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Paperback. An account of the successful adaptation of slavery to industrial labour and freedom in Richmond, Virginia between 1782 and 1865. The book demonstrates how industrial employment allowed blacks to carve out a degree of autonomy and accelerate slavery's demise. Series: Carter G. Woodson Institute Series in Black Studies. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBTS; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 327.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813920993
- ISBN
- 9780813920993
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.14
€ 31.14
Hardback. Representations of Joan of Arc have been used in the United States for the past 200 years, appearing in advertising, cartoons, popular song, art, criticism and propaganda. "Visions of the Maid" examines three pivotal films on the heroine as well as a broad array of popular culture references. Series: Cultural Frames, Framing Culture. Num Pages: 304 pages, 34 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AB; APFA; GTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813920757
- ISBN
- 9780813920757
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.21
€ 85.21
Hardback. In this work, Marshall Foletta contends that by calling for a new American literature in their journal, "The North American Review", the second-generation Federalists helped American readers break free from imported neo-classical standards, thus paving the way for the American Renaissance. Num Pages: 288 pages, 9 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JPHC; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 617.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813920597
- ISBN
- 9780813920597
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.36
€ 73.36
hardcover. Intensely autobiographical novels, "The Captain and the Colonel" and "Two Years - or The Way We Lived Then" are Chesnut's fictionalized accounts of the world as women experienced it in the mid-19th century Civil War South. These short, unfinished novels address a range of subjects related to women. Series: Southern Texts Society. Num Pages: 256 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; FC; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813920580
- ISBN
- 9780813920580
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.51
€ 54.51
Paperback. Using illustrations and biographical sketches, Peter Martin relates the experiences of colonial gardeners who shaped the natural beauty of Virginia's wilderness into varied displays of elegance. He demonstrates that ornamental gardening was a scientific, aesthetic and cultural enterprise. Num Pages: 264 pages, 104 halftone illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3J; AMV; HBJK; HBLH; WMB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 191 x 16. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813920535
- ISBN
- 9780813920535
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.10
€ 46.10
hardcover. Henri Garidel was expelled from occupied New Orleans by Federal forces after refusing to pledge loyalty to the Union. This is his diary from 1863 to 1865, in which he relates the trials and discomforts - physical, emotional, spiritual and professional - of life in a city foreign to him. Series: Nation Divided: Studies in the Civil War Era. Num Pages: 544 pages, 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3JH; BGHA; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 34. Weight in Grams: 894.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813920184
- ISBN
- 9780813920184
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.12
€ 75.12
hardcover. In her short life, Flannery O'Connor (1925-1964) authored two novels, 32 stories and numerous essays. This work addresses the conflicts O'Connor experienced as a "southern lady" and professional author. It considers the reasons for feminist critical neglect of the writer. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK; HBJK; HBLW; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813920122
- ISBN
- 9780813920122
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.93
€ 58.93
The Southern Agrarians and the New Deal. Essays After "I'll Take My St...
. Ed(S): Bingham, Emily S.; Underwood, Thomas...
Hardback. A collection of six essays by key American Agrarians such as Donald Davidson, Andrew Nelson Lytle and Herman Clarence Nixon. Combined with an introduction, they offer a radically revised view of the Agrarian movement as it was redefined and revived during the New Deal. Editor(s): Bingham, Emily S.; Underwood, Thomas A. Series: Southern Texts Society. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JPWD; JPWF; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813919959
- ISBN
- 9780813919959
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.93
€ 73.93
Paperback. A history of Norfolk. It tells the story of America's biggest maritime port from the first contact between a Spanish sailor and a Chiskiack man in 1561 to the city's late-20th-century concerns, including pollution, urban development, racial tensions and traffic in illegal guns. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3J; HBJK; HBTB; HBTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 785.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813919881
- ISBN
- 9780813919881
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.29
€ 38.29
Paperback. A study of post-slavery literatures in the Americas. Examining major novels from 1880 to the 1970s, the author shows how fiction from different nations shares what he calls textual simultaneity in revealing parallel narrative anxieties about genealogy, narrative authority and racial difference. Series: New World Studies. Num Pages: 254 pages. BIC Classification: 1K; 2ABM; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBF; DSBH; DSK; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813919775
- ISBN
- 9780813919775
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.84
€ 33.84
The Papers of James Madison: 16 May-31 October 1803
Madison, James. Ed(S): Stagg, J. C. A.; Barbe...
hardcover. The fifth volume of the "Secretary of State" series of James Madison's papers. It covers Madison's tenure in that office from 16 May to 31 October 1803. His correspondence deals with a wide array of domestic and foreign problems, particularly relations with France, Great Britain and Spain. Editor(s): Stagg, J. C. A.; Barber, Ellen J.; Colony, Anne Mandeville. Num Pages: 704 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1315.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Edition
- Annotated
- Number of pages
- 704
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813919416
- ISBN
- 9780813919416
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.01
€ 126.01
Paperback. A discussion of the probability (shown by DNA tests) that Thomas Jefferson was the father of his slave Sally Hemings's children. The essays reflect the deeper questions the relationship between Jefferson and Hemings has raised about American history and national culture. Editor(s): Lewis, Jan; Onuf, Peter S. Series: Jeffersonian America. Num Pages: 325 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 325
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813919195
- ISBN
- 9780813919195
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.63
€ 41.63
The Papers of James Madison. Presidential Series. 5 November 1811-9 Ju...
