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Hardcover. The emergence of the automobile on the American scene represented many things - excitement, freedom, progress - but also danger, death, and injury. This work tells how the automobile pulled society in two contradictory emotional directions: exhilaration in personal mobility versus anxiety over public safely. Series: CultureAmerica. Num Pages: 312 pages, 34 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBTB; WGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 552.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700615155
ISBN
9780700615155
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.58

Hardcover. Although the heroism of last century's freedom marches will long be credited for ending racial discrimination, civil rights legislation owes much to work done more quietly in the district courtrooms of the South. This book helps in understanding how the Voting Rights Act came about by focusing on several key cases in Alabama. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSB; 3JJPK; HBTB; JPHF; JPVH1; LAZ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700615100
ISBN
9780700615100
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.43

Hardcover. The fate of Polish Jews under the German occupation has been well documented, but not as much is known about non-Jewish Poles. This work examines Nazi policies of "ethnic cleansing" to reveal the striking anti-Polish nature of the crusade to Germanize newly occupied territory and to show that these actions were a dress rehearsal for the Holocaust. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 344 pages, 21 photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVP; 3JJH; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBW. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700615063
ISBN
9780700615063
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.77

Paperback. By presenting a picture of the pro-Southern justices on the Court, this work offers readers an understanding of how they came to their opinions, even as they failed to anticipate the impact their decision would have - a miscalculation that to some degree undermined the Court's power and authority within the American political system. Series: Landmark Law Cases and American Society. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTB; HBTS; LAZ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700615032
ISBN
9780700615032
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.31

Hardcover. Just what was so wild about the Wild West? Americans have had an enduring yet ambivalent obsession with the West as both a place and a state of mind. This book offers a cultural and historical analysis of how ideas of wildness have shaped the ways Euro-Americans have perceived, reacted to, and acted upon the West for nearly five hundred years. Num Pages: 528 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; 1KBBW; HBTB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 164 x 42. Weight in Grams: 975.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700615018
ISBN
9780700615018
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.57

Paperback. An innovative history that sees the agreements and ideas of the American Founders especially the Constitution as an effort to create a "peace pact" both among member states and with other nations." Series: American Political Thought. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTR; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700614936
ISBN
9780700614936
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.65

Paperback. When the US took control of Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Philippines, and Guam following the Spanish-American War, it was unclear to what degree these islands were actually part of the US. By looking at what became known as the Insular Cases, this work reveals how America resolved to govern these territories. Series: Landmark Law Cases and American Society. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; HBJK; HBLW; HBTQ; HBTR; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Edition
First Thus
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700614820
ISBN
9780700614820
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.76

Paperback. Reappraises the tumultuous history of educational progress in Chicago, revealing that the persistent lack of improvement is due not to the extent but rather the type of reform. This book chronicles how Chicago's corporate actors led, abetted, or restrained nearly every attempt to transform the city's school system. Series: Studies in Government and Public Policy. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBT; JNK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700614509
ISBN
9780700614509
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.08

Paperback. Exploring conflicting representations of Youngstown across a century of growth, struggle and heartbreaking decline, this study looks at the roles of work and memory. It acts as a cautionary tale about corporate responsibility in an era of globalization. Series: CultureAmerica. Num Pages: 288 pages, maps, 37photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBNH; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700612925
ISBN
9780700612925
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.22

Paperback. In the late 1960s an Amish community considered state education detrimental to its own values. When the state claimed truancy and took Jonas Yoder to court, a legal battle of landmark proportions followed. This volume is a complete and compelling account of the Yoder case. Series: Landmark Law Cases and American Society. Num Pages: 216 pages, bibliographical references, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBT; HRCC99; LA; LND; LNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700612734
ISBN
9780700612734
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.48

Paperback. Almost 35 years before New York saw the first great battle waged by the new United States of America for its independence, rumours of a slave conspiracy spread in the city, leading to the conviction and execution of over 70 slaves. This text retells the dramatic story of these landmark trials. Series: Landmark Law Cases and American Society. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; L. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Edition
Text is Free of Markings
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700612468
ISBN
9780700612468
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.48

