We study Virginia's suffrage from the early 17th century until the American Revolution using an analytical narrative … market dynamics. Indeed, Virginia’s liberal institutions initially served to attract indentured servants from England needed … with slaves. Second, we argue that Virginia's suffrage was also the result of political bargaining influenced by shifting …

-- After the deluge: office workers and the era of uncertainty in Virginia -- Wealth against commonwealth: Southern labor in … the era of market dominance -- Trading in Southern futures: NAFTA and Virginia -- Virginia is for business: selling the … commonwealth in the competition era -- Dreams of revolution: Virginia's conservatives in the 1990s -- Democratic vistas in the Old …