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Paperback. An analysis of Eisenhower's presidency, focusing not on whether he was an active or passive president, but on how his decisions shaped American life in the 1950s and beyond. The authors explore the significance of Eisenhower's policies on a range of issues, from civil rights to atomic testing. Series: American Presidency Series. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW3; JPQB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700604371
ISBN
9780700604371
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.35

Hardcover. Gara provides a clear, tough-minded analysis of the Pierce administration and a fair, though generally negative, assessment of the man and the president. Series: American Presidency Series. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 478.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700604944
ISBN
9780700604944
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.77

Paperback. Discusses Eisenhower's role as economic manager in the 1950s. The text explores the way policy in the 1950s set a foundation for the economic growth of the 1960s. It raises questions about such subjects as presidential leadership and the economic policy process. Num Pages: 191 pages, 10 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; JPQB; KCB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700605873
ISBN
9780700605873
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.30

Paperback. This is a review of the presidency of Abraham Lincoln, encompassing the Civil War and offering an analysis of the man himself. The book was a selection of the History Book Club and the Book-of-the-Month Club. It is designed to be of interest to both the general reader and the scholar. Series: American Presidency Series. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of Kansas Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700607457
ISBN
9780700607457
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.91

Paperback. This is an essay on the ambiguities and dilemmas of the American presidency. It offers observations on the issues and controversies surrounding high office, questioning what a president does, and by what right he or she does it. Num Pages: 524 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPH; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 721.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700607495
ISBN
9780700607495
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.11

Hardcover. An investigation into the transformational and fateful era of 1867-1914 in Russian-American relations. The book explores the fluctuation of economic, diplomatic, social and cultural affairs, personal and professional conflicts, and the evolution of each country's perception of the other. Num Pages: 672 pages, 63 illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; JFC; JPQB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 55. Weight in Grams: 1184.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700607549
ISBN
9780700607549
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.98

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

€ 74.12

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

€ 35.36

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

€ 35.14

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

€ 42.39

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

€ 44.65

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

€ 74.04

Paperback. This text provides an overview of Carter's presidency, examining his administration within the context of evolving American policy choices. It demonstrates Carter's dilemma in his efforts to steer a course between traditional expectations of federal government and political and economic realities. Editor(s): Fink, Gary M.; Graham, Hugh Davis. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; JPF; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 513.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700610976
ISBN
9780700610976
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.56

Paperback. This text demonstrates how and why public administration in the USA is inevitably and strongly bound up with constitution-making and constitutional governance. The author makes a comparative study of cases found in four countries spanning three centuries. Series: Studies in Government and Public Policy. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHC; JPQ; KNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700611638
ISBN
9780700611638
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.42

Hardcover. While some students need more writing instruction than others, this text looks at how that need also pertains to the institutions themselves. The author argues that universities may need remedial English to alleviate their own crises in admission standards, enrollment and curriculum. Series: Pittsburgh Series in Composition, Literacy and Culture. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; CFG; CJCW; JNM; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822941866
ISBN
9780822941866
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.12

paperback. Examines reasons why environmental laws seldom work out exactly as planned. Casting federal-state working relationships as 'pulling together,' 'coming apart,' or somewhere in-between, this title provides dozens of observations from federal and state officials. Series: American Governance and Public Policy Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQ; JPR; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Edition
Second Edition, Revised and Updated
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781589011007
ISBN
9781589011007
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.57

Paperback. Helps you to understand reasons behind support of and disdain for interspecies research in such areas as chimerism, hybridization, cross-species embryo transfer, and transgenics. This title highlights two claims critics make against early interspecies studies: that the research can violate human dignity and that it can lead to procreation. Num Pages: 184 pages, 2 figures, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JPQB; MBGR; PSAD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9781589015746
ISBN
9781589015746
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.58

Hardcover. Senator Thomas Hart Benton was a towering figure in Missouri politics. Elected in 1821, he was the new state's first senator, and he served in Washington, DC for thirty years. This book provides a portrait of Senator Benton. It evaluates his career in light of his attitudes toward slavery, Mexican borderlands, and Indian removal, among others. Series: Early American Places. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 28. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875804798
ISBN
9780875804798
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.17

Paperback. Colliding environmental and development interests have shaped national policy reforms supporting both oil development and environmental protection in Alaska. This book illuminates the processes and consequences of these reforms at the state, national, and international levels. Series: American Governance and Public Policy Series. Num Pages: 184 pages, 4 maps, 8 figures. BIC Classification: JPQB; RND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781589016620
ISBN
9781589016620
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.27

Paperback. Combining the insights of an economist and a political scientist, this third edition offers real world cases to provide students with the institutional and political dimensions of policy problems as well as easily understood principles and methods for analyzing public policies. Num Pages: 408 pages, 12 figures, 26 tables. BIC Classification: JPQB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 546.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Edition
Third Edition
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9781589017344
ISBN
9781589017344
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 75.44

hardcover. Explores those uneasy places where scientific research meets public policy-making - and the resulting human effect on our natural and historical landscapes. The author follows an archaeobotanist on her research in the Near East to see what ancient agricultural practices in this largely arid region can tell us about where the West may be heading. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: JPQB; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813926230
ISBN
9780813926230
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.60

Paperback. Comparing national efforts to preserve public lands, this title investigates how effectively and under what conditions governments can provide goods for future generations. It examines the effect of institutional structure on the public delivery of these goods. Series: American Governance and Public Policy Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, maps. BIC Classification: JPQB; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780878407026
ISBN
9780878407026
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.95

Paperback / so. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFA; JFSC; JPQB; KNXB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 133 x 19. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780375708213
ISBN
9780375708213
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.01

A comparative study of four federal communities in the American West that restricted the rights of their citizens in the name of preserving progress and national security. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; JFS; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 34. Weight in Grams: 794. Inverse Utopias and the Wartime Social Landscape in the American West. 448 pages, Illustrations. A comparative study of four federal communities in the American West that restricted the rights of their citizens in the name of preserving progress and national security. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HBJK; JFS; JPQ. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 34. Weight: 794.
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803220331
ISBN
9780803220331
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.43

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