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Hardcover. 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 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; HBWQ; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 235 x 29. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700619092
- ISBN
- 9780700619092
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.48
€ 55.48
Hardcover. The first full-scale, balanced account of President Truman's civil rights policies, tracing how the Missourian outgrew the bigotry of his Jackson County upbringing to become the president who integrated the military and lobbied for key civil rights legislation. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700619115
- ISBN
- 9780700619115
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.14
€ 72.14
Hardcover. The first cultural history of greyhound racing in America, this book charts the sport's meteoric rise and equally meteoric decline against the backdrop of changes in American culture during the twentieth century." Series: CultureAmerica. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA; WSNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700619139
- ISBN
- 9780700619139
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.72
€ 58.72
Hardcover. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 688 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBW; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1089.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700619153
- ISBN
- 9780700619153
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 88.55
€ 88.55
Hardcover. A dual career biography of Tom and Ramsey Clark and their profound impact on American law and society. For nearly three quarters of a century, they influenced presidents, policies, and legal rulings, during careers that tracked closely with some of the most significant and controversial episodes in American history. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white plates. BIC Classification: BG; JPH; LAQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 43. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700619160
- ISBN
- 9780700619160
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.46
€ 79.46
Hardcover. A study of Congress at the crossroads between the New Deal and the postwar era, showing that the wartime political dynamic established the dominant patterns for national politics through the remainder of the century. Reveals that moderates, not conservatives, determined the outcomes in key policy debates and examines how compromises were reached. Num Pages: 376 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBWQ; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700619177
- ISBN
- 9780700619177
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.38
€ 78.38
Hardcover. The only book-length study to document the history, meanings, impact, and place of "West Side Story" in American film history and film studies. Series: CultureAmerica. Num Pages: 232 pages, , black & white halftones, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; AVGM; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700619214
- ISBN
- 9780700619214
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.03
€ 64.03
Hardcover. Tells the story of the life of Thomas Wilson Dorr and his 1842 rebellion that set off a firestorm of debate over the nature of the people's sovereignty in Jacksonian America and foreshadowed the breakup of the national Democratic Party in 1860. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBJK; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700619245
- ISBN
- 9780700619245
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.95
€ 77.95
Paperback. Series: Landmark Law Cases and American Society. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JJH; JFSL3; LAZ; LNDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700619269
- ISBN
- 9780700619269
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.34
€ 37.34
Place Matters: Metropolitics for the TwentyFirst Century (Studies in G...
Dreier, Peter, Mollenkopf, John, Swanstrom, T...
Paperback. A thoroughly updated third edition of an urban politics classic. Analyzes the problematic trends facing America's cities and older suburbs and assesses what's needed to put America's urban crisis back on the national agenda. Series: Studies in Government and Public Policy. Num Pages: 448 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JM; JPP; JPV; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700619276
- ISBN
- 9780700619276
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.34
€ 46.34
Paperback. Third edition of a bestselling work by one of America's top Constitutional scholars. This update includes discussion of presidential actions during the administrations of George W. Bush and Barack Obama and challenges what the author views as their dangerous expansion of executive power. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHC; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 224 x 25. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas United States
- Edition
- 3 Revised
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700619313
- ISBN
- 9780700619313
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.01
€ 46.01
Hardcover. "The first comprehensive history of the composition of one of the most famous and iconic speeches in American history, one that persuasively resolves previously unresolved issues relating the speech and enriches our understanding of how the speech reflected Lincoln's evolving ideas"-- Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBWJ; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700619337
- ISBN
- 9780700619337
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.59
€ 61.59
Hardcover. Num Pages: 496 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPA; JPHV; JPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 164 x 41. Weight in Grams: 938.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700619382
- ISBN
- 9780700619382
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.92
€ 79.92
Paperback. A clear-headed, deeply researched, and convincing critique of the Warren Commission's investigation into the murder of President John F. Kennedy and its deliberate attempt to deceive the public with its "lone gunman" finding. Num Pages: 496 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPWL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 169 x 22. Weight in Grams: 696.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700619399
- ISBN
- 9780700619399
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 30.93
€ 32.99
€ 30.93
Paperback. The only insider's account of Project AZORIAN, a wildly ambitious CIA operation to recover a sunken Soviet nuclear submarine three miles below the ocean's surface during the height of the Cold War. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBW; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700619412
- ISBN
- 9780700619412
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.88
€ 34.88
Paperback. The first and only book to focus entirely on the selection and performance of American army generals in both major theaters (Europe and the Pacific) of World War II. Chronicles and critiques the background, character, achievements, and failures of the more than three dozen general officers chosen for top combat group commands. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 438 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBWQ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas United States
- Number of pages
- 438
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700619429
- ISBN
- 9780700619429
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.08
€ 43.08
Paperback. The story of how Eagle Scout and assistant scoutmaster James Dale's decision to come out as a gay man led to a historic Supreme Court case. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFSK2; LNDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700619511
- ISBN
- 9780700619511
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.89
€ 37.89
Hardcover. The story of Hoover's numerous wartime battles against Axis, American, and British adversaries, and how they transformed the FBI's culture and intelligence gathering capabilities, helps us understand why the Bureau occupies its powerful position in the national security apparatus today. Num Pages: 349 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: HBLW; HBWQ; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 33. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700619528
- ISBN
- 9780700619528
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.07
€ 78.07
Hardcover. Provocative study of the 1968 election that pitted Richard Nixon against Hubert Humphrey and convincingly shows how the parties successfully managed a divided government during an era of social and political upheaval. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700619634
- ISBN
- 9780700619634
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.23
€ 78.23
Hardcover. Chronicles how politicians and policy-makers dealt with issues ranging from health to entertainment, from education to housing, and from crime to welfare, while revealing how federal bureaucrats claimed a more intrusive role in the lives of American families and children. Num Pages: 223 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSB1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700619641
- ISBN
- 9780700619641
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.45
€ 70.45