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The Americas

Hardback. More than two centuries after the groundbreaking events of the American struggle for independence, its key figures strike us more as players in a myth than as people who lived, worked, and interacted with one another. This title profiles thirty of the era's best-known individuals, including Benjamin Franklin, John Jay, and Alexander Hamilton. Editor(s): Kaminski, John P. Num Pages: 624 pages, 30 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 127 x 39. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
624
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813927572
ISBN
9780813927572
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 29.82

Hardback. Shows how Thomas Jefferson's opinions of Patrick Henry influenced William Wirt's depiction of him. This book traces Henry's life through his relationship with the world of books. It examines Henry's education; his legal career; his use of books to improve his speaking style; and his relationship to the antislavery movement. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JFCX; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813927589
ISBN
9780813927589
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.09

Hardback. Documents the last four months of 1793 where George Washington and his administration remained chiefly involved with maintaining the neutrality of the United States. This volume also records the preparation of Washington's annual message - an extended process that involved input from each member of the cabinet. Num Pages: 712 pages, 4 b&w illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1293.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
712
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813927596
ISBN
9780813927596
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.61

Hardback. Follows Washington and his family over generations, situating the author's inquiry in the context of new work on the place of religion in colonial and postrevolutionary Virginia and the Chesapeake. This title considers Washington's active participation as a vestryman and church warden and a generous donor to his parish prior to the Revolution. Num Pages: 264 pages, 10 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HRCC2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813927633
ISBN
9780813927633
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.52

hardcover. Describes the earliest days of Virginia's environmental movement, recounting the efforts of a farsighted group of leaders to preserve Virginia's priceless resources - open land, waterways, and historic sites - and to create new parks within reach of all the state's citizens. Editor(s): Hass, Patricia Cecil. Num Pages: 144 pages, 17 b&w illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; RNK; RP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780813927732
ISBN
9780813927732
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 27.53

hardcover. Novelists and poets from Ireland and the anglophone Caribbean have long been separated by literary histories. This title recognizes an integral history shared by these two poetic and political traditions, arising from their common transatlantic history in relation to the British empire and their common spaces of migration in New York and London. Series: New World Studies. Num Pages: 280 pages, 6 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1KJ; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813927794
ISBN
9780813927794
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.18

Hardback. Explores the lives and work of 151 professionals who quite literally shaped both the land itself and our ideas of what the American landscape means. This book identifies a host of public spaces deserving of recognition, and sheds light on the process by which they may be protected. Editor(s): Birnbaum, Charles A.; Foell, Stephanie S. Num Pages: 496 pages, 62 colour & 400 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 184 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1520.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813927893
ISBN
9780813927893
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.91

Hardback. Focusing on the representations of spiritual crisis in twentieth-century African American fiction and autobiography, this title asks how some of the most distinguished writers of this tradition wrestle with the inexplicable nature of God and the experience of unmerited natural and moral sufferings such as racial oppression. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813927961
ISBN
9780813927961
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.32

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

€ 86.48

Hardback. Women have practiced as landscape architects, since the founding of the practice as a profession in the United States in the 1890s. They came to landscape architecture as gardeners, garden designers, horticulturalists, and fine artists. This book describes design practice in landscape architecture by women in the first half of the 20th century. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 colour & 65 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AMV; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813928081
ISBN
9780813928081
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.95

hardcover. In his readings of "The Professor's House", "The Great Gatsby", and "Miss Lonelyhearts", the author finds that, far from the simple selfishness or apathy for which it is so often dismissed, the cynicism in these texts is suffused by a desire for the certainty promised by norms such as national teleology, ethnic identity, and civic participation. Series: American Literatures Initiative. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813928128
ISBN
9780813928128
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.08

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

€ 59.54

hardcover. Offers a radical design for American college education. This title predicts the roles for students and faculty, redefines educational breadth and depth, and calls for deeper assessment of learning and teaching. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNKC; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813928159
ISBN
9780813928159
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.75

