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Record Nr.

UNINA9910790626003321

Autore

Tarter Brent <1948->

Titolo

The grandees of government : the origins and persistence of undemocratic politics in Virginia / / Brent Tarter

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Charlottesville : , : University of Virginia Press, , 2013

ISBN

0-8139-3432-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (463 p.)

Disciplina

320.9755

Soggetti

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

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.