Books published by The University of North Carolina Press

Godly Rebellion: Parisian Cures and the Religious Fronde, 1652-1662

Explores how Woodrow Wilson, having fought against war with monumental patience, finally led the US into world conflict. He proved himself a militant fighter and strategist, and when victory came he believed that it had made possible a warless world. Wilson's fight for the League of Nations is vigorously told, as is the deep damnation of its defeat.

Reappraises the fourth royal governor of North Carolina, one-time surveyor-general of Ireland, known for his pamphlets on Irish and colonial economics and for his geographer's interest in the Northwest Passage. Dobbs is presented as a man with ideas in advance of his time.

Edward A. Pollard of Virginia was one of the ablest journalists of his time. Until 1867, he was a fierce defender of southern institutions, but during 1867-68 he was converted into a free-labour unionist and became one of the most advanced of "reconstructed" southern conservatives.

The life of Flaminio mirrors the first half of the sixteenth century in Italy. He was a member of the courts of Leo X and the Duke of Urbino. As the finest lyric poet of he age, he was patronized by the church. He joined Valdes's circle in Naples and was coauthor of the most popular and most controversial religious works of the century. Originally published in 1965.

While this study deals with an essentially technical subject, Brown's analysis is cast in language that is readily understandable to non-specialists. Written primarily for labour economists, this book should also interest all members of the academic community.

Contains a chemical summary of all the lichen substances, a botanical index to the occurrence of these compounds in all taxa from which they have been reported, and a discussion of the biogenetic and structural relationships of the compounds produced by the symbiotic lichen-forming fungi.

The first full-length biography of the leading educational statesman, Charles Duncan McIver. It is the story of his efforts to spur a renaissance in education, particularly for women, which resulted in the founding of the Woman's College of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

In words and photographs, the authors provide a picture of North Carolina as it was and as the authors envision it might be tomorrow when the people of the state have learned how to put their resources to the best use. Written especially for teenagers, it includes sections on natural wealth, the patterns of agriculture and industry, and the state's institutional wealth.

With the erudition that has distinguished his lifelong study of literary criticism, Wellek considers the trends, theories, and quarrels of recent years. He continues to insist that criticism makes judgments and also takes into account "a common humanity that makes all art accessible to us." He also considers the relationship between literature and linguistics.

Scientific Theory of Culture and Other Essays

Revolt of the Provinces: The Regionalist Movement in America, 1920-1945

Theory of Political Decision Modes: Intraparty Decision Making in Switzerland

Bentley Glass, one of the world's leading investigators in the field of human genetics, is concerned with the moral absolutes and ethics involved in experimentation with human life in the laboratory. He feels that with the development of knowledge must come wider recognition of consequences. His book indicates that we are responsible for all living things.

This is an unusual exotic novel of coastal Louisiana, unique in the local color movement for its impressionistic use of the southern landscape. Introduction by Arlin Turner.

Provides a concise but comprehensive introduction to the structure and nature of politics in North Carolina. The book examines several major subjects with a focus on the 1940-66 period, delineating intra- and inter-party competition during that crucial period of transition. Originally published 1968.

These plays are the most original work in the field in recent years. They constitute a signal contribution to contemporary verse drama. Rich with a wide range of dramatic mood and characterization, from witty repartee to solemn high-drama, they are new evidence of a major American poet.

Abbot's study of the colony of Georgia, from the time it came under the administration of the Crown in 1754 until the beginning of the American Revolution, tells the story of unprecedented expansion and growth against a backdrop of fast-developing crisis throughout the Empire. Originally published in 1959.

This absorbing appraisal of colonial South Carolina political history is developed in three parts: The Age of the Goose Creek Men", covering 1670-1712; "Breakdown and Recovery", in which the central dispute was over local currency, 1712-43; and "The Rise of the Commons House of Assembly, 1743-63". Originally published in 1966.

In the battle for empire that was the Seven Years' War, France's Sugar Islands, Guadeloupe and Martinique, were stakes as important as the Dominion of Canada. This book sketches the background strategy that led William Pitt to send an expedition to capture them, but it is chiefly the story of the campaign itself. Originally published in 1955.

This is the first full-length biography of Rufus King. It emphasizes politics and diplomacy but also presents a well-rounded appraisal of King's personality, outlook, and interests. Many little-known facets of King's life are illuminated, including his relationship to the Burr-Hamilton duel. Originally published in 1968.

Moses Brown carried on a wide range of business activities, seeking profit as capital for humanitarian purposes. He became a reluctant participant and eventually a leader in many reform movements - crusades against slavery and war; efforts to provide education for the underprivileged, orphans, and Afro-Americans; and programs of urban redevelopment and public health. Originally published in 1962.

This is the biography of a wily Scots settler who arrived in New York in 1675 and became one of the colony's wealthiest and most powerful citizens. His career illustrates the growing breach between English and American approaches to political and administrative problems. Originally published in 1961.

Brings together essays that address the dilemmas facing development theory today. These essays reclaim the important role once played by sociological theory in development studies. The collection provides an overview of traditional theories of development, assessing their strengths and weaknesses, and identifies the new actors, issues, and processes that future analysis must address.

George Croghan - land speculator, Indian trader, and prominent Indian agent - was a man of fascinating, if dubious, character whose career epitomized the history of the US West before the Revolution. This study is based on Croghan's long-lost personal papers that were found by the author in an old Philadelphia attic. Originally published in 1959.

Buncombe Bob: The Life and Times of Robert Rice Reynolds

The Otis family was largely responsible for committing Barnstable to the revolutionary cause, a move that irrevocably undermined the placid, homogenous nature of their society. As he discusses the reactions of the Otises and their community to this crisis, Waters illuminates the causes of the Revolution itself. Originally published in 1962.

Describes the courts of vice-admiralty as they existed in the American colonies at the beginning of the revolutionary struggles, analyses the changes in the courts and their jurisdiction from 1763 to the outbreak of the war, and examines the American objections to the vice-admiralty system. Originally published in 1960.

This is Jim Dean's second book of essays celebrating wild places, rural traditions, and the pleasures and often humorous frustrations of fishing, hunting, hiking, and camping - or, as Dean might put it, "messing around" outdoors. These forty-six engaging essays are arranged in a loose chronicle of the sporting year, but they seldom follow predictable routes.

In 1933, John W. Hill opened the New York office of what would become the most important public relations agency in history: Hill & Knowlton, Inc. The Voice of Business chronicles Hill & Knowlton's influence on American public discourse in the years following World War II.