In 1752 an enslaved Pennsylvania ironworker named Ned purchased his freedom and moved to Virginia on the upper James River. Taking the name Edward Tarr, he became the first free black landowner west o
On the way to offering a new analysis of the basis of the Supreme Court’s iconic decision inBrown v. Board of Education, Jeffrey Hockett critiques an array of theories that have arisen to explain it a
A landmarks register concentrating on African American contributions to Virginia's heritage presents significant sites previously omitted from Virginia's general register. Citing 64 places of histori
"This book describes how the early NAACP successfully organized a voting bloc in 1920s Atlanta powerful enough to force the city to build its first publicly funded Black high school"--Provided by publ
In political speech, Thomas Jefferson is the eternal flame. No other member of the founding generation has served the agendas of both Left and Right with greater vigor. When Franklin Roosevelt dedicat
Looks at the lasting, yet malleable image the third president has left on American society, a founding father who is claimed by both sides of the aisle to achieve their aims and suit their needs.
In a collection of satirical essays, James Branch Cabell presents a history of Virginia from 1559 to 1946. Topics include heroes of the Confederacy, Charles Dickens's reception in Richmond, and Southe
Feldman (English, U. of Virginia) and Stilling (English literature, U. of Virginia) offer a compilation of the classic books written in a variety of fields. The listings were contributed by 70 Univers
For the eight hundredth anniversary of the Magna Carta, the University of Virginia Press presents the first paperback edition of The Road from Runnymede by A. E. Dick Howard, originally published in
Four hundred years ago in the tidewater forests of Virginia, native and foreign peoples clashed, and the resulting alloy became an American Identity. This is the story of a few remarkable people whose
Examines commentary written in the margins of the text to show how the pages of the first printed books became the arena for struggled among authors, readers, and cultural authorities. Focuses on four
The term "culture" has become ubiquitous in both academic and popular conversations, but its usefulness is a point of dispute. Taking the current shift from cultural studies to aesth
Those who would increase and consolidate power in the presidency often invoke the wartime administration of Wilson. However, Tucker (American diplomacy emeritus, Johns Hopkins U.) points out that this
In Writing through Jane Crow, Ayesha Hardison examines African American literature and its representation of black women during the pivotal but frequently overlooked decades of the 1940s and 1950s. At
In the wake of the elegant master theories of Joseph Campbell, Mircea Eliade, Georges Dumezil, and Claude Levi-Strauss, how are mythology and the comparative study of religion to be understood? In Myt
Contains the first and last novels written by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author, both with the Whartonesque theme of women trapped by social convention and fateful forces into destructive marriages.
Mason (history, University of Virginia) draws on Harvard sociologist Orlando Peterson's theory that a slave's social degradation rendered him socially dead in this examination of resistance among colo
What was it like to be a slave in colonial South Africa? What difference did freedom make? The questions themselves are simply put, but John Edwin Mason has found complex answers after delving deeply
More than any other social scientists, Kenneth and Mamie Clark have been admired and respected as the civil rights movement's most consistent, articulate, and effective northern advocates integration
The 1992 Quincentennial of the encounter between the New World and the Old resulted in a veritable culture war - an extreme polarization of hardened ideological positions on different ideas of America
A rare fox in the South American cordillera. A disappearing fox on an island off California. A common coyote in the Albany suburbs. How do these wild carnivores live? And what is it about the places t
Raposa (religion, Lehigh U.) explores the notion of "acedia," what Christian theologians define as boredom with the rituals of spiritual devotion, and how this boredom plays a dual, but powerful, role
Lovingly and meticulously researched and prepared and beautifully presented in an oversize format (12.5x11"), this book has deep and wide appeal for those with aesthetic, historical, and urban design
Scholars of English and comparative literature and philosophy draw on traditions of thinking about nature and culture, and about the role of literature and the arts in shaping this thinking, that aros
This compelling book explores sixteenth- and seventeenth-century English retellings of the Roman siege of Jerusalem and the way they informed and were informed by religious and political developments.
This compelling book explores sixteenth- and seventeenth-century English retellings of the Roman siege of Jerusalem and the way they informed and were informed by religious and political developments.
"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 defea
Carmel Schrire's Tigers in Africa: Stalking the Past at the Cape of Good Hope interweaves such diverse themes as colonial slavery and apartheid, human and carnivore evolution, and science and romance
This companion volume to the OpenGrounds "Art, Contemplation, and Wellness" Forum presents dynamic and varied perspectives on the forum’s theme, featuring work from practitioners, scholars, and studen
In this guide for birders, naturalists, tourists, and other outdoor adventurers, Badger, a freelance writer and photographer, offers concise information on the ecological, historical, and botanical ba
Chaucer called it "spiritual manslaughter"; Barthes and Benjamin deemed it dangerous linguistic nihilism. But gossip-long derided and dismissed by writers and intellectuals-is far from frivolous. In
Chaucer called it "spiritual manslaughter"; Barthes and Benjamin deemed it dangerous linguistic nihilism. But gossip-long derided and dismissed by writers and intellectuals-is far from frivolous. In
Jones and Shiels present fifteen essays from historians and archaeologists on the Earthworks of Newark, Ohio--the largest, most geometrically precise and best-preserved earthen architecture ever const
Across the centuries, the acts and arts of black heroism have inspired a provocative, experimental, and self-reflexive intellectual, political, and aesthetic tradition. In "Characters of Blood, " Cele
Beginning with the early interactions between Native Americans and European explorers and settlers, this history traces three and a half centuries of change in Fauquier County, Virginia. Commissioned
Bisher (architectural historian, Preservation North Carolina) offers three decades of significant research into the local economies and class structures and their expression in a mythology of wood and
Rigby (German studies and comparative literature, Monash U., Australia) reconsiders recent understandings of nature, humanity, and the divine that underlie the romantic turn toward the earth and prefi
In this literary survey and analysis, Jay (History at U. of California, Berkeley) discusses lying and politics throughout history. Drawing from philosophers like Plato and Nietzsche, the author begins
