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Down second avenue (Paperback): Es'kia Mphahlele Down second avenue (Paperback)
Es'kia Mphahlele 1
R250 R200 Discovery Miles 2 000 Save R50 (20%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

Down second avenue is Es'kia Mphahlele's autobiography of his South African childhood and his struggle against discrimination. The memoir tells of Es'kia's childhood in Maupaneng, a small village outside Pietersburg, and Marabastad, a location in Pretoria. Here he showed academic promise. This resulted in a career as a teacher. After a number of years, though, he was barred from teaching because of his vocal opposition to the segregation and discrimination occurring in schools. Mphahlele then worked for Drum magazine in various capacities. The biography culminates in his exile from South Africa in 1957. Down second avenue is Mphahlele's personal account of his struggle for identity and dignity in the face of the growing discriminatory policies of the South African government. It is a compelling mix of humour and pathos.

Judicial Jurisdiction - A Reference Guide to the United States Constitution (Hardcover): Patrick Baude Judicial Jurisdiction - A Reference Guide to the United States Constitution (Hardcover)
Patrick Baude
R2,742 Discovery Miles 27 420 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

One of the ways in which the American constitution is unique among the world's mature democracies is the vesting of the power of constitutional review in the ordinary courts rather than in a specialized constitutional body. Baude uses frank, understandable language to explain the relationship between the constition and our rule of law. Without technical jurisdictional jargon, Baude is able to survey historical cases to analyze Article III, section 2 of the United States Constitution. However, Baude's work is vastly different from analytical works based on philosophical and technicalities of judicial jurisdiction. This work explores the relationship between the two, without drawing on the covert ideological premises of legal liberalism.

Performance Measurement in Shared Services - Empirical Evidence from European Multinational Companies (Hardcover, New edition):... Performance Measurement in Shared Services - Empirical Evidence from European Multinational Companies (Hardcover, New edition)
Friedrich Kalden
R2,083 Discovery Miles 20 830 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Shared Service Organizations (SSOs) are of growing relevance in research and corporate practice since they combine a number of benefits for multinational corporations, such as cost reductions and an improved risk management. However, managers voice concerns about potential negative impacts on the firm's effectiveness due to a lower service quality. A major reason for the ongoing controversy of the SSOs' outcome is closely related to the shortcoming of measuring their performance. This study analyzes Performance Measurement System (PMS) design in SSOs and sheds light on its effectiveness. Furthermore, the findings reveal which determinants increase PMS effectiveness. This empirical analysis yields practical design recommendations for practitioners working in a shared service environment.

Migration and Urban Transition in India - A Development Perspective (Paperback): R.B. Bhagat, Archana K. Roy, Harihar Sahoo Migration and Urban Transition in India - A Development Perspective (Paperback)
R.B. Bhagat, Archana K. Roy, Harihar Sahoo
R1,380 Discovery Miles 13 800 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Migration has emerged as an important issue in contemporary global politics and in the discourse around human development. This book highlights the role of migration in socioeconomic development and its interdependence with urbanization, employment, labour and industry. This volume identifies the challenges which migration and the subsequent dynamism in population and spatial parameters pose to land-use patterns, ecology, social politics and international relations. Through a study of migration patterns and trends in different parts of India, this collection analyzes the relationship of migration with social and occupational mobility, poverty and wealth indices, inequality, distribution of resources and demographic change. It also explores policy measures and frameworks which can bring migration into the fold of national development strategies. Timely and comprehensive, the book underscores the importance of migration and urbanization, sustainability and inclusivity to economic growth and development. It will be an essential read for scholars and researchers of migration studies, political studies, sociology, urban studies, development studies and political sociology.

En Kyk Na Die Omowit Engele Op Die Rolbalbaan (Afrikaans, Paperback): Wessel Pretorius En Kyk Na Die Omowit Engele Op Die Rolbalbaan (Afrikaans, Paperback)
Wessel Pretorius
R21 Discovery Miles 210 Ships in 4 - 8 working days
Plaaslike Kennis (Afrikaans, Paperback): Plaaslike Kennis (Afrikaans, Paperback)
R21 Discovery Miles 210 Ships in 4 - 8 working days
The War on Terror and the Normalisation of Urban Security (Hardcover): Jon Coaffee The War on Terror and the Normalisation of Urban Security (Hardcover)
Jon Coaffee
R4,484 Discovery Miles 44 840 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Takes a novel view of urban security and articulates this through rescaled approaches to IR and global politics. Few direct competitors: this book is a multidisciplinary work grounded in contemporary policy dynamics of global scope. Utilises a range of accessible internationsal case studies and written in a clear, accessible style.

