books by Jack P. Greene     books:     Jack P. Greene      The Intellectual Construction of America: Exceptionalism and Identity From 1492 to 1800 Jack P. Greene The University of North Carolina Press, 1997 On American "exceptionalism" In writing The Intellectual Construction of America, Jack Greene pursued two different but compatible goals. His first aim was to trace the changing view intellectuals held of America from the first discovery of the new world through the establishment of the republic. ...             Pursuits of Happiness: The Social Development of Early Modern British Colonies and the Formation of American ... Jack P. Greene The University of North Carolina Press, 1988 Pursuit of a New Paradigm Greene is on a mission to show that the South (especially the Chesapeake) represents the "normative" model of American development-not the New England model. To do so, he decries the standard "declension" model, based on the history of Puritan New England, and ...             Settlements to Society, 1607-1763: A Documentary History of Colonial America W. W. Norton & Company, 1975             The Blackwell Encyclopedia of the American Revolution Blackwell Publishers, 1994 Not an encyclopedia and very little depth on the War. This book should be called "Sociological essays on the era of the Revolutionary War." It is not arranged as an encyclopedia and has relatively little material on the Revolutionary War. You will not find the words "regiment" or "battle" in the index, and a search for ...             Colonies to Nation, 1763-1789: A Documentary History of the American Revolution Jack P. Greene W. W. Norton & Company, 1975             Landon Carter an Inquiry into the Personal Values and Social Imperatives of the Eighteenth-Century Virginia ... Jack P. Greene University Press of Virginia, 1967 A psychological and intellectual portrait of Landon Carter, the wealthy 18th century diarist and master of Sabine Hall, this study attempts to delineate his central character traits and personal values, while also placing him in the context of the social imperatives of the Virginia gentry of his day.             The Quest for Power: The Lower Houses of Assembly in the Southern Royal Colonies 1689-1776 (Norton Library,) Jack P. Greene W. W. Norton & Company, 1972 Valuable While this one is not a page turner by any stretch, it is a valuable study of the colonial south, and anyone researching or studying that era and that locale should surely have this one on their list of reads.             A Companion to the American Revolution (Blackwell Companions to American History) Wiley-Blackwell, 2003 A Companion to the American Revolution is a single guide to the themes, events, and concepts of this major turning point in early American history. Containing coverage before, during, and after the war, as well as the effect of the revolution on a global scale, this major reference to the period is ideal for any student, scholar, or general ...             Peripheries and Center: Constitutional Development in the Extended Polities of the British Empire and the ... Jack P. Greene W. W. Norton & Company, 1990             Money, Trade, and Power : The Evolution of Colonial South Carolina's Plantation Society University of South Carolina Press, 2001 An Excellent New Work This book is an excellent continuation of the Tricentennial series on the colonial beginnings of South Carolina. The book is written very clearly and does not require a degree in economics to understand. The author has liberally supplied the book with statistical ...             Neither Slave nor Free: The Freedman of African Descent in the Slave Societies of the New World (The Johns ... The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1974 Different perspective that is important to not forget I am currently writing a book, and as a part of that process I wanted to find information about African Americans who either were not affected by slavery (i.e. free) or those who had been free since about the 1700's or the 1800's. I was also looking for something that ...             Imperatives, Behaviors, and Identities: Essays in Early American Cultural History Jack P. Greene University of Virginia Press, 1992             Colonial British America: Essays in the New History of the Early Modern Era The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1983 For the truly devoted only These essays are great for the serious student of colonial history, esp. graduate students, although Greene's writing style really needs work.          products you might be interested in search for books constitutional, construction, eighteenth-century, encyclopedia, exceptionalism, intellectual      toavi.com    web we recommend An Excellent New Work randomly chosen DVD: Jancis Robinson's Wine Course - Cabernet & Sauvignon Blanc