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Hardcover. Washington's papers in volume six of the series reveal him giving meticulous attention to his personal affairs at Mount Vernon and turning his mind to the new role he should, and must, play in establishing the new government. Series: Papers of George Washington: Confederation Series. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1084.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813916842
ISBN
9780813916842
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.98

Hardcover. This text describes the introduction, evolution, demise and final abolition of slavery in Delaware. The author uncovers why Delaware, a staunch Unionist state during the Civil War, failed to abolish slavery until 1901 and repeatedly denied its black citizens the right to vote. Series: Carter G. Woodson Institute Series in Black Studies. Num Pages: 238 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 585.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813916811
ISBN
9780813916811
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.67

Paperback. The tenure of Earl Warren as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1953-69) was marked by a series of decisions unique in the history of the Court for the progressive agenda they bespoke. This work explores how each justice contributed to the distinctiveness of the Warren Court. Editor(s): Tushnet, Mark V. Series: Constitution & Democracy S. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JPQ; LNAA; LNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 395.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813916651
ISBN
9780813916651
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.04

Hardcover. This work combines folklore, religion, anthropology, psyschology and history of art. It reconstructs the world and worldview of Johannes Hooss, a farmer in a remote Hessian village, and explores the various systems that made sense of his circumscribed existence. Translator(s): Robisheaux, Thomas. Series: Studies in Early Modern German History. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813916590
ISBN
9780813916590
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.76

Hardcover. This volume documents the events of the final phase of the New York campaign and the ensuing New Jersey campaign. The work opens with Washington's withdrawal of most of his army from Manhattan Island and ends with his daring counterstrokes against a Hessian brigade and a British detachment. Series: Revolutionary War Series. Num Pages: 640 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1166.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813916484
ISBN
9780813916484
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.51

Paperback. The 1992 quincentennial of the encounter between the Old and New World resulted in a polarisation of hardened ideological positions on different ideas of America. This text demonstrates that both sides are interested in defending an idea of "Americanness". Editor(s): Arnold, A. James. Series: New World Studies. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations, 1 facsim., 1 port. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; HBJK; JFC; JFHF; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813916460
ISBN
9780813916460
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.46

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Virginia Press Virginia
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813916286
ISBN
9780813916286
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.12

Hardcover. For the newly United States under the Constitution, the central question during the 1790s was whether the centre would hold. The essays in this volume explore some of the potentially divisive realities that characterised the Federalist Era. Editor(s): Hoffman, Ronald; Albert, Peter J. Series: United States Capitol Historical Society S. Num Pages: 327 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 34. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Virginia Press Charlottesville
Number of pages
327
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813916248
ISBN
9780813916248
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.60

Paperback. This volume brings together 16 essays on the American revolution which approach the revolution as an episode in British imperial history rather than as the first step in the creation of an American nation. The text also investigates why the American revolution was not more radical. Num Pages: 512 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 621.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813916095
ISBN
9780813916095
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.88

Paperback. These essays, drawn from the author's work since 1964, address three themes in American history in the century preceding the 1760s: authority in colonial British America; the political and constitutional development of these colonial entities; and shifting constitutional tensions within the empire. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTR; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 821.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813915173
ISBN
9780813915173
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.41

Paperback. During the 16th century close to 30 German dukes, landgraves, margraves and counts, plus one Holy Roman emperor, were known as mad - so mentally disordered that steps had to be taken to remove them from office or to obtain medical care for them. This book studies them as a group and in context. Series: Studies in Early Modern German History. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JB; HBTB; JFC; MBX; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813915012
ISBN
9780813915012
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.43

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813914725
ISBN
9780813914725
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.66

Paperback. This work brings together 16 essays in cultural history. Taken together, the essays aim to provide a reassessment of the complex process of cultural adjustment among the settler societies of colonial British and revolutionary America. Editor(s): Greene, Jack P. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTR; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 689.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813914084
ISBN
9780813914084
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.56

Paperback. Through a close examination of Thomas Jefferson's personality and the influences of his social and political environment, the author offers a full treatment of his attitudes toward slavery, attempting to discover why he did not play a more forceful role in the anti-slavery movement. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813913650
ISBN
9780813913650
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.15

Hardcover. This correspondence documents the evolution of Washington's ideas about economic and political relationships within the Empire, and helps to explain how he came to hold his particular vision of the West. It also deals with personal and local matters, such as plantation management. Series: Papers of George Washington: Colonial Series. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1134.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813913629
ISBN
9780813913629
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.99

Paperback. In Debt to Shays takes a fresh perspective on the rebellion by challenging existing understandings of late eighteenth-century America and restoring the rebellion to its historical context Editor(s): Gross, Robert A. Num Pages: 448 pages, 16ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 158 x 31. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Colonial Society of Massachusetts
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813913544
ISBN
9780813913544
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.01

Paperback. This volume of essays provides a portrait of antebellum slave life in the American South. Contributions from historians such as Drew Gilpin Faust, Charles Joyner and Theresa A. Singleton reveal the everyday horrors and inspiring stories of survival that characterized slave life. Editor(s): Campbell, Edward D.C.; Rice, Kym S.; Campbell Jr., Edward D.C. (Director, Archival and Information Services Division, Library of Virginia, Richmond, USA). Num Pages: 300 pages, 125 b&w illustrations, 25 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 798.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813913322
ISBN
9780813913322
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.42

Hardcover. The ten-volume Colonial Series, covering the years 1748-1775, takes the young Washington through his command of the Virginia Regiment during the French and Indian War and then focuses on his political and business activities as a Virginia planter during the fifteen years before the American Revolution. Num Pages: 549 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1157.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813911458
ISBN
9780813911458
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.31

Hardcover. The ten-volume Colonial Series, covering the years 1748-1775, takes the young Washington through his command of the Virginia Regiment during the French and Indian War and then focuses on his political and business activities as a Virginia planter during the fifteen years before the American Revolution. Num Pages: 500 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 171 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1111.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813911441
ISBN
9780813911441
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.01

Hardcover. Editor(s): Hoffman, Ronald; Albert, Peter J. Series: Perspectives on the American Revolution. Num Pages: 279 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLH; JPHC; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813910710
ISBN
9780813910710
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.39

Hardcover. The ten-volume Colonial Series, covering the years 1748-1775, takes the young Washington through his command of the Virginia Regiment during the French and Indian War and then focuses on his political and business activities as a Virginia planter during the fifteen years before the American Revolution. Num Pages: 485 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 38. Weight in Grams: 998.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813910062
ISBN
9780813910062
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.58

Hardcover. The ten-volume Colonial Series, covering the years 1748-1775, takes the young Washington through his command of the Virginia Regiment during the French and Indian War and then focuses on his political and business activities as a Virginia planter during the fifteen years before the American Revolution. Num Pages: 508 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1021.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813910031
ISBN
9780813910031
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.58

Hardcover. Editor(s): Hoffman, Ronald; Albert, Peter J. Series: Perspectives on the American Revolution. Num Pages: 275 pages. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813909264
ISBN
9780813909264
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.68

Hardcover. The ten-volume Colonial Series, covering the years 1748-1775, takes the young Washington through his command of the Virginia Regiment during the French and Indian War and then focuses on his political and business activities as a Virginia planter during the fifteen years before the American Revolution. Num Pages: 409 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 37. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813909233
ISBN
9780813909233
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.13

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