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Paperback. Examines the depiction of women in World War II popular visual art, showing that it reflected decidedly mixed feelings about the status of women in American society. Dispels the popular belief that World War II was a halcyon age for women's rights in America. Series: Culture America (Hardcover). Num Pages: 214 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white halftones, figures. BIC Classification: ACX; AG; HBWQ; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700619665
- ISBN
- 9780700619665
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.47
€ 41.47
Paperback. The career of controversial San Francisco publisher James Mason Hutchings, the tireless promoter whose efforts were essential to establishing Yosemite's place in the American imagination and to its preservation. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; BGT; HBJK; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700619672
- ISBN
- 9780700619672
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.26
€ 39.26
Paperback. A deeply informed yet concise and sprightly narrative traces the stories of the people, events, and developments that have shaped the Old Dominion State and also the USA. Num Pages: 544 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 36. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700619948
- ISBN
- 9780700619948
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.35
€ 50.35
Hardcover. The story of how Soviet children experienced the horrors of the Great Patriotic War, both as victims and as heroes who helped make victory possible. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJH; HBLW; HBWQ; JFSP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700620029
- ISBN
- 9780700620029
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.85
€ 66.85
Paperback. The first and only book to cover the World War II exploits and contributions of Detachment 101 considered by many to be the forerunner of today's Special Forces in Burma against the Japanese Imperial Army." Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBWQ; JPSH; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700620180
- ISBN
- 9780700620180
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.19
€ 42.19
Paperback. John Lewis Barkley's memoir provides a rare and vivid ground-level look at World War I through the eyes of a soldier whose exploits rivaled those of Sergeant York and won him the Congressional Medal of Honor. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Edition
- 1st.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700620197
- ISBN
- 9780700620197
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.82
€ 31.82
Paperback. The first book-length survey of cinema's vital role in the Cold War cultural combat between the U.S. and the USSR. Focuses on 10 films five American and five Soviet, both iconic and lesser-known works showing that cinema provided a crucial outlet for the global "debate" between democratic and communist ideologies." Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: APF; HBTW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700620203
- ISBN
- 9780700620203
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.19
€ 42.19
Hardback. In this significantly expanded second edition of The Presidency of George H.W. Bush , John Robert Greene takes full advantage of newly released documents to revisit BushAEs term, to consider his post-presidency accomplishments, and to enhance and clarify our understanding of his place in history. Series: American Presidency Series. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700620791
- ISBN
- 9780700620791
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.04
€ 74.04
Paperback. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700621095
- ISBN
- 9780700621095
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.80
€ 45.80
Paperback. The dramatic and surprising story of how Lincoln wrote the Gettysburg Address, this book solves the central mysteries that for over 150 years have surrounded our nations most admired speech. Follows Lincoln from Washington to Gettysburg as he composed, revised, and then delivered this important statement of American identity. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBWJ; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700621125
- ISBN
- 9780700621125
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.19
€ 42.19
Paperback. A compelling and entertaining account of the year that represents the apex of 1920s American culture. Shatters the stereotype of the Roaring Twenties as a time of frivolity and excess and reveals instead a society torn between holding on to its glorious past while trying to navigate a brave new world. Series: CultureAmerica. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 7. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700621132
- ISBN
- 9780700621132
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.30
€ 35.30
Paperback. "Speaking Freely" tells the story of how and why Americans today came to enjoy the most liberal speech laws in the world. Series: Landmark Law Cases and American Society. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; LNDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700621354
- ISBN
- 9780700621354
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.14
€ 35.14
Paperback. The definitive account of the most famous African American fighting unit in World War I and their quest for equality in the United States. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 630 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HBWN; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas United States
- Number of pages
- 630
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700621385
- ISBN
- 9780700621385
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.50
€ 44.50
Paperback. The terrorist attacks of 9/11 are indelibly etched into our cultural memory. This is the story of how the legal ramifications of that day brought two US presidents, Congress, and the Supreme Court into repeated confrontation over the incarceration of hundreds of suspected terrorists and "enemy combatants" at the US naval base in Guantanamo, Cuba. Series: Landmark Law Cases and American Society. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; HBJK; JPWL; LND; LNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700621705
- ISBN
- 9780700621705
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.70
€ 36.70
Paperback. A non-partisan summary of American history as told through ideas rather than events. Editor(s): Seagrave, S. Adam. Series: American Political Thought. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; JPHC; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700621743
- ISBN
- 9780700621743
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.03
€ 40.03
Hardback. The challenges and opportunities that come with being the heir apparent to a historically transformative and significant presidential predecessor. Num Pages: 216 pages, 5 Tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPHL; JPP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700622078
- ISBN
- 9780700622078
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.57
€ 66.57
Hardcover. Num Pages: 172 pages, 20 illustrations, 5 maps,. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; RNKH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 273 x 25. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700622276
- ISBN
- 9780700622276
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.80
€ 45.80
Paperback. The first comprehensive English-language history of the Japanese imperial army, based largely on Japanese-language sources. Traces the origins, evolution, and impact of the army as an engine of Japan's regional and global ambitions and as a catalyst for the militarization of its homeland. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 344 pages, 9 photographs, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 237 x 19. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700622344
- ISBN
- 9780700622344
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.68
€ 42.68
Hardback. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 552 pages, 29 photographs, 38 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 174 x 45. Weight in Grams: 988.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700622832
- ISBN
- 9780700622832
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.65
€ 81.65
Paperback. Columbia Rising: Civil Life on the Upper Hudson from the Revolution to the Age of Jackson Series: Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia. Num Pages: 648 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBT; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 41. Weight in Grams: 930.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Edition
- 1 New ed
- Number of pages
- 648
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781469609737
- ISBN
- 9781469609737
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.75
€ 49.75