def load_volume(data, bootloader):
	"""Instantiates a volume that corresponds to the data in the manifest

	:param dict data: The 'volume' section from the manifest
	:param str bootloader: Name of the bootloader the system will boot with

	:return: The volume that represents all information pertaining to the volume we bootstrap on.
	:rtype: Volume
	"""
	# Map valid partition maps in the manifest and their corresponding classes
	from partitionmaps.gpt import GPTPartitionMap
	from partitionmaps.msdos import MSDOSPartitionMap
	from partitionmaps.none import NoPartitions
	partition_map = {'none': NoPartitions,
	                 'gpt': GPTPartitionMap,
	                 'msdos': MSDOSPartitionMap,
	                 }.get(data['partitions']['type'])

	# Map valid volume backings in the manifest and their corresponding classes
	from bootstrapvz.common.fs.loopbackvolume import LoopbackVolume
	from bootstrapvz.providers.ec2.ebsvolume import EBSVolume
	from bootstrapvz.common.fs.virtualdiskimage import VirtualDiskImage
	from bootstrapvz.common.fs.virtualmachinedisk import VirtualMachineDisk
	volume_backing = {'raw': LoopbackVolume,
	                  's3':  LoopbackVolume,
	                  'vdi': VirtualDiskImage,
	                  'vmdk': VirtualMachineDisk,
	                  'ebs': EBSVolume
	                  }.get(data['backing'])

	# Instantiate the partition map
	from bootstrapvz.common.bytes import Bytes
	# Only operate with a physical sector size of 512 bytes for now,
	# not sure if we can change that for some of the virtual disks
	sector_size = Bytes('512B')
	partition_map = partition_map(data['partitions'], sector_size, bootloader)

	# Create the volume with the partition map as an argument
	return volume_backing(partition_map)