Early modern Virginia : reconsidering the Old Dominion / edited by Douglas Bradburn and John C. Coombs.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bradburn, Douglas, 1972-

Coombs, John C., 1966-

Series:

Early American histories

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic conditions.

Social conditions.

History.

Virginia--History--17th century.

Virginia.

Virginia--Social conditions--17th century.

Virginia--Economic conditions--17th century.

Physical Description:

ix, 350 pages : maps ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, [2011]

Summary:

This collection of ten essays on the early modern history of Virginia showcases the work of young historians and highlights new directions in research, challenging and building on the popular canon of works on the era and the region. Papers address a wide range of topics including settler-Indian relationships, the waxing and waning of individual colonial powers, origins of Virginia slavery, economics, and community building in the Chesapeake region. Contributors include historians from a variety of US universities. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

The Eschatological Origins of the English Empire / Douglas Bradburn Bradburn, Douglas 15

Mutual Appraisals: The Shifting Paradigms of the English, Spanish, and Powhatans in Tsenacomoco, 1560-1622 / Camilla Townsend Townsend, Camilla 57

The Rise and Fall of the Virginia-Dutch Connection in the Seventeenth Century / Victor Enthoven Enthoven, Victor, Wim Klooster Klooster, Wim 90

"To Seeke for Justice": Gender, Servitude, and Household Governance in the Early Modern Chesapeake / Tern L. Snyder Snyder, Tern L. 128

Deference, Defiance, and the Language of Office in Seventeenth-Century Virginia / Alexander B. Haskell Haskell, Alexander B. 158

Middle Plantation's Changing Landscape: Persistence, Continuity, and the Building of Community / Philip Levy Levy, Philip 185

"Scatter'd upon the English Seats": Indian Identity and Land Occupancy in the Rappahannock River Valley / Edward DuBois Ragan Ragan, Edward DuBois 207

Beyond the "Origins Debate": Rethinking the Rise of Virginia Slavery / John C. Coombs Coombs, John C. 239

Transatlantic Politics and the Africanization of Virginia's Labor Force, 1688-1712 / William A. Pettigrew Pettigrew, William A. 279.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0813931495

9780813931494

OCLC:

704557340

Publisher Number:

99946135242