Madison, James. Ed(S): Cross, Jeanne Kerr; Sp...
Hardback. This volume of James Madison's papers covers events in his first administration, from November 1811 to July 1812. Two important presidential decisions buttress it: his advocacy of preparedness in November 1811 and his request in June 1812 that Congress consider his case for war against Britain. Editor(s): Cross, Jeanne Kerr; Spangler, Jewel L. (Assistant Professor of History, University of Calgary, USA); Barber, Ellen J.; et al. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1193.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 720
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813918594
- ISBN
- 9780813918594
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.23
€ 125.23
Hardback. Culled from the six volumes of "The Diaries of George Washington" completed in 1979, this selection of entries reveals the lifelong preoccupations of the public and private man. Num Pages: 640 pages, 18 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGHA; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 38. Weight in Grams: 934.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 640
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813918563
- ISBN
- 9780813918563
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.43
€ 87.43
paperback. This work puts texts from English and French Canada, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Brazil, Bolivia and the US into a hemispheric dialogue on national and ethnic identity. It illustrates the potential of seeing a nation as the product of its citizens, and the instability inherent in national communities. Series: New World Studies. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; 1KLCG; 1KLCN; 1KLSB; 1KLSL; BGA; DSB; JFC; JFSL; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813918457
- ISBN
- 9780813918457
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.00
€ 32.00
The Correspondence of William James: William and Henry 1890-1894
James, William. Ed(S): Berkeley, Elizabeth M....
hardcover. This seventh volume continues the series of William James's correspondence with family, friends, and colleagues that was begun in volume four. Consisting of some 488 letters, with an additional 510 calendared, it offers an account of the academic's correspondence for the years 1890 to 1894. Editor(s): Berkeley, Elizabeth M.; McDermott, John J. (Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Humanities, Texas A&M University, USA). Num Pages: 832 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGA; HPC; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 60. Weight in Grams: 1438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 832
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813918204
- ISBN
- 9780813918204
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.80
€ 126.80
Hardback. This second volume of the series covers the interval between George Washington's retirement from the presidency on March 4, 1797 and his death on December 13, 1799. He stayed close to home, where the management and improvement of his farms at Mount Vernon was his major concern. Series: Papers of George Washington: Retirement Series. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1202.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 640
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813917627
- ISBN
- 9780813917627
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.29
€ 125.29
Hardback. Consisting of 400 letters with an additional 400 calendared, this volume offers an account of William James' correspondence for the years 1885-89. During this period, he completed most of the work on his book, "The Principles of Psychology" and became more directly involved with psychical research. Editor(s): McDermott, John J.; Skrupskelis, Ignas K.; Berkeley, Elizabeth M. Num Pages: 600 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BG; HPC; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 57. Weight in Grams: 1420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 600
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813917382
- ISBN
- 9780813917382
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.68
€ 126.68
The Papers of George Washington: March-December 1797
Washington, George. Ed(S): Twohig, Dorothy; C...
hardcover. Covering the first ten months of George Washington's retirement from presidency, this book shows Washington to have been kept very busy. Apart from tending to his domestic arrangements and personal correspondence, Washington was still regularly informed of political developments. Editor(s): Twohig, Dorothy; Chase, Philander D.; Runge, Beverly H.; Grizzard Jr, Frank J.; Mastromarino, Mark A.; Mercer, Elizabeth B.; Warren, Jack D. Series: Retirement Series. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1093.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 608
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813917375
- ISBN
- 9780813917375
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.59
€ 124.59
hardcover. Using primary documents, this work examines the characteristics of North Carolina's African-American population in order to explain the social and political factors that shaped economic opportunity for this group from the Civil War until 1915. Series: Carter G. Woodson Institute Series in Black Studies. Num Pages: 208 pages, 9 b&w illustrations, 26 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813917337
- ISBN
- 9780813917337
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.96
€ 58.96
Hardback. Between 1848 and 1851, Lopez tried five times to dislodge Cuba's Spanish government. This text recounts Lopez's daring invasions of Cuba and reveals how he was assisted by New York steam ship magnates, penny press editors, Cuban industrialists and northern democratic urban bosses. Num Pages: 368 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJC; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPS; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 803.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813916736
- ISBN
- 9780813916736
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.92
€ 67.92
hardcover. Covering the first half of 1790, this volume focuses upon Washington's continued concentration on the problems facing the new government. The president's near-fatal illness in May 1790 is described along with a diverse range of matters covered by his incoming correspondence. Series: Presidential Series. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1061.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 592
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813916729
- ISBN
- 9780813916729
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.39
€ 124.39
Hardback. These letters by New England soldiers and their families, speak of the hardships of the Civil War in the US, especially frustrations with the army, home-front suffering and government policies. Editor(s): Silber, Nina; Sievens, Mary Beth. Series: Nation Divided: Studies in the Civil War Era. Num Pages: 205 pages, Illustrations, ports., facsims. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 205
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813916682
- ISBN
- 9780813916682
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.91
€ 60.91
hardcover. Louisa McCord was a remarkable figure in the intellectual history of antebellum America. A conservative intellectual, she broke the confines of Southern gender roles by owning and managing her own plantation, being politically active in the 1850s, involved in Civil War work, and more. Series: Southern Texts Society. Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations, geneal. tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BG; BJ; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1080.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813916538
- ISBN
- 9780813916538
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.78
€ 93.78