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The Americas

In the years before the Revolutionary War, intrepid frontiersmen with roots in northern Ireland claimed vast tracts of land in Kentucky on which they developed plantations. They settled the land and with their families built enduring stone houses that became the centerpieces of their properties. This title examines these early frontier homes. Num Pages: 280 pages, 186 photographs, 75 illustrations, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; AMKD; HBJK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 267 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1324.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813124797
ISBN
9780813124797
Condition: New

€ 52.42

On August 13, 1944, the submarine struck a mine and sank to the bottom of the Sulu Sea in less than one minute, leaving only fourteen of its eighty-six crewmen alive. Though some of the Flier's mysteries remain with the submarine beneath the sea, this title sheds light on the nature of underwater warfare and naval protocol. Num Pages: 232 pages, 14 photographs, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJF; HBJK; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 485.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813124810
ISBN
9780813124810
Condition: New

€ 34.15

Hardcover. Many native North American cultures have origins that predate Confucius, who lived five hundred years before the birth of Christ. For generations the people of these traditions have thrived under conditions that many view as harsh if not hostile. This title explains how to nurture a society by observing the traditions of various native cultures. Series: Culture of the Land. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; JFC; RNU; TV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 549.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813124872
ISBN
9780813124872
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.82

In the wake of evidence demonstrating the irreparable damage humans have inflicted on the planet, some have adopted a defeatist attitude toward environmental crises. This book illustrates how local groups in both Japan and the United States are refusing to surrender the earth to a depleted and polluted fate. Editor(s): Karan, Pradyumna P.; Suganuma, Unryu. Num Pages: 336 pages, 60 photographs, 17 illustrations, 29 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; RGL; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1134.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813124889
ISBN
9780813124889
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.81

Hardcover. Takes the study of southern religion beyond a narrow focus on Christianity and churches. This volume includes research that extends to non-Western religions and even to such topics as food, music, art, vernacular folkways, and literature. Editor(s): Conser, Walter H.; Payne, Rodger M. Series: Religion in the South. Num Pages: 392 pages, 24 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; HRA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813124940
ISBN
9780813124940
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.71

Offers an introduction to Kentucky's signature rare plants with 220 full-color photographs. This book draws attention to the beauty of Kentucky's old-growth forests, prairies, wetlands, and other habitats while focusing on the state's endangered flora. Num Pages: 216 pages, 220 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 254 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1229.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813124964
ISBN
9780813124964
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.35

The supermarket tabloid's origin can be traced to one man: Generoso Pope Jr (1921-1988), an eccentric, domineering chain-smoker who died of a heart attack at the age of sixty-one. This book explores the life and career of Pope and the founding of the mother of all tabloids, the "National Enquirer". Num Pages: 248 pages, 8 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 558.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813125039
ISBN
9780813125039
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.26

Hardcover. Explores culture and intellectual life in Lexington, Kentucky, at the turn of the twentieth century. This book reveals Lexington to be a city of contradictions: known as a cultural 'Athens of the West,' it also struggled with the poverty, ignorance, and bigotry characteristic of southern communities after the Civil War. Series: Thomas D. Clark Studies in Education, Public Policy and Social Change. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; 3JH; 3JJC; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813125046
ISBN
9780813125046
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.96

The Appalachian Volunteers formed in the early 1960s, determined to eliminate poverty through education and vocational training and to improve schools and homes in the mountainous regions of the south-eastern United States. This book illustrates how the activists failed because they were indecisive about the fundamental nature of their mission. Num Pages: 320 pages, 32 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; HBTB; JFFA; JKSN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 635.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813125091
ISBN
9780813125091
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.27

Chronicles the 2006-2007 season of the Northern Kentucky University women's basketball team. This book includes interviews with the players themselves. It welcomes readers into the lives of young women whose world is made up of equal parts pressure and accomplishment. Num Pages: 336 pages, 26 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; WSJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 635.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813125152
ISBN
9780813125152
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.37

