The Transformation of Virginia, 1740-1790 |
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| Author:
| Isaac, Rhys |
| Series title: | Institute of Early American History and Culture Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8078-1489-5 |
| Publication Date: | May 1982 |
| Publisher: | University of North Carolina Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $183.00 |
Book Description:
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In this Pulitzer Prize-winning book, Rhys Isaac describes and analyzes the dramatic confrontations--primarily religious and political--that transformed Virginia in the second half of the eighteenth century. Making use of the observational techniques of the cultural anthropologist, Isaac vividly recreates and painstakingly dissects a society in the turmoil of profound inner change.
In this Pulitzer Prize-winning book, Rhys Isaac describes and analyzes the dramatic confrontations--primarily religious and political--that transformed Virginia in the second half of the eighteenth century. Making use of the observational techniques of the cultural anthropologist, Isaac vividly recreates and painstakingly dissects a society in the turmoil of profound inner change.