Black and White Fifities - Jurgen Schadeberg's South Africa (Hardcover): Jurgen Schadeberg Black and White Fifities - Jurgen Schadeberg's South Africa (Hardcover)
Jurgen Schadeberg
R365 Discovery Miles 3 650 Ships in 4 - 8 working days

During apartheid, Jurgen Schadeberg worked for the leading black publications of the time. This way he had access to the likes of a young activists, like the lawyer, named Nelson Mandela. Iconic pictures of many future South African leaders followed.Judge Albie Sachs, an ANC operative who lost an arm in an attack by the security police, says of this collection: Jurgen Schadeberg wrenches moments and people right out of time, place and mood, so that we can engage with them here and now, as we are, at the instant of looking. We gasp and feel a frisson of delight at each picture. Was it really like that? Look at the faces as they were then, the hairstyles, the clothes people wore, the way they looked at each other. What is still the same, what has changed? There is the honesty of values, the dignified and respectful treatment of the subject matter and especially the people who might be involved. In this respect Jurgen s photographs are extraordinarily sensitive. "

The Art of Revolt - Snowden, Assange, Manning (Hardcover): Geoffroy De Lagasnerie The Art of Revolt - Snowden, Assange, Manning (Hardcover)
Geoffroy De Lagasnerie
R2,095 Discovery Miles 20 950 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Edward Snowden, Julian Assange, and Chelsea Manning are key figures in the struggles playing out in our democracies over internet use, state secrets, and mass surveillance in the age of terror. When not decried as traitors, they are seen as whistle-blowers whose crucial revelations are meant to denounce a problem or correct an injustice. Yet, for Geoffroy de Lagasnerie, they are much more than that. Snowden, Assange, and Manning are exemplars who have reinvented an art of revolt. Consciously or not, they have inaugurated a new form of political action and a new identity for the political subject. Anonymity as practiced by WikiLeaks and the flight and requests for asylum of Snowden and Assange break with traditional forms of democratic protest. Yet we can hardly dismiss them as acts of cowardice. Rather, as Lagasnerie suggests, such solitary choices challenge us to question classic modes of collective action, calling old conceptions of the state and citizenship into question and inviting us to reformulate the language of critical philosophy. In the process, he pays homage to the actions and lives of these three figures.

Poole's Casebook on Contract Law (Paperback, 16th Revised edition): Robert Merkin KC, Séverine Saintier Poole's Casebook on Contract Law (Paperback, 16th Revised edition)
Robert Merkin KC, Séverine Saintier
R1,504 Discovery Miles 15 040 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

All the cases you need, together with the tools to understand them. This contract casebook presents all the leading cases, supplemented by succinct author commentary and thought-provoking questions to deepen understanding. Poole's Casebook on Contract Law takes a uniquely supportive approach to give students the confidence to engage with and analyse judgments. Digital formats and resources: The sixteenth edition is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats, and is supported by online resources. The e-book offers a mobile experience and convenient access along with functionality tools, navigation features and links that offer extra learning support: www.oxfordtextbooks.co.uk/ebooks A selection of online resources accompanies this text, including: - Exercises and guidance on reading cases

Extending Protection to Migrant Populations in Europe - Old and New Minorities (Paperback): Roberta Medda-Windischer, Caitlin... Extending Protection to Migrant Populations in Europe - Old and New Minorities (Paperback)
Roberta Medda-Windischer, Caitlin Boulter, Tove H. Malloy
R1,369 Discovery Miles 13 690 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This comprehensive and innovative volume focuses on the usefulness and relevance of extending the scope of protections already in place for national minorities ('old minorities') to migrant populations ('new minorities') in Europe. Delving into a highly relevant but under-researched issue, the book examines the feasibility of expanding the system of protection for national minorities to migrant groups, as well as considering issues of diversity, security, socio-economic concerns and identity. Taking a multidisciplinary perspective, and combining insights from political science, law, sociology and anthropology, it asks the central question of how far the extension of policies and rights currently specific to national minorities is conceptually meaningful and beneficial to the integration of 'new' minorities. In doing so, it questions the feasibility and appropriateness of extending the scope of the protections already in place for national minorities to other categories of population. This book will be of key interest to scholars, students and practitioners of European Union politics, migration studies, minority studies and more broadly of sociology, international law and human rights.

