Order and Civility in the Early Modern Chesapeake

The book is divided into three sections, the first part of which speaks to "the potentially explosive combination of religion, gender, and social deviance" (p. 2). Some seem little more than lightly revised dissertation chapters; others bear the characteristics of hurriedly revamped confer...

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Published inThe Virginia Magazine of History and Biography Vol. 122; no. 4; pp. 368 - 369
Main Author Billings, Warren M.
Format Book Review
LanguageEnglish
Published Richmond Virginia Historical Society 01.01.2014
Virginia Historical Society, Newspapers
Subjects
Grand juries
Prose
Religion
State laws
Virginia
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Summary:The book is divided into three sections, the first part of which speaks to "the potentially explosive combination of religion, gender, and social deviance" (p. 2). Some seem little more than lightly revised dissertation chapters; others bear the characteristics of hurriedly revamped conference presentations; and many are cast in prose that lacks the sparkle or bite that sustains a reader's interest.
ISSN:0042-6636
2330-1317
1940-4050