Hardcover. The Papacy is an international power that many nations have viewed with suspicion, and not a few have spied upon. Ranging across two centuries of world history, this study seeks to throw open the Vatican's doors to reveal the startling but little-known world of espionage in a sacred place. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1DSV; 3JH; 3JJ; HBT; HRCC7; HRCX8; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 689.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700612147
ISBN
9780700612147
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.39

Hardcover. This in-depth study examines the discrepancies between American history, where Coacoochee was a background figure, and Seminole tradition, where he stands as a warrior and diplomat who led the Seminole resistance to American injustice in their home territory of Florida. Num Pages: 232 pages, 8 photographs, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; 3JH; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700611959
ISBN
9780700611959
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.14

Paperback. While millions of Americans fought the Nazis, liberty was under attack at home with the persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses who were intimidated and even imprisoned for refusing to salute the flag or serve in the armed forces. This study explores their defence of their First Amendment rights. Num Pages: 352 pages, 24 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBTB; HBWQ; HRCC99; JFSR; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700611829
ISBN
9780700611829
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.88

Paperback. A seemingly familiar tale of Indians, goldseekers and the resulting conflict, yet in this text Elliot West assesses the cataclysmic changes that the Colorado gold rush brought to the Great Plains, in particular the disruption to Plains Indian cultures. Num Pages: 446 pages, 31 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 704.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700610297
ISBN
9780700610297
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.21

Paperback. This text offers evidence that alcohol encouraged white conquest and destroyed Native Americans. It presents the motivations of the government and its people in promulgating and prohibiting alcohol among Indians. It recounts the devastating role that intoxicants had in the "winning" of the West. Num Pages: 180 pages, 30 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFFH1; JFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700609642
ISBN
9780700609642
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.22

Paperback. This biography traces the career of General Harold K. Johnson. It provides insight into the nature of civil-military relations at the highest level of American government. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 364 pages, 37 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; HBTM; JWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700609529
ISBN
9780700609529
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.85

Paperback. Nathan Bedford Forrest was a renowned cavalryman who fought during the American Civil War. This book presents an analysis of his life, from childhood in Mississippi, to wealth from the slave trade, his role as founder and Grand Wizard of the first Ku Klux Klan, and his death. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 480 pages, 51 illustrations, 19 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBTS; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 694.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700608850
ISBN
9780700608850
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.85

Paperback. In late 17th-century Salem, Massachusetts, neighbours turned against neighbours and children against parents with accusations of witchcraft. This text examines what created an epidemic of accusations that resulted in the investigation of nearly 200 colonists and, for many, trial and incarceration. Series: Landmark Law Cases and American Society. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; HBJK; HBLH; HBTB; HRQX5; HRQX9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 142 x 13. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700608591
ISBN
9780700608591
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.54

Paperback. A sweeping interdisciplinary survey of American Indian agriculture from its ancient origins to the present, this book combines a wealth of historical, anthropological, legal, and economic information. Num Pages: 304 pages, 18 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700608027
ISBN
9780700608027
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.62

Hardcover. Examining the struggles of political third parties in the US, this text focuses on the Populist era. It shows how Populism evolved to challenge the American political system and describes its volatile personalities, controversies, programmes and frustrations. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFCX; JPH; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700607020
ISBN
9780700607020
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.05

Paperback. This work takes the reader on a journey round the state of Kansas, visiting 106 towns, such as Palermo, Fostoria, and Old Clear Water, and examining why they have declined or been abandoned. Num Pages: 304 pages, 92 halftones, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700606689
ISBN
9780700606689
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.65

Paperback. Examines the demise of the North American Indian and the effect of U.S. policy towards Indians from the beginning of the nation's history to the Indian New Deal of the 1930s. Num Pages: 424 pages, 36 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 232 x 25. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Edition
Revised Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700605071
ISBN
9780700605071
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.21

Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 18. Weight in Grams: 703.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700604777
ISBN
9780700604777
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.06

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