Holy Things and Profane
Holy Things and Profane

Author: Dell Upton

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 1997-01-01

Total Pages: 310

ISBN-13: 9780300065657

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"Holy Things and Profane is a study of architecture -- of the thirty-seven extant colonial Anglican churches of Virginia and of their vanished neighbors whose existence is recorded in contemporary records, particularly the forty-six vestry books and registers that have survived in whole or in part."--Preface.

Education in the Forming of American Society
Education in the Forming of American Society

Author: Bernard Bailyn

Publisher: UNC Press Books

Published: 2012-12-01

Total Pages: 99

ISBN-13: 0807838845

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In a pungent revision of the professional educator's school of history, Bailyn traces the cultural context of education in early American society and the evolution of educational standards in the colonies. His analysis ranges beyond formal education to encompass such vital social determinants as the family, apprenticeship, and organized religion. Originally published in 1960. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.

American Education
American Education

Author: Jennings L. Wagoner, Jr.

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2008-08-11

Total Pages: 495

ISBN-13: 1135267987

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American Education: A History, 4e is a comprehensive, highly-regarded history of American education from pre-colonial times to the present. Chronologically organized, it provides an objective overview of each major period in the development of American education, setting the discussion against the broader backdrop of national and world events.

Women in Stuart England and America
Women in Stuart England and America

Author: Roger Thompson

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-05-07

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 1136226737

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Originally published in 1974, this study offers valuable perspectives on the status and roles of women in Stuart England and in the newly settled colonies of North America, particularly Massachusetts and Virginia. Incorporating both new research on the subject, and the findings of other scholars on demographic and social history, the author examines the effects of sex ratios, economic opportunities, Puritanism and frontier conditions on the emancipation of American women in comparison with their English counterparts. He discusses the effects of these major differences on women’s roles in courtship, marriage and the family, educational, legal and civic opportunities. In the final chapter, he compares the moral climate of the two cultures in the latter part of the seventeenth century.