University Press of Kansas Forlag
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The Philosophy of (Erotic) Love (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Love, elusive and philosophically intractable as it is, has long fascinated philosophers. In this collection of classic and modern writings on the topic of erotic love, the... Læs mere
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Decent Interval: An Insider's Account of Saigon's Indecent End Told by the CIA's Chief Strategy Analyst in Vietnam (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Widely regarded as a classic on the Vietnam War, Decent Interval provides a scathing... Læs mere
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Inside Hitler's High Command (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
One of the most persistent myths to come out of World War II is that the Third Reich failed because a militarily incompetent Hitler and a small circle of ""yes-men""... Læs mere
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Nuclear Politics in America: A History and Theory of Government Regulation (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Examining the politics of nuclear power over the last 50 years, this study relates broad trends in American politics to changes in the regulation of the nuclear industry to show how federal policies in this area have been made, implemented and altered.
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Structuring Poverty in the Windy City: Autonomy, Virtue, and Isolation in Post-Fire Chicago (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
The Great Chicago Fire in 1871 left tens of thousands without housing, food, fuel, or clothing. In the aftermath... Læs mere
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Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines in Kansas (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Expanding and updating H.A. Stephens's 1969 classic, this handbook offers full descriptions of woody plant species found in the wild in Kansas, 138 of them native.... Læs mere
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The 4th Marine Brigade at Belleau Wood and Soissons: History and Battlefield Guide (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
The battles of Belleau Wood and Soissons in June and July of 1918 marked a turning point in World War I and in the... Læs mere
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Obscenity Rules: Roth V. United States' and the Long Struggle Over Sexual Expression (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
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.
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Osage Women and Empire: Gender and Power (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Challenges scholarly assumptions about how the Osage built an Indigenous empire due to the hunting and war prowess of Osage men. Rather, Osage society was built... Læs mere
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When Titans Clashed: How the Red Army Stopped Hitler (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
In the twenty years since When Titans Clashed was published significant new sources of information on the Soviet-Nazi war have come to light and are now incorporated into this new and expanded edition.
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Words Is a Powerful Thing: Twenty Years of Teaching Creative Writing at Douglas County Jail (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Brian Daldorph first entered the Douglas County Jail classroom in Lawrence, Kansas, to teach a writing class on... Læs mere
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Policing Sex in the Sunflower State: The Story of the Kansas State Industrial Farm for Women (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Tells the history of how, over a span of two decades, the Kansas detained over 5,000 women for no other crime... Læs mere
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