Society & social sciences
Results 30021 - 30040 of 65012
Society & social sciences
Hardcover. An examination of the interplay of architecture and politics in all 50 state capitols of America. Using analysis and photographs of exteriors and interiors, Charles T. Goodsell demonstrates how the architectural elements embody political values and ideas. Series: Studies in Government and Public Policy. Num Pages: 232 pages, 119 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMC; AMG; JPA; JPHV; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 183 x 259 x 9. Weight in Grams: 770.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700610440
- ISBN
- 9780700610440
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.06
€ 72.06
Hardcover. From 1926 to 1933, a transformation swept through the Soviet Union - a militarization of society that was as powerful and far-reaching as the Revolution itself. This work chronicles this transformation and shows why it is central to the understanding of Stalin's consolidation of power. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JPHX; JW; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700610372
- ISBN
- 9780700610372
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.14
€ 56.14
Hardcover. Everett McKinley Dirksen was one of the most colourful and influential American politicians of the 20th century. This book traces his relationships with four presidents to show how the senator shifted from being a major Republican critic of Truman to an ardent Republican LBJ supporter. Num Pages: 352 pages, 19ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700610365
- ISBN
- 9780700610365
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.90
€ 78.90
Paperback. The emergence of the presidential couple is one of the most contentious developments in US post-war political history. Reaction to the First Couple reflects the country's changing morality and attitudes. This work traces these shifts through ten presidential marriages, including the Clintons. Num Pages: 472 pages, 33 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBK; JPA; JPHL; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 35. Weight in Grams: 839.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Edition
- 2 Rev Sub
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700610341
- ISBN
- 9780700610341
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.48
€ 47.48
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
€ 32.99€ 30.73
€ 32.99
€ 30.73
Paperback. Even when effective treatments become available, efforts to control disease often fall short. Written to improve the prospects for managing AIDS, this work draws on previous large-scale public health initiatives to show how management effectiveness can meet threats to public health. Series: Studies in Government and Public Policy. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; MBN; MBPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700610235
- ISBN
- 9780700610235
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.28
€ 29.28
Paperback. The author looks at how nine American leaders have either successfully encouraged or undermined citizens' participatory role in their democracy and aims to help the reader rediscover what leadership has meant in the past and how it can invigorate public life in the US today. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHL; JPHV; JPVK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700610181
- ISBN
- 9780700610181
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.68
€ 45.68
Paperback. This text examines the role of the news media during the Vietnam War. The author aims to demystify the subject, using military documents and news reports to explore how the press contradicted themselves and each other and how the war came to be seen as a hopeless effort. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 376 pages, 60 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; HBJK; HBWS2; JFD; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas United States
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700609956
- ISBN
- 9780700609956
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.24
€ 42.24
Hardcover. Firsthand experience and research shed light on claims that Euro Disneyland is nothing but American cultural imperialism. A former employee goes beyond media bites and academic scorn to examine Europe's love/hate relationship with the park and some of the undiscussed issues surrounding it. Series: CultureAmerica. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; 3JJPR; GTB; JFC; JFFS; KJVG; KNSG; WTHT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University Press Of Kansas
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700609895
- ISBN
- 9780700609895
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.48
€ 55.48
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
€ 29.55
€ 29.55
Paperback. Andrew Jackson was the seventh president of the United States between 1829 and 1837. This text presents a review of the major events of Andrew Jackson's presidency. Series: American Presidency Series. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700609611
- ISBN
- 9780700609611
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.08
€ 45.08
Hardcover. This text provides an introduction to conceptions of international justice, spanning 2500 years of intellectual history from Thucydides and Plato to Morgenthau and Waltz. It shows how older traditions of political philosophy remain relevant to contemporary debates in international relations. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 789.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700609598
- ISBN
- 9780700609598
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.47
€ 60.47
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
€ 46.04
€ 46.04
Paperback. Referring to a situation in the Chicago suburb of Skokie, which was home to many survivors of the Holocaust in the 1970s, and where American Nazi sympathizers wished to demonstrate, the author of this book argues that freedom of speech must be defended even in the most abhorrent of circumstances. Series: Landmark Law Cases and American Society. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; JPFQ; JPVH2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700609413
- ISBN
- 9780700609413
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.13
€ 37.13
Paperback. This text encourages civil servants to reflect on specific constitutional principles and events and learn to apply them to the decisions they make. It includes 20 articles which seek to legitimate public service by grounding its ethics in constitutional practice. Series: Studies in Government and Public Policy. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JPHC; JPQ; KJG; KNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700609260
- ISBN
- 9780700609260
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.87
€ 36.87
Paperback. Lochner v. New York pitted a conservative activist judiciary against a reform-minded legislature, and is a frequently-cited case in Supreme Court history. In this guide Kens shows why the case remains an important marker in the ideological battles between the free market and the regulatory state. Series: Landmark Law Cases and American Society. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; KCP; LND; LNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700609192
- ISBN
- 9780700609192
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.62
€ 29.62
Hardcover. Known for her photographs of the prairie as an orderly grid, taken from high above, Evans here works at lower altitudes to focus on the land as an inhabited place. All these images help the viewer to understand the layers of life on the prairie, and the complex interweaving of nature and man. Num Pages: 96 pages, 50 duotone photographs. BIC Classification: AGB; AJC; AJR; JFSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 291 x 235 x 17. Weight in Grams: 993.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Edition
- Complete Numbers Starting with 1, 1st Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700609086
- ISBN
- 9780700609086
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.62
€ 73.62
Hardcover. This text presents the history of Richard Nixon's political economy. Nixon came to office preoccupied with foreign policy, but had to deal with an economy that threatened him with political defeat. When the economy dipped into recession, he turned to John Connelly, Governor of Texas, for rescue. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQ; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700608881
- ISBN
- 9780700608881
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.53
€ 61.53
Hardcover. This second in a five-volume study, examines war planning and mobilizing in an era of rapid industrialization and how economic mobilization for defence and war is shaped at the national level by the interaction of political, economic and military institutions and increasingly powerful weaponry. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; JW; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 836.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700608607
- ISBN
- 9780700608607
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.02
€ 76.02
Paperback. This work provides a fresh interpretation of James Madison and a critique of Madisonian politics. Neither civic humanist nor democrat, Madison has been described as a "distrusting, calculating, and pragmatic Machiavellian Prince". Series: American Political Thought. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JPA; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700608072
- ISBN
- 9780700608072
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.70
€ 44.70