The Impact of Supreme Court Decisions on US Institutions - A Sociology of Law Primer (Paperback): Robert Costello, Colleen Eren The Impact of Supreme Court Decisions on US Institutions - A Sociology of Law Primer (Paperback)
Robert Costello, Colleen Eren
R1,351 Discovery Miles 13 510 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

* Provides an overview of the Supreme Court-its establishment and history, how it functions, how judges are selected, and its importance in setting precedents. * Teaches readers how to read and interpret the actual text of Supreme Court decisions. * Includes useful pedagogy such as learning objectives, key terms and definitions, critical thinking questions, websites for further research, and multimedia resources.

The Impact of Supreme Court Decisions on US Institutions - A Sociology of Law Primer (Hardcover): Robert Costello, Colleen Eren The Impact of Supreme Court Decisions on US Institutions - A Sociology of Law Primer (Hardcover)
Robert Costello, Colleen Eren
R4,473 Discovery Miles 44 730 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

* Provides an overview of the Supreme Court-its establishment and history, how it functions, how judges are selected, and its importance in setting precedents. * Teaches readers how to read and interpret the actual text of Supreme Court decisions. * Includes useful pedagogy such as learning objectives, key terms and definitions, critical thinking questions, websites for further research, and multimedia resources.

Foundational Facts, Relative Truths - A Comparative Law Study on Children's Right to Know Their Genetic Origins... Foundational Facts, Relative Truths - A Comparative Law Study on Children's Right to Know Their Genetic Origins (Paperback)
Richard J. Blauwhoff
R2,587 Discovery Miles 25 870 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Although most people know who their parents are, there is a minority that does not. This book deals with the rights of persons, both children and adults, who feel a strong yearning to find out about their biological parents. The identification of biological parents may become important in a wide variety of situations, which run the gamut from adoption to sperm donor anonymity and 'misattributed paternity.' Individual searches across such situations may be motivated by a variety of legal, emotional, and medical reasons. Thanks to bio-medical developments, as well as an increased emphasis on identity rights in international human rights treaties, a broad consensus, that a fundamental right to know one's origins exists, can now be attested. Nonetheless, legal solutions, especially outside the adoption context, have so far largely remained piecemeal. Attention has been drawn primarily to the informational needs of adopted children. As such, manifold legal questions remain regarding the appropriate age for disclosure of information to children, the use of compulsion in DNA testing, not to mention the conflicting rights of a child's need to know vs. parental privacy. In exploring this wide range of legal issues, a thorough comparative study of the relevant law across a number of European jurisdictions has now, for the first time, been made available in English. Foundational Facts, Relative Truths not only provides an in-depth overview of the most recent legal developments in France, Germany, the Netherlands, and Portugal, but it also includes references to some interesting legal solutions found in other jurisdictions. In addition, this study renders similarities and differences visible between the approach of the United Nations' Children's Rights Convention and the ever expanding case law of the European Court on Human Rights. In providing insight into the relevant interpretive tools, this book proposes a set of legal principles that guide the assessment of the current strength of the right to know one's genetic origins. Moving beyond a comprehensive legal theory of the right to know, Foundational Facts, Relative Truths explores the concrete possibilities for a more effective regulation. In this way, it casts a fresh light on the boundaries of State regulation while looking critically at the role parents have in making genetic information accessible to children. (Richard Blauwhoff has been awarded two academic awards for this book Mr. Blauwhoff has received an Erasmus Research Prize in recognition of an exceptional PhD dissertation by a young academic researcher in the field of humanities and social sciences. In addition, he has received the Dutch-German Lawyers Prize, which is awarded biannually to a dissertation or paper on a topic of European law.)

