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Paperback. Looks at an important aspect of southern memory: Reconstruction. The author examines what both white and black South Carolinians thought about the history of Reconstruction and how it shaped the way they lived their lives in the first half of the twentieth century. Series: American South Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, 6 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813928777
- ISBN
- 9780813928777
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.01
€ 31.01
Hardcover. Examines early American diplomatic negotiations with both the European powers and the various American Indian nations from the 1740s through the 1820s. This title combines previously distinct settings for American diplomacy - courts and council fires - into one singular, transatlantic system of politics. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813928647
- ISBN
- 9780813928647
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.14
€ 58.14
Hardcover. Covers the period between 4 March 1817, when Madison left the presidency, and 31 January 1820, years when he and Dolley Payne Madison settled once again into the rhythms of rural life at their beloved home, Montpelier. Editor(s): Mattern, David B.; Stagg, J. C. A.; Johnson, Mary Parke; Colony, Anne Mandeville. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1157.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813928494
- ISBN
- 9780813928494
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.31
€ 121.31
Hardcover. Conveys the experience of bondage through the words of former slaves themselves. Series: Carter G. Woodson Institute Series in Black Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813928227
- ISBN
- 9780813928227
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.02
€ 59.02
Hardcover. A leading representative of New York in the Continental Congress, John Jay (1745-1829) became one of the American commissioners who negotiated peace with Great Britain. This work consists of a wide-ranging selection of some of the most significant and interesting public and private documents and letters, written or received by Jay. Editor(s): Nuxoll, Elizabeth Miles. Num Pages: 912 pages, 14 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813928043
- ISBN
- 9780813928043
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.16
€ 122.16
Paperback. Offers a comprehensive guide to the history of trees in urban landscapes. Covering four centuries of development in the cities of Europe and America, this book shows how trees became integral to urban landscapes by looking at the historical evolution of the spaces in which they were planted and how these spaces were used. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: HBTP; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813928005
- ISBN
- 9780813928005
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.96
€ 52.96
Hardcover. When the 1848 revolutions failed to create stable democratic governments in Europe, many Americans declared that their own revolutionary tradition was superior. This is a study of American politics, culture, and foreign relations in the mid-nineteenth century, illuminated through the reactions of Americans to the European revolutions of 1848. Series: Jeffersonian America. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6 b&w illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JH; HBJD; HBJK; HBLL; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813927992
- ISBN
- 9780813927992
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.86
€ 57.86
Hardcover. Presents a comprehensive study of the political, economic, and social elite of colonial Virginia. This title studies 21 families from their rise to power in the late 1600s to their downfall over one hundred years later. It provides a study of the way families came to gain and, eventually; lose power in this progressive period in American history. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 figures, 1 map, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3JD; 3JF; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB; JFSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813927909
- ISBN
- 9780813927909
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.45
€ 52.45
Old Dominion, New Commonwealth: A History of Virginia, 1607-2007
Heinemann, Ronald L., Kolp, John G., Parent J...
Paperback. Tackles the four centuries of Virginia's history from Jamestown onwards. This book emphasizes the major themes that play throughout Virginia history - change and continuity, a conservative political order, race relations, economic development, and social divisions - and how they relate to national events. Num Pages: 416 pages, 58 b&w illustrations, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3J; HBJK; HBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813927695
- ISBN
- 9780813927695
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.35
€ 41.35
Hardcover. Argues that after the devastation of the American Revolutionary War, the main concern of Federalist and Indian leaders was not the transfer of land, but the restoration of social order on the frontier. This title focuses on the 'middle ground' of Indian treaty conferences. Series: Jeffersonian America. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813927688
- ISBN
- 9780813927688
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.42
€ 57.42
Hardcover. Covers the eight-month period between 8 February and 24 October 1813, during which the United States continued its military struggle against Great Britain. This volume presents Secretary of War John Armstrong's memorandum on the spring campaign against Canada, recommending attacks on Kingston and York (Toronto). Editor(s): Kreider, Angela; Stagg, J. C. A.; Colony, Anne Mandeville; Cross, Jeanne Kerr; Johnson, Mary Parke; King, Martha J.; Perry, Wendy Ellen. Num Pages: 800 pages, 2 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1293.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813927565
- ISBN
- 9780813927565
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.31
€ 122.31
Paperback. Based on newly available materials, this traces the role of the papacy in witchcraft prosecutions from medieval times to the eighteenth century. Decker contends that the post-medieval papacy played a restraining role at the height of the witch-hunting fre Translator(s): Midelfort, H. C. Erik. Series: Studies in Early Modern German History. Num Pages: 280 pages, 14 figures, 2 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; VXWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813927480
- ISBN
- 9780813927480
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.23
€ 33.23
Paperback. George Washington makes mistakes, is sensitive to criticism, and is slow to accept blame, but he is also the greatest man of his age, a relentless pragmatist who could nonetheless envision what a free and united America could be for "millions unborn." This title addresses the vital themes and events through which Washington the man is revealed. Num Pages: 272 pages, 15 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 345.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813927411
- ISBN
- 9780813927411
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.83
€ 20.99
€ 19.83
Paperback. Analyzes the early years of the French Revolution to reveal the true difficulty of founding a liberal democracy in the midst of continual warfare, repeated coups d'etat, and endemic civil strife. This book highlights the role played by violence and fear in generating illiberal politics. Num Pages: 480 pages, 16 b&w illustrations 2 maps, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813927299
- ISBN
- 9780813927299
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.44
€ 39.44
Paperback. Examines the ways in which a government is created and how, in the face of great difficulties as well as great possibilities, its citizens are represented. Presenting political and constitutional history, this book can serve as an introduction to issues of representation for students in the fields of political science, as well as history and law. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLH; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 9. Weight in Grams: 141.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813927220
- ISBN
- 9780813927220
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.79
€ 19.79
Hardcover. Offers a comparative study of child labor in eighteenth-century America. Focusing on Philadelphia, Boston, and Charleston, this title examines the work experiences of children and analyzes regional differences in child labor according to gender, race, and class. Num Pages: 320 pages, 7 figures, 16 tables. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLH; JHBL; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813927138
- ISBN
- 9780813927138
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.42
€ 64.42
Paperback. Historians have often speculated on the alternative paths the United States might have taken during the Great Depression: What if Franklin D Roosevelt had been killed by one of Giuseppe Zangara's bullets in Miami on February 17, 1933? This book examines this and other questions, exploring the causes of the Great Depression and America's recovery. Num Pages: 288 pages, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; JPQB; KCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813926964
- ISBN
- 9780813926964
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.01
€ 31.01
Paperback. Includes old-fashioned yarns, and tales of adventure. Num Pages: 344 pages, 21 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: BTP; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 172 x 26. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813926933
- ISBN
- 9780813926933
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.54
€ 23.99
€ 22.54
Paperback. Presents a detailed history of Jefferson's gardens and their re-creation. Num Pages: 240 pages, 49 colour & 117 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBT; JPHL; TVS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 785.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813926919
- ISBN
- 9780813926919
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.05
€ 48.05
Hardcover. Examines voluntary associations in Philadelphia from the Revolution into the 1830s, revealing how - in the absence of mass political parties or a party system - these associations served as incubators and organizational infrastructure for the development of intense partisanship in the early republic. Num Pages: 384 pages, 9 b&w illustrations, 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; 3JF; 3JH; HBTB. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813926483
- ISBN
- 9780813926483
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.50
€ 64.50