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Intimate Reconstructions: Children in Postemancipation Virginia (A Nation Divided: Studies in the Civil War Era)
Catherine A. Jones
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Description for Intimate Reconstructions: Children in Postemancipation Virginia (A Nation Divided: Studies in the Civil War Era)
Hardcover. "This book examines the paths of black and white children, and disputes over rights and responsibilities with regard to them, through the tumultuous period following emancipation and Confederate defeat"--Provided by publisher. Series: A Nation Divided: Studies in the Civil War Era. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JFSP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
In Intimate Reconstructions, Catherine Jones considers how children shaped, and were shaped by, Virginia’s Reconstruction. Jones argues that questions of how to define, treat, reform, or protect children were never far from the surface of public debate and private concern in post–Civil War Virginia. Through careful examination of governmental, institutional, and private records, the author traces the unpredictable paths black and white children traveled through this tumultuous period. Putting children at the center of the narrative reveals the unevenness of the transitions that defined Virginia in the wake of the Civil War: from slavery to freedom, from war to peace, ... Read more
In Intimate Reconstructions, Catherine Jones considers how children shaped, and were shaped by, Virginia’s Reconstruction. Jones argues that questions of how to define, treat, reform, or protect children were never far from the surface of public debate and private concern in post–Civil War Virginia. Through careful examination of governmental, institutional, and private records, the author traces the unpredictable paths black and white children traveled through this tumultuous period. Putting children at the center of the narrative reveals the unevenness of the transitions that defined Virginia in the wake of the Civil War: from slavery to freedom, from war to peace, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
Series
A Nation Divided: Studies in the Civil War Era
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Charlottesville, United States
ISBN
9780813936758
SKU
V9780813936758
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About Catherine A. Jones
Catherine A. Jones is Associate Professor of History at the University of California, Santa Cruz, USA.
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