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Hardcover. Drawn from the farms and towns of Otsego and Herkimer counties, the 121st New York State Volunteer Infantry Regiment served with the Sixth Corps in the Army of the Potomac throughout the Civil War. This book chronicles the epic story of this heroic 'band of brothers'. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 592 pages, 40 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1030.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700616459
ISBN
9780700616459
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.01

Paperback. Makes the case that campus speech codes - no matter how well grounded in history, law, or philosophy - have tended to be overbroad, arbitrarily enforced, and used selectively to protect only certain groups at the expense of others. This title challenges academics and general readers to reconsider how we deal with this important issue. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPS; JNM; JPVH2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Edition
2 Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700616480
ISBN
9780700616480
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.95

Paperback. Editor(s): Gebhardt, James F. Translator(s): Gebhardt, James F. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 386 pages, 25 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVU; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700616541
ISBN
9780700616541
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.12

Hardcover. Shows that postwar homesteading continued to shape the modern West in important ways. This study describes how the Bureau of Reclamation used lotteries to make available free land that had previously been part of Indian reservations, used for Japanese internment, or abandoned by unsuccessful settlers. Num Pages: 304 pages, 24 photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HBLX; TV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700616572
ISBN
9780700616572
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.71

Hardcover. During America's turbulent antebellum era, the Supreme Court decided important cases - most famously Dred Scott - that spoke to sectional concerns and shaped the nation's response to the slavery question. This title presents a comprehensive examination of the major slavery cases that came before the Court between 1825 and 1861. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700616664
ISBN
9780700616664
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.54

Paperback. A true Band of Brothers story from the Vietnam War, this first unit history of a naval air squadron uses extensive interviews to highlight the Navy's contribution to the air war. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 440 pages, 37 photographs, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJPL; HBJK; HBLW3; HBWS2; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 702.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University Press of Kansas United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700616770
ISBN
9780700616770
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.34

Paperback. Focuses on the 19th-century transformation in San Francisco from Gold Rush to earthquake to show how the city's diverse residents created a modern American city through everyday "cultural frontiers," such as restaurants, hotels, and annual fairs and expositions, among others." Num Pages: 312 pages, 39 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700617227
ISBN
9780700617227
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.29

Paperback. Presents portraits of twenty-seven notable men and women, including radical abolitionist John Brown; wheat king Theodore C Henry; women's rights activist Clarina Nichols; William Allen White, the "Sage of Emporia"; President Dwight D Eisenhower; Esther Brown, who challenged segregation in public schools; political icon Bob Dole; and, Gordon Parks. Editor(s): Dean, Virgil W. Num Pages: 422 pages, 26 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBNK; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700617234
ISBN
9780700617234
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.01

Paperback. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 346 pages, 19 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Press Of Kansas
Number of pages
346
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700617241
ISBN
9780700617241
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.04

Hardcover. The until now secret diary of top-level economist Arthur Burns, chairman of the Federal Reserve Board in the Nixon administration. Provides keen insights into the dynamics and undoing of NIxon's inner circle and reveals how the president exerted political pressure to shape monetary policies that helped to fuel 1970s "stagflation." Editor(s): Ferrell, Robert H. Num Pages: 144 pages, 14 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 147 x 18. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Edition
1st edition,
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700617302
ISBN
9780700617302
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.50

Paperback. Chronicles the case of a runaway slave who was tracked to Boston by his owner. Compellingly details the struggle over his fate and how that became a focal point for national controversy. Reveals how the case became one of the most dramatic and widely publicized events in the long-running conflict over the issue of fugitive slaves. Series: Landmark Law Cases and American Society. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBWJ; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700617364
ISBN
9780700617364
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.90

Hardcover. Editor(s): Witten, Manley. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 360 pages, 7 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CBWJ; HBJK; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Edition
First Edition (1st printing),
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700617401
ISBN
9780700617401
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.07

Paperback. Recounts the story of the largest mass murder trial in California's history, in which 22 Mexican-American youths were tried and 17 were convicted for a crime to which none of the defendants were ever tied. Opens a window onto a time and place that highlights the historical prejudices of white America towards Mexican Americans. Series: Landmark Law Cases and American Society. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLW; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700617470
ISBN
9780700617470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.18

Paperback. Tackles the crucial questions about the Founding: Were the Framers motivated by their economic interests; how democratic was their Constitution; should we interpret the Founding using philosophical or strictly historical approaches; and what traditions of political thought were most important to the Founders? Series: American Political Thought. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Edition
2nd Revised, Expanded ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700617524
ISBN
9780700617524
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.58

Hardcover. The first social and economic history of the founding era of American railroads. Drawing on vast research especially in period newspapers Miner identifies antebellum Americans' hopes and fears sparked by the introduction and adoption of the Iron Horse. Reveals how and why a free society adapts to rapid technological change." Num Pages: 320 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 703.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700617555
ISBN
9780700617555
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.33

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 50 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700617586
ISBN
9780700617586
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 25.54

Paperback. An entertaining cultural history of the American family vacation during the height of its popularity from 1945 to 1973. Reveals the ways in which the ritual of the family road trip, for most middle-class Americans became a way of defining what it meant to be (and become) American. Series: CultureAmerica. Num Pages: 240 pages, 35 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700617593
ISBN
9780700617593
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.69

Hardcover. The first general history of the papal armed forces. Provides a comprehensive chronicle of the modern Vatican's Military/security forces from 1796 to the present-day deployment of modern weapons, technology, and skills to protect the Holy Father and the Vatican from terorists and assassins. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 536 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 798.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700617708
ISBN
9780700617708
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.04

Hardcover. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 488 pages, ill. BIC Classification: HBWS5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 41. Weight in Grams: 857.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700617791
ISBN
9780700617791
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.55

Paperback. A fresh interpretation of the disputed presidential election of 1876 between Rutherford Hayes and Samuel Tilden, which was characterized by allegations of election fraud and a narrow victory by a single electoral vote. Many historians consider this election the precursor to the bitterly divisive 2000 Bush-Gore election. Series: American Presidential Elections. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700617876
ISBN
9780700617876
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.57

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