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hardcover. When William Henry Hunt married Ida Alexander Gibbs in 1904, one would have thought him quite a catch. Both William and Ida had diverse racial backgrounds, but in turn-of-the-century America, one drop of colored blood classified anyone as Negro. This title tells a story, that offers a perspective on the long and critical 'American century'. Num Pages: 384 pages, 40 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813928876
- ISBN
- 9780813928876
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 29.11
€ 31.99
€ 29.11
Paperback. Collects twenty essays that explore the Virginia story in the Civil War era. This title examines Robert E Lee and the issues confronting his men, such as soldier morale and religious conversion. It emphasizes the wartime home front - in some cases reexamining its connection with the battlefront - or explore questions of gender, race, or religion. Editor(s): Wallenstein, Peter; Wyatt-Brown, Bertram. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 b&w illustration. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813928289
- ISBN
- 9780813928289
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.03
€ 35.03
hardcover. Assesses the short- and long-term impact of the war on Confederate veteran families of different classes in Pittsylvania County and Danville, Virginia. This title explores the consequences of the war for over three thousand Confederate soldiers and their families. Series: Nation Divided: Studies in the Civil War Era. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 map, 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780813928135
- ISBN
- 9780813928135
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.14
€ 57.14
hardcover. Combining research, political philosophy, and intellectual history, this book explores the invention of universal emancipation - both in the context of the Age of Enlightenment and in relation to certain key figures and trends in contemporary political philosophy. Series: New World Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, 3 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJH; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTV; HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813928029
- ISBN
- 9780813928029
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.95
€ 81.95
Hardback. Presents a comprehensive study of the criminal justice system of a slave state. This title traces the evolution of Georgia's legal culture by examining its use of slave codes and slave patrols, as well as presenting data on crimes prosecuted, trial procedures and practices, conviction rates, the appellate process, and punishment. Series: Carter G. Woodson Institute Series in Black Studies. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813927930
- ISBN
- 9780813927930
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.99
€ 63.99
Hardback. Based on a broad range of contemporary newspapers, magazines, books, army records, government documents, publications of citizens' organizations, letters, diaries, and other sources, this title examines the attitudes and actions of Northerners and Southerners regarding the future of African Americans after the end of slavery. Num Pages: 320 pages, 14 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813927862
- ISBN
- 9780813927862
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.57
€ 44.57
Paperback. The debate over the affair between Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings rarely rises above the question of 'Did they or didn't they?' The author seeks to uncover this complexity, as well as the reasons it is so often obscured. Series: Jeffersonian America. Num Pages: 148 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 181.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 148
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813927787
- ISBN
- 9780813927787
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.25
€ 14.99
€ 14.25
Hardback. The debate over the affair between Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings rises the question of 'Did they or didn't they?' This work uncovers this complexity, as well as the reasons it is so often obscured. It contends that their relationship must be seen not in isolation but in the broader context of interracial affairs within the plantation complex. Series: Jeffersonian America. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813927770
- ISBN
- 9780813927770
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.39
€ 24.99
€ 22.39
Paperback. Drawing upon an archive of manuscript materials, this book illustrates how two generations of a colorful and influential family adapted to social upheaval. It reveals the process by which the world of Washington and Jefferson evolved into the antebellum society of Edmund Ruffin and Thomas Dew. Series: Jeffersonian America. Num Pages: 272 pages, 13 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3JF; 3JH; HBTB; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813927442
- ISBN
- 9780813927442
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.81
€ 30.81
Paperback. Captain John Smith covered countless leagues of the Chesapeake Bay and its many tributary rivers, and documented his experiences. This illustrated book takes the reader on Smith's exploratory voyages and reconstructs the Chesapeake environment and its people as Smith encountered them. Num Pages: 416 pages, 60 b&w illustrations, 3 b&w maps & 31 colour maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3JD; HBJK; HBLH; HBTM; RGR; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 21. Weight in Grams: 871.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813927282
- ISBN
- 9780813927282
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 23.98
€ 23.99
€ 23.98
Hardback. Revises understandings of the American South by offering a perspective on two iconic figures in the region's social landscape. "Yeoman," a term of praise for the small landowning farmer, and "redneck," an epithet that emerged at the end of the nineteenth century. This work gives an account that combines economic, social, and political history. Series: American South Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 maps, 17 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813926995
- ISBN
- 9780813926995
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.27
€ 64.27
Hardback. Argues that the Haitian Revolution nonetheless had an enduring cultural and political impact, particularly on peoples and communities that have been marginalized in the historical record and absent from the discourses of Western historiography. This book interrogates the literary, historical, and political discourses that the Revolution produced. Editor(s): Garraway, Doris L. Series: New World Studies. Num Pages: 296 pages, 2 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJH; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813926858