Central Issues in Jurisprudence - Justice, Law and Rights (Paperback, 6th edition): Nigel Simmonds, Joshua Neoh Central Issues in Jurisprudence - Justice, Law and Rights (Paperback, 6th edition)
Nigel Simmonds, Joshua Neoh
R936 Discovery Miles 9 360 Ships in 9 - 17 working days
Finding your way in academic writing (Paperback, 2nd ed): E. Henning, S. Gravett, W. van Rensburg Finding your way in academic writing (Paperback, 2nd ed)
E. Henning, S. Gravett, W. van Rensburg
R554 Discovery Miles 5 540 Ships in 7 - 10 working days

This edition of finding your way in academic writing, the authors focused on the theme of writing as thinking. The authors focus on a new theme: "applying knowledge to writing performance". This shift introduces readers to the notion of applying knowledge sourced from literature, as well as knowledge sourced from data in field research. Therefore, this title is new in a number of ways. In this edition the organising construct is the application of knowledge, field research writing is introduced, and field research writing is integrated with literature research writing.

Media, Migrants and Human Rights. In the Evolution of the European Scenario of Refugees' and Asylum Seekers'... Media, Migrants and Human Rights. In the Evolution of the European Scenario of Refugees' and Asylum Seekers' Instances (Hardcover, New edition)
Gevisa La Rocca, Roberto Di Maria, Gino Frezza
R2,285 Discovery Miles 22 850 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The volume is a collection of essays - the result of studies, research, projects - on the theme of migration, of the condition of refugees and asylum seekers, of respect for or violation of human rights, of the narration of these events in the media. It offers a lucid glance, through the voice of several scholars, of the European scenario and its evolution in recent years. The narrative space expands itself, including the US scenario. The volume is divided into four main sections: Media, Migrants and Human Rights, voted to introduce the main themes; Vulnerability and Human Rights, that explores the themes of the weakest people; Migrations in the Media System, which traces the importance of the narrative of migration in the media system; the Additional Points section closes the volume, to not leave anything unexplored. The volume proposes a journey - with many paths - to discover the academic sense of migration.

Intellectual Properties and the Protection of Fictional Characters - Copyright, Trademark, or Unfair Competition? (Hardcover,... Intellectual Properties and the Protection of Fictional Characters - Copyright, Trademark, or Unfair Competition? (Hardcover, New)
Dorothy J. Howell
R2,764 Discovery Miles 27 640 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In this pioneering volume, Howell addresses the extent to which fictional characters are legally recognized and protected as intellectual property. Through a judicious selection of cases chosen for their bearing on the popular arts, the author reviews the basic legal principles involved--copyright, trademark, unfair competition, and contract law--and analyzes their applications to fictional characters. In addition to tracing the evolution of the law relating to the protection of fictional characters, Howell explores the feasibility of isolating characters and protecting them via stringent copyright and/or trademark laws, addresses character merchandising and the associated legal issues, and suggests legal reforms aimed at protecting the creator. Detailed case information serves both to illustrate the legal principles and actions discussed and to stand as a model for the proprietors of future characters.

Divided into two major sections, the volume begins by offering a comprehensive introduction to intellectual property law. Specific topics addressed include basic concepts of property, statutory protection of intellectual property, elements of an infringement action, defenses to copyright infringement, unfair competition, and the application of trademark principles to literary properties. In the second section, Howell analyzes the extent to which the fictional character is legally regarded as intellectual property. She reviews situations in which copyright and trademark law have been invoked to protect the creator of a fictional character, examines cases involving such well-known characters as the Lone Ranger, Superman, and the crew of the Starship Enterprise, and presents an extended analysis of the case of Tarzan. Finally, Howell considers whether right of publicity and merchandising offer additional protection for fictional characters. In the concluding chapter, she offers an analysis of copyright decisions and a proposal for their reconciliation. Both practicing attorneys and students of entertainment law will find Howell's work an important contribution to the professional literature.

Maansiek (Afrikaans, Paperback): Gerda Taljaard Maansiek (Afrikaans, Paperback)
Gerda Taljaard
R21 Discovery Miles 210 Ships in 4 - 8 working days

Die kortverhale in Maansiek verken 'n wye register: die Rooms-Katolieke geloof, charismatiese aanbidding, Afrika-mistiek, erotiek en moederskap, konflik tussen ras en geslag en sosiale status, spanning tussen die hede en die historiese, die sienlike en die onsienlike.

As basis vir sommige verhale dien 'n nugter koerantberig of tydskrifartikel uit vervloe dekades wat binne die verhaalkonteks tegelyk humoristies en ontstellend is.

