green dragon press (17 risultati)

Condizione: New.

Condizione: New.

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Softcover. Condizione: Very Good. Erickson, Mary (illustratore). First Edition. Very good softcover.

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Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Soft cover. Condizione: Near Fine. No Jacket. Near fine softcover - like new- see actual image. 144 pps. Toronto guidebook focusing on the women who contributed to the history of Toronto. History-Canada-Toronto.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Type: Book This is a compilation of primary documents (diaries, letters, advertisements, essays, photographs) that provides a forum for the voices of women in Canada. It is organised chronologically, documenting the decades of the 20th century. Each chapter incorporates major themes that defined and impacted on women's lives throughout the century, such as work, education, images of women, political action and women in the home. End of chapter activities and selected resources provide support for using the documents. 252pp. N.B. Base of Spine bumped with a small nick.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. Green Dragon 31 VG- Weak front hinge; spine leaning and heavily creased; small <cm tears at the top and bottom of the front hinge; white portions of cover show yellowing from age. Interior is clean but tanned.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. The Text Is In English. Paperback, 170 Pages. Spiral Bound Paperback.books are NOT signed. We will state signed at the description section. we confirm they are signed via email or stated in the description box. - Specializing in academic, collectiblle and historically significant, providing the utmost quality and customer service satisfaction. For any questions feel free to email us.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. The Bill of Rights was not written to expand freedom.It was written to stop power.This book treats the first ten amendments not as abstract ideals or modern talking points, but as historical responses to abuses already suffered, justified, and normalized by authority.Each amendment is examined as a boundary drawn after experience removed illusion. Compelled belief. Disarmament. Military intrusion. Arbitrary search. Forced confession. Secret justice. Administrative civil law. Punishment as spectacle. Enumerated control. Consolidated power. None were hypothetical dangers. All had precedent.Rather than arguing policy or contemporary outcomes, this work restores memory. It explains why restraint was considered necessary long before erosion and consolidation became visible again. The Bill of Rights is revealed not as a promise of virtue, but as a system designed for inevitability - the inevitability that power expands, justifies itself, and rarely restrains itself voluntarily.Each chapter focuses on what an amendment was written to prevent, not what it is now asked to accomplish. The language is restrictive, not aspirational. Government is told not what it should do, but what it must never do. Liberty is preserved not through optimism, but through denial.Written as a companion to a larger historical examination of power and liberty, this book stands alone as a clear, accessible account of why constitutional restraint matters - and why it fails most often when its origins are forgotten.The Bill of Rights does not disappear when it is repealed.It disappears when it is remembered only in theory.This book exists to prevent that forgetting. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condizione: New.

Paperback. Condizione: New.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: No Jacket, as Issued. Rare 1991 softcover first edition book in near fine condition. With author's signature and inscription. Many black and white photos, illustrations, and one map. 244 pages.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First edition. Author's first book, the only book published under his own name. Author's pseudonym taken from the main character in The Water Wheel. Book very good, no signatures or bookplates. Jacket with small stain to corner of spine foot, also expertly closed gash upper spine, else very good. Not price clipped.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. The Bill of Rights was not written to expand freedom.It was written to stop power.This book treats the first ten amendments not as abstract ideals or modern talking points, but as historical responses to abuses already suffered, justified, and normalized by authority.Each amendment is examined as a boundary drawn after experience removed illusion. Compelled belief. Disarmament. Military intrusion. Arbitrary search. Forced confession. Secret justice. Administrative civil law. Punishment as spectacle. Enumerated control. Consolidated power. None were hypothetical dangers. All had precedent.Rather than arguing policy or contemporary outcomes, this work restores memory. It explains why restraint was considered necessary long before erosion and consolidation became visible again. The Bill of Rights is revealed not as a promise of virtue, but as a system designed for inevitability - the inevitability that power expands, justifies itself, and rarely restrains itself voluntarily.Each chapter focuses on what an amendment was written to prevent, not what it is now asked to accomplish. The language is restrictive, not aspirational. Government is told not what it should do, but what it must never do. Liberty is preserved not through optimism, but through denial.Written as a companion to a larger historical examination of power and liberty, this book stands alone as a clear, accessible account of why constitutional restraint matters - and why it fails most often when its origins are forgotten.The Bill of Rights does not disappear when it is repealed.It disappears when it is remembered only in theory.This book exists to prevent that forgetting. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.