Hardback. Covers the history of the horse in the Old Dominion. This book is illustrated with the many historical depictions of the horse by painters, photographers, and commercial artists. It celebrates the equine tradition in Virginia. Num Pages: 304 pages, 46 colour & 113 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; WNGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 203 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1288.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813928166
ISBN
9780813928166
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 40.77

hardcover. Considers the architecture, landscape, and town plans of thirty-one counties west of Blue Mountain and north to Lake Erie, including cities and communities big and small, from Pittsburgh, Beaver Falls, Johnstown, and Altoona to Bellefonte, State College, Lock Haven, Clarion, and Erie, and scores of places in between. Num Pages: 656 pages, 342 b&w photographs, 12 line drawings, 61 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; AM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1520.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
656
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780813928234
ISBN
9780813928234
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.65

Hardback. Looks at Virginia's status as the second-largest importer of trash in the United States and uses it as a touchstone for exploring the many controversies around trash generation and disposal. This book examines the garbage issue from a number of perspectives - including considering the links between environmental justice and trash management. Num Pages: 184 pages, 9 b&w photographs, 7 figures, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; RNH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813928241
ISBN
9780813928241
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.76

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

€ 36.55

Hardback. Thomas Jefferson's design for the University of Virginia is widely hailed as a masterpiece. This title presents the story of the University that encompasses the political and architectural worlds, as Jefferson struggled against great opposition to establish a new type of educational institution. Editor(s): Wilson, Richard Guy. Num Pages: 144 pages, 15 colour & 67 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; AMB; AMG; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 262 x 18. Weight in Grams: 936.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Edition
Rev ed
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813928302
ISBN
9780813928302
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 34.83

Hardback. Roughly 35 million years ago, a stray meteorite dropped out of the sky over Virginia and left an impact that helped shape one of the continent's most distinctive coastlines. This title includes stories that reveal the rich natural history Virginia had compiled long before the first human set eyes on it. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 413.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813928418
ISBN
9780813928418
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 27.79

hardcover. Addresses a controversy of long standing among historians of eighteenth-century America and Virginia - the extent to which internal conflict and/or consensus characterized the society of the Revolutionary era. Num Pages: 416 pages, 1 map, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 38. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813928456
ISBN
9780813928456
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.64

hardcover. Documents the period from 1 January through 30 April 1794, a time when Washington continued to focus his efforts as president on preventing the United States from becoming entangled in the continuing war between France and Great Britain. Editor(s): Hoth, David R. Num Pages: 784 pages, 2 maps, 2 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1270.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
784
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813928463
ISBN
9780813928463
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.46

Hardback. Based on the workshops in Salzburg and Charlottesville sponsored by Monticello's International Center for Jefferson Studies, this title examines a question of longstanding interest to American historians: the nature of the relationship between America and Europe during the Age of Revolution. Editor(s): Sadosky, Leonard J.; Nicolaisen, Peter; Onuf, Peter S.; O'Shaughnessy, Andrew. Series: Jeffersonian America. Num Pages: 304 pages, 13 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JH; HBJD; HBJK; HBLL; HBTV. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813928470
ISBN
9780813928470
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.09

Hardback. Explores how science shaped Thomas Jefferson's views on politics, religion, economics, and social developments in America. This book examines Jefferson's contributions to anthropology, ethnology, comparative linguistics, paleontology, and medicine. It also demonstrates Jefferson's scientific talents, interests, and accomplishments. Num Pages: 176 pages, 23 colour & 10 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813928548
ISBN
9780813928548
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.09

Hardback. Assembling an archive of images and texts since the eighteenth century, this book offers history of the 'wanted' poster, examining its uses, patterns of circulation, and formal development as an iconic print genre. It covers a wide range of images: runaway slave notices, private detective posters, FBI posters, and artists' approximations. Series: Cultural Frames, Framing Culture. Num Pages: 192 pages, 26 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AB; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813928555
ISBN
9780813928555
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.44

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