- ISBN
- 9780813926858
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.51
€ 87.51
Hardback. Unlike many United States industries, railroads are intrinsically linked to American soil and particular regions. Divided into sections that focus on particular aspects of the impending impact of railroads on the landscape, this book moves seamlessly between historical and contemporary analysis. Num Pages: 288 pages, 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTK; KNGT; RPT; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813926681
- ISBN
- 9780813926681
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.35
€ 47.35
Hardback. Looks at an important aspect of southern memory: Reconstruction. This book 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. It addresses the dominant white construct of 'the dark days of Reconstruction'. Series: American South Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, 6 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; 3JH; 3JJP; HBTB; HBW; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813926605
- ISBN
- 9780813926605
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.77
€ 52.77
Paperback. Even before the arrival of Europeans to the Americas, the practice of taking captives was widespread among Native Americans. This book talks about the many reasons behind the Indians taking captives. It offers a comprehensive historical and literary account of Indian captivity in Spanish-controlled territory from the 16th-20th century. Translator(s): Pellon, Gustavo. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 b & w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK; HBLH; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813925875
- ISBN
- 9780813925875
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.52
€ 35.52
Hardback. Even before the arrival of Europeans to the Americas, the practice of taking captives was widespread among Native Americans. This book talks about the many reasons behind the Indians taking captives. It offers a comprehensive historical and literary account of Indian captivity in Spanish-controlled territory from the 16th-20th century. Translator(s): Pellon, Gustavo. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK; HBLH; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813925868
- ISBN
- 9780813925868
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.07
€ 83.07
Hardback. Fort Jackson, South Carolina, is one of the first Army bases to implement on a large scale President Truman's call for racial integration of the armed forces. This work reveals the impact of Fort Jackson's integration on the desegregation of civilian buses, schools, housing, and public facilities in the surrounding area. Series: American South Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 illustrations & 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; HBW. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813925752
- ISBN
- 9780813925752
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.71
€ 57.71
Hardback. Exploring violence as part of political economy and rejecting stereotypical explanations of African violence as endemic or natural to African cultures, this work includes essays that examine a continent where the boundaries on acceptable force are shifting and the distinction between violence by the state and against the state is not always clear. Editor(s): Bay, Edna G.; Donham, Donald L. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 3JJ; HBJH; HBLW; HBTZ; JFFE; JPW. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Edition
- annotated ed
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813925691
- ISBN
- 9780813925691
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.19
€ 71.19
Hardback. A young girl sees her neighborhood transformed into a ghetto populated by skeletal figures both alive and dead. This work takes you on a journey of both loss and endurance, from a carefree adolescence in upper-middle class Warsaw to the horrors of the Final Solution. It illustrates the historical responsibilities of the survivors' descendants. Num Pages: 208 pages, 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGA; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813925134
- ISBN
- 9780813925134
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.67
€ 40.67
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 27 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; 3JJP; BGA; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813925103
- ISBN
- 9780813925103
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.55
€ 19.99
€ 19.55
Hardback. The Mint Julep provides a foray into the ceremonial, traditional, and regional history of the Old South's favourite drink. Harwell unveils the history behind the drink and uncovers the cultural impact the julep had on the American South and abroad. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; JHBT; WBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 114 x 14. Weight in Grams: 154.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813923772
- ISBN
- 9780813923772
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.22
€ 17.99
€ 16.22
Paperback. Tracing the history of political rhetoric in nineteenth-century America and Britain, Andrew Robertson shows how modern election campaigning was born. Even a decade after the American Revolution, the author shows, British and American political culture had much in common. Num Pages: 288 pages, 12ill. BIC Classification: 1DB; 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBT; JPVL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813923444
- ISBN
- 9780813923444
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.01
€ 31.01
Virginia Reconsidered: New Histories of the Old Dominion
. Ed(S): Hardwick, Kevin R.; Hofstra, Warren ...
paperback. Going beyond simply recounting the exploits of famous figures in Virginia's history, this collection of essays probes deep currents of historical change and examines the revealing experiences of lesser-known Virginians, covering the state's disparate people and events. Editor(s): Hardwick, Kevin R.; Hofstra, Warren R. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813922270
- ISBN
- 9780813922270
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.29
€ 45.29
Hardback. In the hands of a historian such as Stilgoe, the lifeboat becomes a symbol of human optimism, of engineering ingenuity, of bureaucratic regulation, of fear and frailty. Woven through "Lifeboat" are old-fashioned yarns, thrilling tales of adventure that quicken the pulse of readers. Num Pages: 336 pages, 21 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: BTP; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 178 x 33. Weight in Grams: 826.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813922218
- ISBN
- 9780813922218
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.52
€ 54.52