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Paperback. This collection of essays presents a monthly and seasonal exploration of gardening in the mid-Atlantic. It offers advice for both experienced and beginning gardeners, from how to attract butterflies and discourage Japanese beetles to when to prune. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 299.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813918310
- ISBN
- 9780813918310
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.31
€ 17.99
€ 17.31
Paperback. During the American Civil War, William R.J. Pegram became one of the most prominent artillerists in the Army of Northern Virginia. Pegram shared the values of the South's ruling elite and this book argues that he entered Confederate service to defend a way of life he believed was ordained by God. Series: Nation Divided: Studies in the Civil War Era. Num Pages: 222 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813918280
- ISBN
- 9780813918280
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.76
€ 32.76
Paperback. In this text, Kathleen Brogan makes the case that the recent preoccupation with ghosts stems not from a lingering interest in Gothic themes, but instead from a whole new genre in American literature that she calls "the story of cultural haunting". Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 175 x 21. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813918273
- ISBN
- 9780813918273
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.01
€ 34.01
Hardcover. This volume covers the spring of 1777, a period when George Washington was obliged to spend much of his time pleading with the state authorities to fill their recruiting quotas and with officers to bring in the men whom they had enlisted. He was further hampered by a high desertion rate. Series: Revolutionary War Series. Num Pages: 720 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 54. Weight in Grams: 1297.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813918259
- ISBN
- 9780813918259
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.90
€ 125.90
Paperback. One of the leading intellectuals of first-wave feminism, Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860-1935) was a prolific socialist writer and lecturer. This representative selection from Gilman's diaries includes entries written between January 1879 and March 1935. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 facsim.,1 port. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; 3JJ; BGA; DSBF; DSBH; JFFK; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Edition
- Abridged
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813917962
- ISBN
- 9780813917962
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.10
€ 38.10
Paperback. Addresses the role of Southern women during the Civil War; topics include the experiences of female slaves, the lives of rural and non-elite refugee women, the effects of the post-war era on African-American women and the legacy of the Civil War in women's suffrage movements. Editor(s): Campbell, Edward D.C.; Rice, Kym S.; Campbell Jr, Edward D.C. (Director of Archival and Information Services, Library of Virginia, Richmond, USA). Series: The Museum of the Confederacy. Num Pages: 236 pages, 70 b&w illustrations, 20 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBWJ; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813917399
- ISBN
- 9780813917399
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.79
€ 41.79
Hardcover. This text is a look at how the social welfare system in the United States developed, and with what results. It critically assesses how social workers invent themselves as they simultaneously invent their field of knowledge, and in so doing, upsets conventional understandings of social work. Series: Knowledge: Disciplinarity & Beyond S. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813917139
- ISBN
- 9780813917139
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.27
€ 64.27
Paperback. From racial disturbances in Miami has emerged the image that Blacks, Hispanics and Anglos are pitted against one another for resources. This text explores the construction of ethnic identities and ethnic group conflict, including interviews with politicians, journalists and business people. Series: Race, Ethnicity and Politics. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; HBTB; JFF; JFSL1; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813917054
- ISBN
- 9780813917054
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.60
€ 35.60
Paperback. This work analyzes and discusses current cultural issues and aims to offer clues as to where the next American culture wars may be waged. The contributors examine new developments in the culture wars, such as common-ground efforts and whether the wars represent a global phenomenon. Editor(s): Nolan, James L. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813916972
- ISBN
- 9780813916972
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.08
€ 36.08
Hardcover. Washington's papers in volume six of the series reveal him giving meticulous attention to his personal affairs at Mount Vernon and turning his mind to the new role he should, and must, play in establishing the new government. Series: Papers of George Washington: Confederation Series. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1084.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813916842
- ISBN
- 9780813916842
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.54
€ 124.54
Paperback. The tenure of Earl Warren as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1953-69) was marked by a series of decisions unique in the history of the Court for the progressive agenda they bespoke. This work explores how each justice contributed to the distinctiveness of the Warren Court. Editor(s): Tushnet, Mark V. Series: Constitution & Democracy S. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JPQ; LNAA; LNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813916651
- ISBN
- 9780813916651
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99
€ 33.99
Hardcover. This volume documents the events of the final phase of the New York campaign and the ensuing New Jersey campaign. The work opens with Washington's withdrawal of most of his army from Manhattan Island and ends with his daring counterstrokes against a Hessian brigade and a British detachment. Series: Revolutionary War Series. Num Pages: 640 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1166.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813916484
- ISBN
- 9780813916484
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.06
€ 125.06