Hardcover. From City Hall to the White House, from local courthouses to the Supreme Court, religion is indisputably influential in American politics. This title traces the history of religion in America's political sphere and explores the issues concerning its relevance. Editor(s): Dunn, Charles W. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HRAM2; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813125169
ISBN
9780813125169
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.39

Argues that widespread public disinterest in global affairs, a prevailing characteristic of American political culture, has given private interest groups a paramount influence over the formulation and implementation of US foreign policy. This title examines the causes and the serious consequences of Americans' apathy toward foreign policy. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS; JPWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813125244
ISBN
9780813125244
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.53

Kentucky native Madeline McDowell Breckinridge (1872-1920) was at the forefront of the suffrage movement at both the state and national levels. Breckinridge inherited a sense of noblesse oblige that compelled her to speak for women's rights. This title recounts the remarkable life of this well-known vanguard of social change in the commonwealth. Series: Topics in Kentucky History. Num Pages: 360 pages, 27 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; BGH; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 658.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813125329
ISBN
9780813125329
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.32

Hardcover. The role of law in government has been increasingly scrutinized as courts struggle with controversial topics such as assisted suicide, abortion, capital punishment, and torture. Drawing on works of literature and philosophy, as well as US Supreme Court decisions, this title examines the relationship between human nature and constitutional law. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFM; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813125336
ISBN
9780813125336
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.62

One of the most renowned Washington insiders of the twentieth century, Clark Clifford (1906-1998) was a top advisor to four Democratic presidents. This title chronicles Clifford's rise from midwestern lawyer to Washington power broker and presidential confidant. Num Pages: 392 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 164 x 35. Weight in Grams: 810.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813125510
ISBN
9780813125510
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.14

Features twenty-five of Kentucky's most accomplished contemporary poets. This title illustrates the diversity and richness of poetry being written in the Commonwealth. Editor(s): Worley, Jeff. Num Pages: 288 pages, 25 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 28. Weight in Grams: 435.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813125572
ISBN
9780813125572
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.28

Hardcover. Barack Obama's presidential victory demonstrated unprecedented racial progress on a national level. This title examines the expansion of black leadership from grassroots to the national arena, beginning with Booker T Washington and W E B DuBois and progressing through contemporary leaders including Harold Ford Jr, Jesse Jackson Jr, and Obama. Num Pages: 336 pages, 35 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; HBJK; HBLX; JFSL3; JPHL; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813125602
ISBN
9780813125602
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.14

Focuses on vital home front matters in Virginia during 1864. This title explores various aspects of the civilian experience in Virginia including transportation and communication, wartime literature, politics and the press, higher education, patriotic celebrations, and early efforts at reconstruction in Union-occupied Virginia. Editor(s): Robertson, James I.; Davis, William C. Series: Virginia at War. Num Pages: 258 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 536.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813125626
ISBN
9780813125626
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.41

Hardcover. Offers an analysis of Lincoln's leadership throughout the Civil War as he struggled to balance his own humanity against the demands of his generals. This title scrutinizes Lincoln's conduct toward Southerners in light of the international legal standards of his time as the president wrestled with issues that included bombardment of cities. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 413.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Edition
First Edition (1st printing)
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813125695
ISBN
9780813125695
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.28

Hardcover. Explores the transformative power that enables popular culture to influence political agendas, frame the consciousness of audiences, and create profound shifts in values and ideals. Editor(s): Dale, Timothy M.; Foy, Joseph J. Num Pages: 328 pages, 16 photos, 5 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 288 x 30. Weight in Grams: 654.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813125800
ISBN
9780813125800
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.44

Num Pages: 352 pages, 20 photos, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; 3JH; HBJK; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 626.
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813125824
ISBN
9780813125824
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.43

Num Pages: 242 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 512.
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813125831
ISBN
9780813125831
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.53

As a congressional fellow living in Washington, D.C., Jocelyn Jones Evans was an eyewitness to the institutional culture of Capitol Hill before and after 9/11. She uses her personal experiences as the foundation for this richly researched analysis of how Num Pages: 272 pages, 14 photos, 14 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813125886
ISBN
9780813125886
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.55

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFCV; WBXD3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813126562
ISBN
9780813126562
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.92

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