Ander is gegrond op minder bekende aspekte van bekende figure of vertellings van onbekende vroue met uiteenlopende agtergronde.

"The Belt and Road" International Migration of Asia - Research on Multilateral Population Security (Hardcover): MI Hong, Li... "The Belt and Road" International Migration of Asia - Research on Multilateral Population Security (Hardcover)
MI Hong, Li Yuan, Ma Qiyini; Contributions by Diana Gao
R4,935 Discovery Miles 49 350 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The book studies multilateral population security issues and relevant governance strategies caused by international migration in the countries impacted by China's Belt and Road initiative and their border areas. Buttressed by solid data mining and policy analysis, the title looks into the demographic trends of international migration in China and some Asian Belt and Road countries and stresses the urgency for more effective governance practices. Seeking to address the population security crisis triggered by the Initiative, the authors propose the idea of "multilateral population security governance", grounded in the real-world challenges facing Belt and Road countries while also drawing on experiences of migration governance in western countries. As a new governance model, it calls for cross-border joint action and takes into consideration pertinent factors including economy, politics, culture, religion and commerce. Several case studies and comparative studies are offered in the chapters to illuminate the significance and effect of this cooperative mechanism. The book will be of interest to researchers and government officials interested in non-traditional security, international migration and formal demography as well as topics on population, resources and environment.

Terror Trials - Life and Law in Delhi's Courts (Paperback): Mayur R. Suresh Terror Trials - Life and Law in Delhi's Courts (Paperback)
Mayur R. Suresh
R954 R746 Discovery Miles 7 460 Save R208 (22%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

An ethnography of terrorism trials in Delhi, India, this book explores what modes of life are made possible in the everyday experience of the courtroom. Mayur Suresh shows how legal procedures and technicalities become the modes through which courtrooms are made habitable. Where India’s terror trials have come to be understood by way of the expansion of the security state and displays of Hindu nationalism, Suresh elaborates how they are experienced by defendants in a quite different way, through a minute engagement with legal technicalities. Amidst the grinding terror trials—which are replete with stories of torture, illegal detention and fabricated charges—defendants school themselves in legal procedures, became adept petition writers, build friendships with police officials, cultivate cautious faith in the courts and express a deep sense of betrayal when this trust is belied. Though seemingly mundane, legal technicalities are fraught and highly contested, and acquire urgent ethical qualities in the life of a trial: the file becomes a space in which the world can be made or unmade, the petition a way of imagining a future, and investigative and courtroom procedures enable the unexpected formation of close relationships between police and terror-accused. In attending to the ways in which legal technicalities are made to work in everyday interactions among lawyers, judges, accused terrorists, and police, Suresh shows how human expressiveness, creativity and vulnerability emerge through the law.

Afrikaans - Lewende taal van miljoene (Paperback): F.I.J. van Rensburg Afrikaans - Lewende taal van miljoene (Paperback)
F.I.J. van Rensburg
R336 Discovery Miles 3 360 Ships in 2 - 4 working days

Die behoefte aan 'n publikasie soos die het voortgekom vanuit 'n besef van die omvang van die geknelde situasie waarin Afrikaans hom op die oomblik bevind as gevolg van die drastiese verkleining van sy gebruiksfeer. Van 'n taal wat byvoorbeeld 'n dekade gelede nog een van twee amptelike tale van die land was, met al die ontwikkelingsgeleenthede wat normaalweg tot 'n amptelike taal se beskikking is as gevolg van die blootstelling daarvan aan telkens nuwe situasies waarvoor nuwe terminologie en taalregisters geskep moet word, het dit een van die elf amptelike tale geword, 'n geselskap waarin hy hom prakties in 'n tweede liga saam met nege ander tale bevind ("die inheemses"), terwyl sy voormalige kollega, Engels ("die internasionale"), oor 'n liga van sy eie beskik, een waarin dit die leeueaandeel van die staatlike funksies behartig, met al die ontwikkelingsmoontlikhede wat daarmee gepaard gaan.

