The Social History Of Virginia

Author : Pippa Holloway
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2007-09-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9780807877494

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Sexuality, Politics, and Social Control in Virginia, 1920-1945 by Pippa Holloway Pdf

In the first half of the twentieth century, white elites who dominated Virginia politics sought to increase state control over African Americans and lower-class whites, whom they saw as oversexed and lacking sexual self-restraint. In order to reaffirm the existing political and social order, white politicians legalized eugenic sterilization, increased state efforts to control venereal disease and prostitution, cracked down on interracial marriage, and enacted statewide movie censorship. Providing a detailed picture of the interaction of sexuality, politics, and public policy, Pippa Holloway explores how these measures were passed and enforced. The white elites who sought to expand government's role in regulating sexual behavior had, like most southerners, a tradition of favoring small government, so to justify these new policies, they couched their argument in economic terms: a modern, progressive government could provide optimum conditions for business growth by maintaining a stable social order and a healthy, docile workforce. Holloway's analysis demonstrates that the cultural context that characterized certain populations as sexually dangerous worked in tandem with the political context that denied them the right to vote. This perspective on sexual regulation and the state in Virginia offers further insight into why white elite rule mattered in the development of southern governments.

Author : Kathleen M. Brown
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 518 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780807838297

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Good Wives, Nasty Wenches, and Anxious Patriarchs by Kathleen M. Brown Pdf

Kathleen Brown examines the origins of racism and slavery in British North America from the perspective of gender. Both a basic social relationship and a model for other social hierarchies, gender helped determine the construction of racial categories and the institution of slavery in Virginia. But the rise of racial slavery also transformed gender relations, including ideals of masculinity. In response to the presence of Indians, the shortage of labor, and the insecurity of social rank, Virginia's colonial government tried to reinforce its authority by regulating the labor and sexuality of English servants and by making legal distinctions between English and African women. This practice, along with making slavery hereditary through the mother, contributed to the cultural shift whereby women of African descent assumed from lower-class English women both the burden of fieldwork and the stigma of moral corruption. Brown's analysis extends through Bacon's Rebellion in 1676, an important juncture in consolidating the colony's white male public culture, and into the eighteenth century. She demonstrates that, despite elite planters' dominance, wives, children, free people of color, and enslaved men and women continued to influence the meaning of race and class in colonial Virginia.

Author : Philip Alexander Bruce
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:634208862

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Social life of Virginia in the seventeenth century by Philip Alexander Bruce Pdf

Author : Philip Alexander Bruce
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1881
Category : Virginia
ISBN : HARVARD:32044086404670

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The Social History of Virginia by Philip Alexander Bruce Pdf

Author : Wilbur R. Miller
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 2713 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2012-08-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781412988766

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The Social History of Crime and Punishment in America: A-De by Wilbur R. Miller Pdf

This comprehensive and authoratative four-volume work surveys the history and philosophy of crime, punishment, and criminal justice institutions in America from colonial times to the present.

Author : Douglas Bradburn,John C. Coombs
Publisher : University of Virginia Press
Page : 365 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2011-09-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9780813931708

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Early Modern Virginia by Douglas Bradburn,John C. Coombs Pdf

This collection of essays on seventeenth-century Virginia, the first such collection on the Chesapeake in nearly twenty-five years, highlights emerging directions in scholarship and helps set a new agenda for research in the next decade and beyond. The contributors represent some of the best of a younger generation of scholars who are building on, but also criticizing and moving beyond, the work of the so-called Chesapeake School of social history that dominated the historiography of the region in the 1970s and 1980s. Employing a variety of methodologies, analytical strategies, and types of evidence, these essays explore a wide range of topics and offer a fresh look at the early religious, political, economic, social, and intellectual life of the colony. Contributors Douglas Bradburn, Binghamton University, State University of New York * John C. Coombs, Hampden-Sydney College * Victor Enthoven, Netherlands Defense Academy * Alexander B. Haskell, University of California Riverside * Wim Klooster, Clark University * Philip Levy, University of South Florida * Philip D. Morgan, Johns Hopkins University * William A. Pettigrew, University of Kent * Edward DuBois Ragan, Valentine Richmond History Center * Terri L. Snyder, California State University, Fullerton * Camilla Townsend, Rutgers University * Lorena S. Walsh, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Author : Philip Alexander Bruce
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2015-02-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1297221753

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Social Life of Virginia in the Seventeenth Century by Philip Alexander Bruce Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Ronald L. Heinemann,John G. Kolp,Anthony S. Parent Jr.,William G. Shade
Publisher : University of Virginia Press
Page : 657 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2008-05-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9780813930480

