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UNINA9910790626003321 |
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Tarter Brent <1948-> |
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The grandees of government : the origins and persistence of undemocratic politics in Virginia / / Brent Tarter |
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Charlottesville : , : University of Virginia Press, , 2013 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (463 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Political culture - Virginia - History |
Constitutional history - Virginia |
African Americans - Legal status, laws, etc - Virginia - History |
Virginia Politics and government To 1775 |
Virginia Politics and government 1775-1865 |
Virginia Politics and government 1865-1950 |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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For the glory of God and the good of the plantation -- True religion and a civil course of life -- The grievances of the people -- The grandees of government -- All men are not created equal -- On domestic slavery -- Constitutions construed -- House divided -- Causes lost -- An Anglo-Saxon electorate -- The Byrdocracy -- I was born black -- The spirit of Virginia -- Public good and private interest -- Virginia abstractions. |
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