Rising Above Office Conflict - A Light-Hearted Guide for the Heavy-Hearted Employee (Hardcover): Clare E Fowler Rising Above Office Conflict - A Light-Hearted Guide for the Heavy-Hearted Employee (Hardcover)
Clare E Fowler
R1,271 R917 Discovery Miles 9 170 Save R354 (28%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Offers step-by-step expert advice that empowers women to understand and overcome the conflicts they face at work with coworkers and managers. Are you being harassed? Micromanaged? Or just plain annoyed by your gum-chewing, music-playing, lunch-stealing coworker? Are you ready to blow this popsicle stand and move on to a new job? Then let this book guide you through this process. Beginning with 15 common workplace personalities that you have likely encountered, this book helps you to diagnose your situation, and provides empowering strategies for dealing with this situation and preventing future disputes. Based on the latest research in the dispute resolution field, and decades of workplace mediation experience, these stories are based on real-life examples (though names have been changed to protect those who should be ashamed of themselves). Women are finally being given the training and opportunities to succeed in the workplace, but societal norms are still in the stone-age. This book offers concrete suggestions for women to determine their boundaries and strategies for reinforcing those boundaries. Women shouldn’t have to choose between being a baby or a bully. Women have amazing empathic and social skills—so why not build on those skills, armed with years of research and ideas, to create the career you have worked for? Perhaps it’s not just one mansplainer, or one frustrating coworker, but a whole department? Managerial style? Systemic issues? A toxic workplace that is in need of some major rebranding? This book is aimed at the frustrated employee, manager, conflict resolution practitioner, and HR office. There are simple skills to empower any employee. For the management team, learn how to design an effective training, identify red flags, triage employee concerns, and build a healthy workplace. As impossible as that may sound right now, it actually is achievable with some practical suggestions and a bit of work. So buckle up, grab some popcorn, and prepare for some great stories that will help you to take control of your worklife. This is a light-hearted guide for the heavy-hearted employee. This is the only book to take decades of conflict research and workplace examples and brings them to the hands of those who need this information: the workers going through difficult conflicts. The purpose of this book is to empower women in a frustrating office to not just understand the conflict but give them the tools to grow through it. This book takes the numerous academic studies about resolving workplace conflict, as well as experience from the mediation table, and provides a step-by-step guide for employees to resolve their own conflict. It is designed to be relatable, drawing upon numerous personalities, real examples, in a variety of settings, so that the reader can find comfort in knowing that others have worked through similar situations. The book is also humorous, to help ease the anxiety of a tense worker. The goal is to give the average employee the skills to understand and grow through their current workplace conflict. 15 frustrating workplace personalities and situations are described, and then examined from the female viewpoint or response.

Adult learning - Designing and implementing learning events - a dialogic approach (Paperback, 2nd ed): Sarah Gravett Adult learning - Designing and implementing learning events - a dialogic approach (Paperback, 2nd ed)
Sarah Gravett
R406 Discovery Miles 4 060 Ships in 2 - 4 working days

Adult learning offers practical guidelines, underpinned by sound scholarship, for the design and implementation of learning events. The author illuminates this process, which she views as a learning-centred and dialogic endeavour, by drawing on perennial and cutting-edge theory as well as on personal experience. She guides the reader in exploring the theory on adult learners and their needs, the learning process and strategies that educators can use for guiding and facilitating learning. This culminates in a discussion of a specific strategy for designing and implementing dialogic learning events - the seven steps of planning. She explains in practical terms how this strategy puts dialogic teaching into action, using learning tasks to structure dialogue with learners.

How People Use the Courts - The Disputes and Courts in Poland (Hardcover, New edition): Jacek Maria Kurczewski, Jacek Kurczewski How People Use the Courts - The Disputes and Courts in Poland (Hardcover, New edition)
Jacek Maria Kurczewski, Jacek Kurczewski
R1,452 Discovery Miles 14 520 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book analyzes how people settle disputes in and outside of Polish courts. The preference for courts against informal settlements increased with the consolidation of the democratic legal state. Still, the compromise settlement remains the cultural ideal. The authors evaluate these circumstances in their extensive study of private disputes in the courts and of different types of individual settlements. They observed that the role of power behind these choices proved to be significant as people in better social positions are more inclined to use the courts and in worse social positions more inclined to deal informally with opponents in power. The ethnic factor surveyed in other former Communist countries is also related to the relative power of the different ethnic groups. The book investigates how institutional, social and cultural factors interact in shaping the dispute settlement patterns.

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