Political control & freedoms
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Political control & freedoms
Paperback. In its controversial Bakke decision of 1978, the Supreme Court upheld racial and ethnic diversity in university admissions. Drawing on interviews with key figures in the litigation, this work follows the twists and turns of the district and appellate cases, and provides a play-by-play account of the dramatic oral arguments before the Court. Series: Landmark Law Cases and American Society. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNG; JNM; JPVH1; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700615490
- ISBN
- 9780700615490
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.46
€ 35.99
€ 30.46
Paperback. Chronicles the longstanding tension between protecting our constitutional rights and safeguarding national security, from the Whiskey Rebellion to the McCarthy hearings to George W Bush's "War on Terror." This book reminds readers of the political principles they need to rediscover to keep their nation free. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; JPVH1; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 617.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700616015
- ISBN
- 9780700616015
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 36.50
€ 43.99
€ 36.50
Hardcover. 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 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Edition
- 2 Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700616473
- ISBN
- 9780700616473
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.92€ 57.79
€ 62.92
€ 57.79
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
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.43
€ 35.99
€ 30.43
Hardcover. The first comprehensive overview of presidential czars. Makes a strong case that appointing and relying on czars is both unconstitutional and anti-democratic and that this runaway practice has to stop." Series: Studies in Government and Public Policy. Num Pages: 356 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JPHC; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700618354
- ISBN
- 9780700618354
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.74€ 62.86
€ 68.74
€ 62.86
Hardcover. The tragic tale of Iva Ikuku Toguri, an American citizen wrongly convicted of treason fo r allegedly engaging in traitorous acts as World War II's infamous Toyko Rose. Series: Landmark Law Cases and American Society. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JPVH; LNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700619047
- ISBN
- 9780700619047
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.38€ 79.14
€ 87.38
€ 79.14
Paperback. The tragic tale of Iva Ikuku Toguri, an American citizen wrongly convicted of treason fo r allegedly engaging in traitorous acts as World War II's infamous Toyko Rose. Series: Landmark Law Cases and American Society. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JPVH; LNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700619054
- ISBN
- 9780700619054
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.46
€ 35.99
€ 30.46
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
€ 43.99€ 36.54
€ 43.99
€ 36.54
Hardcover. An examination of the landmark 1957 Supreme Court case "Roth v. United States," which for the first time attempted to define what constitutes obscenity in American life and law. Explores this problematic ruling within the broad sweep of American social and legal history. Series: Landmark Law Cases and American Society. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: JPVH2; LAZ; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700619368
- ISBN
- 9780700619368
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.38€ 79.14
€ 87.38
€ 79.14
Hardcover. A personal and fair-minded account of the principles and politics at play in the four decades long battle over affirmative action in higher education. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNMN; JPVH1; LNDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 653.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700619962
- ISBN
- 9780700619962
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.74€ 62.86
€ 68.74
€ 62.86
Hardback. Series: Justice, Power and Politics. Num Pages: 328 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: HBJK; JFFJ; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 685.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781469630977
- ISBN
- 9781469630977
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.18€ 102.44
€ 114.18
€ 102.44
Paperback. Birmingham served as the stage for some of the most important moments in the history of the civil rights struggle in America. This account traces the evolution of non-violent protest in the city, focusing particularly on the sometimes problematic intersection of the local and national movements. Num Pages: 472 pages, 25 illustrations, 2 maps, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSB; HBJK; HBLW3; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Edition
- 1st New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807846674
- ISBN
- 9780807846674
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Condition: New
€ 54.70€ 50.73
€ 54.70
€ 50.73
Paperback. After General Burnside's Union forces achieved victory at Roanoke Island, North Carolina in 1862, slaves from the surrounding areas streamed across Federal lines, onto Roanoke, seeking freedom. This is an account of the settlement which grew there, and which tried to achieve "a new social order". Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations, 2 maps, 1 table, appendices, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBFN; HBJK; HBLL; JHMC; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Edition
- 1st New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807849187
- ISBN
- 9780807849187
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Condition: New
€ 50.04€ 46.67
€ 50.04
€ 46.67
Paperback. In the middle of the Mississippi Delta lies rural, black-majority Sunflower County. J. Todd Moye examines the social histories of civil rights and white resistance movements in Sunflower, tracing the development of organizing strategies in separate racial communities over four decades. Num Pages: 304 pages, 12 illustrations, 2tables, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBSM; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Edition
- 1st New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807855614
- ISBN
- 9780807855614
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.04€ 46.67
€ 50.04
€ 46.67
Paperback. Provides an account of the National Afro-American Council, the first nationwide US civil rights organization, which existed from 1898 to 1908. This volume chronicles the Council's achievements and its annual meetings and provides portraits of its leaders. Num Pages: 304 pages, 13 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; HBTB; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Southern Illinois University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780809328437
- ISBN
- 9780809328437
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 41.60
€ 49.99
€ 41.60
Paperback. Offers a look at the processes of immigration, political behavior, and citizenship in both the United States and Europe. This book contains essays, which draw on issues of race, national identity, and religion. Editor(s): Reed-Danahay, Deborah; Brettell, Caroline B. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; JFFN; JHM; JPVH1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813543307
- ISBN
- 9780813543307
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99
€ 50.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 194 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JFSL3; JPVH1; WSJS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 194
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813549972
- ISBN
- 9780813549972
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.02
€ 49.02
Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JPVH4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813933634
- ISBN
- 9780813933634
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 33.51
€ 38.99
€ 33.51
Paperback. This biography of Fred Shuttlesworth details the life of the controversial preacher who led integration efforts in Birmingham, Alabama with the courage and fervour of a religious crusader. From his 1956 founding of the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights, he made civil rights his mission. Num Pages: 576 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 844.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817311568
- ISBN
- 9780817311568
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 33.51
€ 38.99
€ 33.51
Paperback. An analysis of the five major public-interest law firms that have litigated religion cases in the federal courts between 1980 and 2000. Allied with highly vocal, evangelical ministries, such as those of Jerry Falwell and Pat Robinson, these legal organizations argue that religious expression is a form of protected speech. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University Alabama Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817351403
- ISBN
- 9780817351403
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.97
€ 31.97
Paperback. In December of 1965, a white Episcopal priest driving through a poor, primarily black section of Wilcox County noticed a clothesline from which were hanging three quilts unlike any he had ever seen. An idea was born - the Freedom Quilting Bee, a handcraft cooperative of black women artisans who would become acclaimed throughout the nation. Num Pages: 280 pages, 15 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSB; AFTB; JFSJ1; JPVH1; WFBQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817352479
- ISBN
- 9780817352479
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.44
€ 34.99
€ 29.44
Black in Selma: The Uncommon Life of J.L. Chestnut Jr. (Fire Ant Books...
Chestnut Jr, J. L., Cass, Julia
Paperback. Series: Fire Ant Books. Num Pages: 448 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSB; BGHA; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 156 x 32. Weight in Grams: 758.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Fire Ant Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817354619
- ISBN
- 9780817354619
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.29
€ 45.29
Paperback. A portrayal of Lenoir Chambers' campaign for racial justice. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3JJPG; JFSL3; JN; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University Alabama Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817354916
- ISBN
- 9780817354916
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.31
€ 37.31
Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226284934
- ISBN
- 9780226284934
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.50
€ 124.50