Remarkable Stories from the Founding of the Nation
Illuminating and captivating stories of life in the American Revolutionary era, from the dean of Virginia history Brent Tarter knows how to make history come alive. More than that, he knows that the best histories encompass everyone, not just "great men" making speeches in domed statehouses. Drawing on a celebrated career's worth of experience in ......
Illuminating stories of colonial life from the dean of Virginia history How did ordinary people experience life in the colonial era, from the humdrum happenings of the day-to-day to the extraordinary events still familiar to millions? In his latest book, renowned historian Brent Tarter paints a vibrant, colorful portrait of the Old Dominion in ......
Illuminating stories of colonial life from the dean of Virginia history How did ordinary people experience life in the colonial era, from the humdrum happenings of the day-to-day to the extraordinary events still familiar to millions? In his latest book, renowned historian Brent Tarter paints a vibrant, colorful portrait of the Old Dominion in ......
A darkly alluring plant family and the arrival of modernity Victorian Nightshades tells the story of how one plant family-notorious for centuries in England because of its frequently psychoactive and poisonous properties-rose to social and economic prevalence during the nineteenth century. Beginning with bittersweet and belladonna, the Old World ......
A darkly alluring plant family and the arrival of modernity Victorian Nightshades tells the story of how one plant family-notorious for centuries in England because of its frequently psychoactive and poisonous properties-rose to social and economic prevalence during the nineteenth century. Beginning with bittersweet and belladonna, the Old World ......
Critics agree in the abstract that "metafiction" refers to any novel that draws attention to its own fictional construction, but metafiction has been largely associated with the postmodern era. In this innovative new book Tabitha Sparks identifies a sustained pattern of metafiction in the Victorian novel that illuminates the art and intentions of ......
Critics agree in the abstract that "metafiction" refers to any novel that draws attention to its own fictional construction, but metafiction has been largely associated with the postmodern era. In this innovative new book Tabitha Sparks identifies a sustained pattern of metafiction in the Victorian novel that illuminates the art and intentions of ......
Imperialism, Capital, and Rural Ecologies in Late-Colonial Kenya
The trickle-down effects of empire on the environment Vanished Water examines the ecological and social consequences of British imperial rule-and its inherently extractive aims-on water development in late-colonial Kenya. Examining the arid northern and eastern parts of the country between 1938 and the mid-1960s, James Parker demonstrates how ......
Imperialism, Capital, and Rural Ecologies in Late-Colonial Kenya
The trickle-down effects of empire on the environment Vanished Water examines the ecological and social consequences of British imperial rule-and its inherently extractive aims-on water development in late-colonial Kenya. Examining the arid northern and eastern parts of the country between 1938 and the mid-1960s, James Parker demonstrates how ......