Hardcover. For the newly United States under the Constitution, the central question during the 1790s was whether the centre would hold. The essays in this volume explore some of the potentially divisive realities that characterised the Federalist Era. Editor(s): Hoffman, Ronald; Albert, Peter J. Series: United States Capitol Historical Society S. Num Pages: 327 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 34. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press Charlottesville
- Number of pages
- 327
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813916248
- ISBN
- 9780813916248
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.28
€ 62.28
Hardcover. A collection of essays form Louisa McCord, a 19th-century Southern US conservative intellectual. A supporter of slavery and a believer in the superiority of the white race, she broke the confines of Southern gender roles, supported laissez-faire political economy and abhorred socialism. Num Pages: 608 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1070.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813915708
- ISBN
- 9780813915708
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.72
€ 93.72
Hardcover. Jessie Fauset's and Nella Larsen's novels raise important questions about gender and race. This book looks at Fauset's "Plum Bun" and "Comedy: American Style" and Larsen's "Quicksand" and "Passing", finding them revisionary and subversive. It looks at their work rather than at their lives. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK; JFF; JFSJ; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813915531
- ISBN
- 9780813915531
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.64
€ 58.64
Paperback. These essays, drawn from the author's work since 1964, address three themes in American history in the century preceding the 1760s: authority in colonial British America; the political and constitutional development of these colonial entities; and shifting constitutional tensions within the empire. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTR; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 821.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813915173
- ISBN
- 9780813915173
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.54
€ 44.54
Paperback. This work brings together 16 essays in cultural history. Taken together, the essays aim to provide a reassessment of the complex process of cultural adjustment among the settler societies of colonial British and revolutionary America. Editor(s): Greene, Jack P. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTR; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 689.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813914084
- ISBN
- 9780813914084
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.71
€ 43.71
Hardcover. This correspondence documents the evolution of Washington's ideas about economic and political relationships within the Empire, and helps to explain how he came to hold his particular vision of the West. It also deals with personal and local matters, such as plantation management. Series: Papers of George Washington: Colonial Series. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1134.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813913629
- ISBN
- 9780813913629
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.86
€ 124.86
Paperback. This volume of essays provides a portrait of antebellum slave life in the American South. Contributions from historians such as Drew Gilpin Faust, Charles Joyner and Theresa A. Singleton reveal the everyday horrors and inspiring stories of survival that characterized slave life. Editor(s): Campbell, Edward D.C.; Rice, Kym S.; Campbell Jr., Edward D.C. (Director, Archival and Information Services Division, Library of Virginia, Richmond, USA). Num Pages: 300 pages, 125 b&w illustrations, 25 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 798.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813913322
- ISBN
- 9780813913322
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.93
€ 38.93
Hardcover. The ten-volume Colonial Series, covering the years 1748-1775, takes the young Washington through his command of the Virginia Regiment during the French and Indian War and then focuses on his political and business activities as a Virginia planter during the fifteen years before the American Revolution. Num Pages: 549 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1157.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813911458
- ISBN
- 9780813911458
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.94
€ 124.94
Hardcover. The ten-volume Colonial Series, covering the years 1748-1775, takes the young Washington through his command of the Virginia Regiment during the French and Indian War and then focuses on his political and business activities as a Virginia planter during the fifteen years before the American Revolution. Num Pages: 500 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 171 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1111.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813911441
- ISBN
- 9780813911441
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.71
€ 124.71
Hardcover. The ten-volume Colonial Series, covering the years 1748-1775, takes the young Washington through his command of the Virginia Regiment during the French and Indian War and then focuses on his political and business activities as a Virginia planter during the fifteen years before the American Revolution. Num Pages: 485 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 38. Weight in Grams: 998.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813910062
- ISBN
- 9780813910062
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.04
€ 124.04
Hardcover. The ten-volume Colonial Series, covering the years 1748-1775, takes the young Washington through his command of the Virginia Regiment during the French and Indian War and then focuses on his political and business activities as a Virginia planter during the fifteen years before the American Revolution. Num Pages: 508 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1021.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813910031
- ISBN
- 9780813910031
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.22
€ 124.22
Hardcover. The ten-volume Colonial Series, covering the years 1748-1775, takes the young Washington through his command of the Virginia Regiment during the French and Indian War and then focuses on his political and business activities as a Virginia planter during the fifteen years before the American Revolution. Num Pages: 409 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 37. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813909233
- ISBN
- 9780813909233
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.12
€ 123.12