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  • Campbellsville University

    de Timothy Q. Hooper, John R. Burch ...
    Series series Campus History
    Campbellsville University is a Christian institution whose mission is focused on scholarship, leadership, and fellowship. This volume chronologically documents the evolution of the institution, beginning with its humble origins during the early 20th century. In 1906, the Russell Creek Association of Baptists purchased 10 acres of land, which became the campus of the Russell Creek Academy. ... Leer más

    Antes $12.99 USD Ahora $9.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Campbellsville

    de Joseph Y. DeSpain, John R. Burch Jr., Timothy Q. Hooper ...
    Series series Images of America
    This fascinating photographic history tells the story of Campbellsville, a town in Taylor county with a rich history. Taylor County became the 100th county in the commonwealth of Kentucky when it was created on March 1, 1848. The county was named after Zachary Taylor, who gained fame as a general in the Mexican War and eventually became president of the United States. The town of Campbellsville, ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Poverty in the United States

    A Documentary and Reference Guide

    de John R. Burch Jr. ...
    Series series Documentary and Reference Guides
    This collection of documents contextualizes the ways in which Americans have addressed the evolving challenges of poverty throughout U.S. history. Each document is accompanied by an analysis that both summarizes its content and considers its impact.Poverty has always been a part of the fabric of American life, and this installment in the Documentary and Reference Guides series fills the gaps left ... Leer más

    $97.99 USD

  • The Great Society and the War on Poverty

    An Economic Legacy in Essays and Documents

    de John R. Burch Jr. ...
    An ideal resource for students as well as general readers, this book comprehensively examines the Great Society era and identifies the effects of its legacy to the present day.With the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson inherited from the Kennedy administration many of the pieces of what became the War on Poverty. In stark contrast to today, Johnson was aided by a U.S. ... Leer más

    $89.99 USD

  • Water Rights and the Environment in the United States

    A Documentary and Reference Guide

    de John R. Burch Jr. ...
    Series series Documentary and Reference Guides
    This sweeping study traces the development of water policy in the United States from the 19th century to the present day, exploring the role of legislation in appropriating access to water to the American people.Three factors influence the development of water policy and politics in the United States: the availability of water, the manner in which people use the commodity to its maximum economic ... Leer más

    $105.29 USD

  • Climate Change and American Policy

    Key Documents, 1979-2015

    Edición de John R. Burch, , Jr. ...
    Climate change has long been a contentious issue, even before its official acknowledgment as a global threat in 1979.Government policies have varied widely, from Barack Obama's dedication to environmentalism to George W. Bush's tacit minimizing of the problem to Republican officials' refusal to acknowledge the scientific evidence supporting anthropogenic climate change.Presented chronologically, ... Leer más

    $19.99 USD

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  • New York Politics: A Tale of Two States

    de Edward V. Schneier, John Brian Murtaugh, Antoinette Pole ...
    Completely revised and updated with extensive new material, this acclaimed book offers an inside look at how influence is wielded in Albany. The authors--an Albany-based political scientist and a former State Assembly member, now joined by an expert on both state politics and political blogging and networking--infuse their discussion of institutions and processes with the drama and significance of ... Leer más

    $16.99 USD

  • American Tax Resisters

    de Romain D. Huret ...
    “The American taxpayer”—angered by government waste and satisfied only with spending cuts—has preoccupied elected officials and political commentators since the Reagan Revolution. But resistance to progressive taxation has older, deeper roots. American Tax Resisters presents the full history of the American anti-tax movement that has defended the pursuit of limited taxes on wealth and battled ... Leer más

    $30.29 USD

  • The Growth of American Government

    Governance from the Cleveland Era to the Present

    de Ballard C. Campbell ...
    Series series Interdisciplinary Studies in History
    How and why has government gotten bigger? "Should be a compulsory assignment for any seminar on modern political culture." — The Journal of American HistoryAmerican government has evolved over the generations since the mid-nineteenth century. The changing character of these institutions is a critical part of the history of the United States.This engaging survey focuses on the evolution of public ... Leer más

    $11.59 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • The Rise of the Public Authority

    Statebuilding and Economic Development in Twentieth-Century America

    de Gail Radford ...
    In the late nineteenth century, public officials throughout the United States began to experiment with new methods of managing their local economies and meeting the infrastructure needs of a newly urban, industrial nation. Stymied by legal and financial barriers, they created a new class of quasi-public agencies called public authorities. Today these entities operate at all levels of government, ... Leer más

    $15.19 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • The Rise of the States

    Evolution of American State Government

    de Jon C. Teaford ...
    Series series The Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science
    A noted historian explores the development of U.S. State governments from the end of the 19th century to the so-called renaissance of States in the 20th.It is a common misperception that America's state governments were lethargic backwaters before suddenly stirring to life in the 1980s. In The Rise of the States, Jon C. Teaford presents a very different picture. Teaford shows how state governments ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • The Color of Law

    A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America

    de Richard Rothstein ...
    New York Times Bestseller • Notable Book of the Year • Editors' Choice SelectionOne of Bill Gates’ “Amazing Books” of the YearOne of Publishers Weekly’s 10 Best Books of the YearLonglisted for the National Book Award for NonfictionAn NPR Best Book of the YearWinner of the Hillman Prize for NonfictionGold Winner • California Book Award (Nonfiction)Finalist • Los Angeles Times Book Prize (History ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD

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