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Hardcover. William Howard Taft's post-presidential career as the energetic Republican elder statesman and public servant leading to his Supreme Court nomination. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPHL; LNAA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700620012
- ISBN
- 9780700620012
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.48
€ 55.48
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
€ 70.91
€ 70.91
Hardcover. The tangled history of the 19th century court ruling that defined the powers of the states to control who they could and could not allow to cross their borders and its application to the current immigration debates. Series: Landmark Law Cases and American Society. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL3; LNDA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700620081
- ISBN
- 9780700620081
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.71
€ 96.71
Hardcover. A meditation on the chronic conundrums and contradictions in American political culture and its development over the course of four centuries. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JPH; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Edition
- 1 st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700620104
- ISBN
- 9780700620104
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.61
€ 70.61
Paperback. Num Pages: 584 pages. BIC Classification: JPHL; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 43. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700620128
- ISBN
- 9780700620128
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.97
€ 50.97
Paperback. The dramatic story of the 1945 war crimes trial of General Tomoyuki Yamashita, who was charged with atrocities he neither committed nor ordered and of which he likely had no knowledge. Even so, he was convicted and, following a Supreme Court review, executed for having failed to control his troops." Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 408 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JWXK; LNDK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700620142
- ISBN
- 9780700620142
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.02
€ 33.02
Paperback. The first history of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, from its creation in 1939 to 2007. Includes detailed accounts of the crimes, investigations, and arrests of some of the state's most infamous criminals, from Richard Hickock and Perry Smith of "In Cold Blood" to the BTK Killer. Num Pages: 406 pages. BIC Classification: BTC; JKVF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700620166
- ISBN
- 9780700620166
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.85
€ 45.85
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
€ 45.24
€ 45.24
Paperback. This provocative book contends that George W. Bush has been treated unfairly, especially by presidential historians and the media. Argues that from the beginning scholars abandoned any pretense at objectivity in their critiques and seemed unwilling to place Bush's actions into a broader historical context. Num Pages: 246 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPHC; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700620227
- ISBN
- 9780700620227
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.33
€ 41.33
Paperback. An authoritative dual biography of the two wives of Woodrow Wilson. Presents a rich and complex portrait of Wilson's marriages, first to the demure Ellen Axon Wilson and then to the controversial Edith Bolling Wilson, as well as his relationship with a "dearest friend," Mary Allen Hulbert Peck. Series: Modern First Ladies. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700621057
- ISBN
- 9780700621057
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.63
€ 42.63
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
€ 45.24
€ 45.24
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
€ 47.12
€ 47.12
Paperback. Offers the most incisive account to date of the origins of college football, tracing the sport's evolution from a gentlemen's pastime to a multi-million dollar enterprise that made athletics a permanent fixture on US campuses and cemented college football's place in American culture. Series: CultureAmerica. Num Pages: 336 pages, 28 Photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNM; WSJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700621392
- ISBN
- 9780700621392
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.47
€ 42.47
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
€ 39.18
€ 39.18
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
€ 42.72
€ 42.72
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
€ 71.51
€ 71.51
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
€ 45.54
€ 45.54
The Fourth Amendment in Flux. The Roberts Court, Crime Control, and Di...
Gizzi, Michael C.; Curtis, R. Craig
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHC; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700622573
- ISBN
- 9780700622573
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.81
€ 37.81
Paperback. Written by longtime political veterans, both former elected officials, Winning Elections is steeped in old-fashioned political know-how and savvy about the latest campaign techniques, methods, and strategies using social media, vote analytics, small donor online fundraising, and increasingly sophisticated microtargeting. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700622764
- ISBN
- 9780700622764
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.92
€ 44.92
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
€ 56.31
€ 56.31