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Donald Trump and Rhetorical Norms in Debates

September 17, 2024

By Robert C. Rowland Donald Trump shattered norms about how presidential candidates and presidents govern and talk. In my book The Rhetoric of Donald Trump: Nationalist Populism and American Democracy,…

UPK Leadership in Politics Reading List

September 12, 2024

Rylie Oswald We are in the sixth week of the University Press of Kansas’s election blog series. This week’s list features leadership in politics. We also spotlight certain figures, such…

UPK’s Latest in the American Presidential Elections Series

September 5, 2024

Rylie Oswald In week five of Election Season with UPK, learn more about presidential election history in these recently published titles in the esteemed American Presidential Elections series. The series…

Upcoming Events

Preview screening and panel discussion of The American Vice President

Wednesday. September 18, 2024 | 6:30 pm

Joel K. Goldstein, author of The White House Vice Presidency: The Path to Significance, Mondale to Biden, will participate in a panel discussion and preview screening of the PBS documentary The American Vice President at...

Eli Greenbaum discusses Hell, No, We Didn’t Go!

Friday. September 20, 2024 | 7:00 pm

Eli Greenbaum, author of Hell, No, We Didn’t Go!: Firsthand Accounts of Vietnam War Protest and Resistance, will discuss his book at Vroman’s Bookstore in Pasadena, California.

Eli Greenbaum discusses Hell, No, We Didn’t Go!

Tuesday. September 24, 2024 | 7:30 pm

Eli Greenbaum, author of Hell, No, We Didn’t Go!: Firsthand Accounts of Vietnam War Protest and Resistance, will give a talk on his book at Warwick Books in La Jolla, California.

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