Author: United States. CongressPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1178
Book Description
Reports and Documents
Author: United States. CongressPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1178
Book Description
Report
Author: United States. Congress SenatePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 2172
Book Description
Legitimacy and Law in the Roman World
Author: Elizabeth A. MeyerPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139449117
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 371
Book Description
Greeks wrote mostly on papyrus, but the Romans wrote solemn religious, public and legal documents on wooden tablets often coated with wax. This book investigates the historical significance of this resonant form of writing; its power to order the human realm and cosmos and to make documents efficacious; its role in court; the uneven spread - an aspect of Romanization - of this Roman form outside Italy, as provincials made different guesses as to what would please their Roman overlords; and its influence on the evolution of Roman law. An historical epoch of Roman legal transactions without writing is revealed as a juristic myth of origins. Roman legal documents on tablets are the ancestors of today's dispositive legal documents - the document as the act itself. In a world where knowledge of the Roman law was scarce - and enforcers scarcer - the Roman law drew its authority from a wider world of belief.
Congressional Quarterly Weekly Report
Author: Congressional Record
Author: United States. CongressPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1182
Book Description
The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873)
Construction Labor Report
Author: A Man of Honor
Author: Joseph BonannoPublisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks
ISBN: 1466847174
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
"Friendships, connections, family ties, trust, loyalty, obedience-this was the 'glue' that held us together." These were the principles that the greatest Mafia "Boss of Bosses," Joseph Bonnano, lived by. Born in Castellammare del Golfo, Sicily, Bonnano found his future amid the whiskey-running, riotous streets of Prohibition America in 1924, when he illegally entered the United States to pursue his dreams. By the age of only twenty-six, Bonnano became a Don. He would eventually take over the New York underworld, igniting the "Castellammarese War," one of the bloodiest Family battles ever to hit New York City... Now, in this candid and stunning memoir, Joe Bonanno-likely a model for Don Corleone in the blockbuster movie The Godfather-takes readers inside the world of the real Mafia. He reveals the inner workings of New York's Five Families-Bonanno, Gambino, Profaci, Lucchese, and Genovese-and uncovers how the Mafia not only dominated local businesses, but also influenced national politics. A fascinating glimpse into the world of crime, A Man of Honor is an unforgettable account of one of the most powerful crime figures in America's history.
The Vindolanda Writing-tablets
Author: Alan K. BowmanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
The Vindolanda writing-tablets cast light upon the Roman forces occupying the frontier between England and Scotland, just before Hadrian's Wall was built. This work analyzes recent evidence revealing Roman life and literacy on the frontier, and examines the nature and importance of the tablets.
Inscriptiones Graecae ad res Romanas pertinentes
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Inscriptions, Greek
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Facsimile reprint of the edition, Paris, E. Leroux, 1901-27.