The Resource The transformation of Virginia, 1740-1790, by Rhys Isaac
The transformation of Virginia, 1740-1790, by Rhys Isaac
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The item The transformation of Virginia, 1740-1790, by Rhys Isaac represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Missouri University of Science & Technology Library.
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- Summary
- 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
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xxxii, 451 pages
- Contents
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- TRADITIONAL WAYS OF LIFE.
- Prospects of Virginia: Overviews of the Landscape
- Shapes in the Landscape: The Arrangement of Social Space
- Figures in the Landscape: People and Environment
- Church and Home: Celebrations of Life's Meanings
- Occasions: Court Days, Race Meetings, Militia Musters, and Elections
- Textures of Community: Mobility, Learning, Gentility, and Authority
- MOVEMENTS AND EVENTS.
- The Parson, the Squire - and the Upstart Dissenter
- Popular Upsurge: The Challenge of the Baptists
- Whither Virginia? Specters of Bishop and Sectary
- "Transactions in the Steeple of Bruton": A Tableau of Cultural Provincialism
- Political Enthusiasm and Continuing Revivalism
- Revolutionary Settlement: Religion and the Forms of Community
- AFTERVIEW.
- Changed Lives - Changed Landscapes
- A Discourse on the Method: Action, Structure, and Meaning
- Isbn
- 9780807814895
- Label
- The transformation of Virginia, 1740-1790
- Title
- The transformation of Virginia, 1740-1790
- Statement of responsibility
- by Rhys Isaac
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- 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
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Isaac, Rhys
- Dewey number
- 975.5/02
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- F229
- LC item number
- .I8 1982
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Virginia
- Virginia
- Virginia
- Sociale geschiedenis
- Godsdienst
- Label
- The transformation of Virginia, 1740-1790, by Rhys Isaac
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- TRADITIONAL WAYS OF LIFE. -- Prospects of Virginia: Overviews of the Landscape -- Shapes in the Landscape: The Arrangement of Social Space -- Figures in the Landscape: People and Environment -- Church and Home: Celebrations of Life's Meanings -- Occasions: Court Days, Race Meetings, Militia Musters, and Elections -- Textures of Community: Mobility, Learning, Gentility, and Authority -- MOVEMENTS AND EVENTS. -- The Parson, the Squire - and the Upstart Dissenter -- Popular Upsurge: The Challenge of the Baptists -- Whither Virginia? Specters of Bishop and Sectary -- "Transactions in the Steeple of Bruton": A Tableau of Cultural Provincialism -- Political Enthusiasm and Continuing Revivalism -- Revolutionary Settlement: Religion and the Forms of Community -- AFTERVIEW. -- Changed Lives - Changed Landscapes -- A Discourse on the Method: Action, Structure, and Meaning
- Control code
- 7554245
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- xxxii, 451 pages
- Isbn
- 9780807814895
- Lccn
- 81010393
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (WaOLN)36962
- Label
- The transformation of Virginia, 1740-1790, by Rhys Isaac
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- TRADITIONAL WAYS OF LIFE. -- Prospects of Virginia: Overviews of the Landscape -- Shapes in the Landscape: The Arrangement of Social Space -- Figures in the Landscape: People and Environment -- Church and Home: Celebrations of Life's Meanings -- Occasions: Court Days, Race Meetings, Militia Musters, and Elections -- Textures of Community: Mobility, Learning, Gentility, and Authority -- MOVEMENTS AND EVENTS. -- The Parson, the Squire - and the Upstart Dissenter -- Popular Upsurge: The Challenge of the Baptists -- Whither Virginia? Specters of Bishop and Sectary -- "Transactions in the Steeple of Bruton": A Tableau of Cultural Provincialism -- Political Enthusiasm and Continuing Revivalism -- Revolutionary Settlement: Religion and the Forms of Community -- AFTERVIEW. -- Changed Lives - Changed Landscapes -- A Discourse on the Method: Action, Structure, and Meaning
- Control code
- 7554245
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- xxxii, 451 pages
- Isbn
- 9780807814895
- Lccn
- 81010393
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (WaOLN)36962
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