Captives Britain, Empire, and the World, 1600-1850

Name: Captives Britain, Empire, and the World, 1600-1850
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ISBN: 9780385721462

ISBN-10: 0385721463

ISBN-13: 9780385721462

Edition: N/A

Authors: Linda Colley

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In this path-breaking book Linda Colley reappraises the rise of the biggest empire in global history. Excavating the lives of some of the multitudes of Britons held captive in the lands their own rulers sought to conquer, Colley also offers an intimate understanding of the peoples and cultures of the Mediterranean, North America, India, and Afghanistan. Here are harrowing, sometimes poignant stories by soldiers and sailors and their womenfolk, by traders and con men and by white as well as black slaves. By exploring these forgotten captives – and their captors – Colley reveals how Britain’s emerging empire was often tentative and subject to profound insecurities and limitations. She evokes…

Book details

List price: $24.00
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date: 1/6/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 464
Size: 5.33" wide x 7.96" long x 0.98" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English

Linda Colley was professor of history at yale University from 1982-1997 when she accepted an appointment at the London School of Economics and Political Science. She has just accepted a position as professor of history at Princeton which will begin in the Fall of 2003.