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Old Dominion, New Commonwealth by Ronald L. Heinemann,John G. Kolp,Anthony S. Parent Jr.,William G. Shade Pdf

"On the morning of 26 April 1607, three small ships carrying 143 Englishmen arrived off the Virginia coast of North America, having spent four months at sea.... All hoped for financial success and perhaps a little adventure; as it turned out, their tiny settlement eventually would evolve from colony into a prominent state in an entirely new nation." So begins Old Dominion, New Commonwealth: A History of Virginia, 1607-2007 and the remarkable story behind the founding not only of the state of Virginia but of our nation. With this book, the historians Ronald L. Heinemann, John G. Kolp, Anthony S. Parent Jr., and William G. Shade collaborate to provide a comprehensive, accessible, one-volume history of Virginia, the first of its kind since the 1970s. In seventeen narrative chapters, the authors tackle the four centuries of Virginia’s history from Jamestown through the present, emphasizing the major themes that play throughout Virginia history—change and continuity, a conservative political order, race and slavery, economic development, and social divisions—and how they relate to national events. Including helpful bibliographical listings at the end of each chapter as well as a general listing of useful sources and Websites, the book is truly a treasure trove for any student, scholar, or general-interest reader looking to find out more about the history of Virginia and our nation. Timed to coincide with the 2007 quadricentennial, Old Dominion, New Commonwealth will stand as a classic for years to come.

Author : Philip Alexander Bruce
Publisher : Wentworth Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2019-02-25
Category : History
ISBN : 0469776919

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Social Life of Virginia in the Seventeenth Century: An Inquiry Into the Origin of the Higher Plantin by Philip Alexander Bruce Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : James R. Perry
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780807839393

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The Formation of a Society on Virginia's Eastern Shore, 1615-1655 by James R. Perry Pdf

The dissolution of the ill-starred Virginia Company in 1624 left Virginia -- now England's first royal colony -- without a formal raison d'etre. Most historians have suggested that the nascent local societies were anarchic, under the thrall of violent and unscrupulous men. James Perry asserts the opposite: The Formation of a Society on Virginia's Eastern Shore, 1615-1655 depicts emergent social cohesion. In a model of network analysis, Perry mines county court records to trace landholders through four decades -- their land, families, neighborhoods, local and offshore economic relations, and institutions. A wealth of statistics documents their development from rudimentary beginnings to a more highly articulated society capable of resolving conflict and working toward communal good. Perry's methodology will serve as a model for analyzing other new settlements, particularly those lacking the close-knit religious bonds and contractual foundations of New England towns. His conclusions will reshape notions of the development of early Chesapeake society. Originally published in 1990. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.

Author : Philip Alexander Bruce
Publisher : Palala Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2016-05-23
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1358981833

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Social Life of Virginia in the Seventeenth Century by Philip Alexander Bruce Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Herbert Baxter Adams
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 706 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1888
Category : Universities and colleges
ISBN : UOM:39015075900582

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Thomas Jefferson and the University of Virginia by Herbert Baxter Adams Pdf

Author : United States. Office of Education
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 994 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1887
Category : Education
ISBN : CORNELL:31924012769745

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Contributions to American Educational History by United States. Office of Education Pdf

Author : Herbert Baxter Adams
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 732 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1888
Category : Education
ISBN : STANFORD:36105025866000

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Contributions to American Educational History by Herbert Baxter Adams Pdf

Author : Brent Tarter
Publisher : University of Virginia Press
Page : 608 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2020-05-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9780813943930

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Virginians and Their Histories by Brent Tarter Pdf

Histories of Virginia have traditionally traced the same significant but narrow lines, overlooking whole swathes of human experience crucial to an understanding of the commonwealth. With Virginians and Their Histories, Brent Tarter presents a fresh, new interpretive narrative that incorporates the experiences of all residents of Virginia from the earliest times to the first decades of the twenty-first century, affording readers the most comprehensive and wide-ranging account of Virginia’s story. Tarter draws on primary resources for every decade of the Old Dominion's English-language history, as well as a wealth of recent scholarship that illuminates in new ways how demographic changes, economic growth, social and cultural changes, and religious sensibilities and gender relationships have affected the manner in which Virginians have lived. Virginians and Their Histories interweaves the experiences of Virginians of different racial and ethnic backgrounds and classes, representing a variety of eras and regions, to understand what they separately and jointly created, and how they responded to economic, political, and social changes on a national and even global level. That large context is essential for properly understanding the influences of Virginians on, and the responses of Virginians to, the constantly changing world in which they have lived. This groundbreaking work of scholarship—generously illustrated and engagingly written—will become the definitive account for general readers and all students of Virginia’s diverse and vibrant history.