全部)

In the wake of the financial crisis and the Great Recession, economics seems anything but a science. In this sharp, masterfully argued book, Dani Rodrik, a leading critic from within, takes a close look at economics to examine when it falls short and when it works, to give a surprisingly upbeat account of the discipline. Drawing on the history of the field and his deep experien...(展开全部)

In the wake of the financial crisis and the Great Recession, economics seems anything but a science. In this sharp, masterfully argued book, Dani Rodrik, a leading critic from within, takes a close look at economics to examine when it falls short and when it works, to give a surprisingly upbeat account of the discipline. Drawing on the history of the field and his deep experien...(展开全部)

Where do our rights come from? Does "natural law" really exist outside of what is written in constitutions and legal statutes? If so, why are rights not the same everywhere and in all eras? On the other hand, if rights are nothing more than the product of human law, why should we ever allow them to override the popular will? In Rights from Wrongs , renowned legal scholar Al...(展开全部)

艾伦•德肖维茨，美国著名法学家。在辛普森杀妻案、克林顿绊闻案与弹劾案、泰森案等一系列备受瞩目的案件中担任辩护律师，同时也是专栏作家、演说家、书评家与畅销书作家，知名度遍及世界，被誉为「当代最伟大的人权律师」。代表作包括《最好的辩护》《大法官的偏见》《性的麦卡锡主义》《法律创世记》《虐待的藉口》《致年轻律师的信》。

Torts and other Wrongs is a collection of eleven of the author's essays on the theory of the law of torts and its place in the law more generally. Two new essays accompany nine previously published pieces, a number of which are already established classics of theoretical writing on private law. Together they range across the distinction between torts and other wrongs, the moral...(展开全部)

艾伦•德肖维茨，美国著名法学家。在辛普森杀妻案、克林顿绊闻案与弹劾案、泰森案等一系列备受瞩目的案件中担任辩护律师，同时也是专栏作家、演说家、书评家与畅销书作家，知名度遍及世界，被誉为「当代最伟大的人权律师」。代表作包括《最好的辩护》《大法官的偏见》《性的麦卡锡主义》《法律创世记》《虐待的藉口》《致年轻律师的信》。

In a short span, this Element will delineate the general nature of legal and moral rights and the general nature of the holding of rights, and it will also sketch the justificatory foundations of rights. Hence, the Element will treat of some major topics within legal, political, and moral philosophy as it combines analytical theses and ethical theses in a complex pattern.

In a short span, this Element will delineate the general nature of legal and moral rights and the general nature of the holding of rights, and it will also sketch the justificatory foundations of rights. Hence, the Element will treat of some major topics within legal, political, and moral philosophy as it combines analytical theses and ethical theses in a complex pattern.

Secure property rights are central to economic development and stable government, yet difficult to create. Relying on surveys in Russia from 2000 to 2012, Timothy Frye examines how political power, institutions, and norms shape property rights for firms. Through a series of simple survey experiments, Property Rights and Property Wrongs explores how political power, personal con...(展开全部)