Politics, Economics and Law
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A Simple Justice: Kentucky Women Fight for the Vote [Hardback]
Melanie Beals Goan (Author)
£25.00ISBN: 9780813180175
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
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When the Declaration of Independence was signed by a group of wealthy white men in 1776, poor white men, African Americans, and women quickly discovered that the unalienable rights it promised were not truly for all. The Nineteenth Amendment event... .... Learn More -
The Firebird: The Elusive Fate of Russian Democracy [Paperback]
Andrei Kozyrev (Author)
£22.00ISBN: 9780822966517
Published by : University of Pittsburgh Press
Series: Russian and East European Studies
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Andrei Kozyrev was foreign minister of Russia under President Boris Yeltsin from August 1991 to January 1996. During the August 1991 coup attempt against Mikhail Gorbachev, he was present when tanks moved in to seize the Russian White House, where... .... Learn More -
Every Hill a Burial Place: The Peace Corps Murder Trial in East Africa [Hardback]
Peter H. Reid (Author)
£28.00ISBN: 9780813179988
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
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On March 28, 1966, Peace Corps personnel in Tanzania received word that volunteer Peppy Kinsey had fallen to her death while rock climbing during a picnic. Local authorities arrested Kinsey's husband, Bill, and charged him with murder as witnesses... .... Learn More -
Military Agility: Ensuring Rapid and Effective Transition from Peace to War [Hardback]
Meir Finkel (Author); Moshe Tlamim (Author)
£45.00ISBN: 9780813178844
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Series: AUSA Books - Foreign Military Studies
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The need to quickly enter into conflict and succeed in the initial engagements is an enduring demand on militaries around the world. Given today's dynamic geopolitical environment, the concept of successful, rapid transition or organizational and ... .... Learn More -
The Whigs' America: Middle-Class Political Thought in the Age of Jackson and Clay [Hardback]
Joseph W. Pearson (Author); Dick Gilbreath (Author)
£34.00ISBN: 9780813179728
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
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Leading one of the two great political parties in the United States between 1834 and 1856, the Whigs battled their opponents, the Jacksonian Democrats, for offices, prestige, and power. Boasting such famous members as Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, a... .... Learn More -
America's Israel: The US Congress and American-Israeli Relations, 1967--1975 [Hardback]
Kenneth Kolander (Author)
£45.00ISBN: 9780813179476
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Series: Studies in Conflict, Diplomacy, and Peace
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One of the defining features of United States foreign policy since World War II has been the nation's special relationship with Israel. This informal alliance, rooted in shared values and culture, grew out of a moral obligation to promote Israel's... .... Learn More -
Diplomatic Games: Sport, Statecraft, and International Relations since 1945 [Paperback]
Heather L. Dichter (Editor); Andrew L. Johns (Editor); Heather L. Dichter (Other); Evelyn Mertin (Other); Jenifer Parks (Other)
£26.50ISBN: 9780813180281
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Series: Studies in Conflict, Diplomacy, and Peace
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International sporting events, including the Olympic Games and the FIFA World Cup, have experienced profound growth in popularity and significance since the mid-twentieth century. Sports often facilitate diplomacy, revealing common interests acros... .... Learn More -
Soccer Diplomacy: International Relations and Football since 1914 [Hardback]
Heather L. Dichter (Editor); Peter J. Beck (Other); Chris Bolsmann (Other); Euclides de Freitas Couto (Other); Paul Dietschy (Other)
£45.00ISBN: 9780813179513
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Series: Studies in Conflict, Diplomacy, and Peace
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Although the game is known by many names around the world - football, fútbol, Fußball, voetbal - soccer is a universal language. Throughout the past century, governments have used soccer to further their diplomatic aims through a range of actions ... .... Learn More -
The Turkish Arms Embargo: Drugs, Ethnic Lobbies, and US Domestic Politics [Hardback]
James F. Goode (Author)
£37.50ISBN: 9780813179681
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Series: Studies in Conflict, Diplomacy, and Peace
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In August 1974, while Richard Nixon resigned and Gerald Ford began a prolonged battle with Congress over executive power, a crisis was occurring in Cyprus. Desperate to shore up its declining popularity with a foreign policy triumph, the military ... .... Learn More -
Old Regime France and its Jetons: Pointillist History and Numismatics [Hardback]
James McClellan (Author)
£82.00ISBN: 9780897223621
Published by : American Numismatic Society
Series: Numismatic Studies
Volume: 41
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Non-monetary tokens known as jetons originated as counters used on medieval counting tables. In certain parts of France, the Low Countries, and German lands, they continued as such into the nineteenth century. The historical and numismatic interes... .... Learn More
