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Hardback. Chronicles the agricultural, industrial, and commercial activities of four generations of the Tayloe family of Northern Virginia, revealing the complexity in the southern business culture of early America. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 b&w illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3JF; 3JH; KCZ; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813926377
ISBN
9780813926377
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.72

hardcover. Covers five months that encompass the end of Jefferson's first administration and point toward his second. Editor(s): Hackett, Mary A.; Stagg, J. C. A.; Colony, Anne Mandeville; Cross, Jeanne Kerr; Johnson, Mary Parke; Kreider, Angela; Perry, Wendy Ellen. Num Pages: 634 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 44. Weight in Grams: 816.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
634
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813926353
ISBN
9780813926353
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.83

hardcover. Documents the period from 1 June through 31 August 1793, a time when Washington focused his efforts as president on keeping the United States neutral during the war between France and Great Britain. The greatest challenge came from the presence in US ports of both British and French privateers and their prizes. Editor(s): Crackel, Theodore J.; Patrick, Christine Sternberg. Series: Presidential Series. Num Pages: 672 pages, 1 figure, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1107.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
672
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813926346
ISBN
9780813926346
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.69

paperback. An obscure undertaking in its time, the Lewis and Clark expedition grew in the American imagination, acquiring an almost mythic stature. This book presents an examination of the explorers' world and the complicated ways in which it relates to ours. It contains essays that look at the global geopolitics that provided the context for the expedition. Editor(s): Seefeldt, Douglas; Hantman, Jeffrey L.; Onuf, Peter S. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813925950
ISBN
9780813925950
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.38

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

€ 36.50

Paperback. The Appalachian mountain chain once contained the most dramatic mountains on earth. This title examines a succession of beautiful towns along this cordillera, from Alabama through fifteen states to the coast of Maine, revealing how their diverse cultural and geological history were instrumental in forming each town's distinctive character. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; RG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 267 x 233 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1188.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813925851
ISBN
9780813925851
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.50

hardcover. Offers a collection of essays that seeks to historicize one of our nation's founding fathers. Challenging attempts to appropriate Jefferson to serve all manner of contemporary political agendas, this work argues that historians must look at Jefferson's language and life within the context of his own place and time. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 535.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813925783
ISBN
9780813925783
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.84

Paperback. Brings together the texts of more than 1,850 official state historical markers placed along Virginia's highways since 1927. Divided into six geographic-cultural regions, this third edition contains maps and three individual indexes that assist the reader in locating markers by title, number, or subject matter. Num Pages: 492 pages, 20 b&w illustrations, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; HBJD1; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Edition
3 Rev ed
Number of pages
492
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813925721
ISBN
9780813925721
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 23.83

Hardback. Few wartime cities in Virginia held more importance than Petersburg. On the eve of the Civil War, the city elected a conservative, pro-Union approach to the sectional crisis. This book provides a study of this city, looking at both Petersburg's civilian experience and the city's place in Confederate military strategy and administration. Series: Nation Divided: Studies in the Civil War Era. Num Pages: 384 pages, 25 b&w illustrations, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 671.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813925707
ISBN
9780813925707
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.88

Paperback. The foreign-born population in the United States comes in disproportionately large numbers from Latin America and Asia. Focusing on the period from 1965 to the year 2020, this work presents an evidence-based examination of the consequences that these demographic changes might have for the contemporary politics of the United States. Editor(s): Lee, Taeku; Ramakrishnan, S. Karthick; Ramirez, Ricardo. Series: Race, Ethnicity and Politics. Num Pages: 320 pages, 26 tables & 7 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; JFFN; JFSL; JPVH1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 549.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813925547
ISBN
9780813925547
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.58

Hardback. Offers a portrait of Virginia's wartime economic, political, and social institutions. This work includes essays that examine such concerns as the war's effect on slavery in the state, the wartime intersection of race and religion, and the development of Confederate social networks. Editor(s): Ayers, Edward L.; Gallagher, Gary W.; Torget, Andrew J. Num Pages: 256 pages, 5 maps & graphs, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813925523
ISBN
9780813925523
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.59

hardcover. Focusing on Fannin and Lumpkin counties in the Blue Ridge Mountains along Georgia's northern border, this work argues for a localized, idiosyncratic understanding of the Civil war. This book reveals that, for many participants, this war was fought less for abstract ideological causes than for reasons tied to home, family, friends, and community. Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780813925493
ISBN
9780813925493
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.77

Hardback. Provides a comprehensive look at the political behavior of immigrants. Focusing on the period from 1965 to the year 2020, this volume tackles the questions such as, what is the meaning of citizenship, and what is its political relevance? How are immigrants changing our notions of racial and ethnic categorization? Editor(s): Lee, Taeku; Ramakrishnan, S. Karthick; Ramirez, Ricardo. Series: Race, Ethnicity and Politics. Num Pages: 320 pages, 26 tables, 7 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 617.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Edition
annotated ed
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813925455
ISBN
9780813925455
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.82

Hardback. Examines the roles played by local economies and class structures as keys to understanding building practices and results. This book reveals not only the importance, but also the often overlooked expertise of slave artisans in antebellum construction. Num Pages: 400 pages, 183 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFN; AM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Edition
annotated ed
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813925387
ISBN
9780813925387
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.56

hardcover. The Appalachian mountain chain once contained the most dramatic mountains on earth. This title examines a succession of beautiful towns along this cordillera, from Alabama through fifteen states to the coast of Maine, revealing how their diverse cultural and geological history were instrumental in forming each town's distinctive character. Num Pages: 320 pages, 129 colour & 54 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; RG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 267 x 229 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1451.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813925240
ISBN
9780813925240
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.67

Hardback. While the exploration of outer space and cyberspace may now seem limitless, some planners and designers are reconsidering the importance of place. This book furthers this movement by retrieving some common threads of attachment to place in works by John Steinbeck, Willa Cather, Henry James, Robert Frost, Wallace Stegner, Jane Jacobs, and others. Num Pages: 256 pages, 15 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813925004
ISBN
9780813925004
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.44

Paperback. Examining the epochal achievements of the Revolutionary era through the perspectives of war, leadership, and state formation, this collection demonstrates the author's belief that history is not shaped simply by vast, impersonal forces. It offers an interesting view into the character of George Washington by examining his relationships with women. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813923840
ISBN
9780813923840
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.31

Paperback. The Greenbrier Valley is home to some of the richest outdoor recreation resources in the mid-Atlantic. In this guidebook, the author offers readers excellent advice on where, when, and how to catch more fish in the Greenbrier Valley. It is complete with a comprehensive map of the valley streams and notes on specific fishing locations. Num Pages: 128 pages, 10 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFW; WSXF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 152 x 7. Weight in Grams: 154.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813923741
ISBN
9780813923741
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.23

Hardback. Linked historically, culturally, and geographically, the counties that make up southwestern Virginia and northeastern Tennessee are also connected by a shared decorative arts tradition, popularly called the "Great Road Style". Lavishly illustrated with examples, this book takes readers on a tour of the region's striking material culture. Num Pages: 224 pages, 197 colour illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 1KBBSN; WF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1397.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813923529
ISBN
9780813923529
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.40

Hardback. Thomas Jefferson once stated that the foremost goal of American education must be to nurture the "natural aristocracy of talent and virtue." American higher education has not achieved the objective of equity implicit in Jefferson's statement. This text explores the cause for this divide. Num Pages: 352 pages, 36 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNA; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 39. Weight in Grams: 875.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813923505
ISBN
9780813923505
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.89

hardcover. Examines how and why Colonial Revival has persisted in modern times. The volume contains essays that explore Colonial Revival expressions in architecture, landscape architecture, historic preservation, decorative arts, and painting and sculpture, as well as the social, intellectual, and cultural background of the phenomena. Editor(s): Wilson, Richard Guy; Eyring, Shaun; Marotta, Kenny. Num Pages: 432 pages, 132 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 37. Weight in Grams: 835.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813923482
ISBN
9780813923482
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.75

Hardback. This book uses the life and work of lawyer and Supreme Court justice, Benjamin R. Curtis, as a window on the most serious constitutional crisis in American history, the Civil War. The book reassesses Curtis's common-law methods in the context of his times and shows how his views continue to shed light on issues. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813923420
ISBN
9780813923420
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.48

Hardback. Diversity in Democracy examines aspects of representation, including Latino and African American perspectives, and a wide range of topics, from the dynamics of partisanship to various groups' perceptions of the political system. The result is pulls together decades of disparate work into a broad, cohesive overview of minority representation. Editor(s): Segura, Gary M.; Bowler, Shaun. Num Pages: 304 pages, 39tabs.2ch.2M. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813923376
ISBN
9780813923376
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.65

hardcover. The American Wilderness: Reflections on Nature Protection in the United States explores the division between how Americans embrace protected landscapes and how they consider nature itself. The book argues for the validity of landscape protection and the benefits of achieving strict preserves and mixed-commodity places in a democratic society. Num Pages: 320 pages, 21ill.3tabs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 644.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813923369
ISBN
9780813923369
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.46

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