Captives / Linda Colley.

By:

Colley, Linda

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Pantheon Books, 2002.Description: xvii, 438 p. : ill., plate., facsm., maps ; 25 cmISBN:

0375421521
9780375421525

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LOC classification:

322 DA 16 C698c 2002

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Contents:

Mediterranean: Captives and constraints; tangier; the crescent and the sea; telling the tale; confronting Islam--- América: Captives and embarrassments; different americans, different britons; war anda new world; revolutions--- India: Captives and conquest; another passage to India; The tiger and the sword; captives in uniform--- Epilogue: To Afgahanistan and Beyond.

Summary: Re-examines the history of the British empire from the perspective of those held captive, exploring the dynamics between invader and invaded, the character of cross-cultural conflicts, and the meaning of empire.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Vol info	Copy number	Status	Barcode
Libro	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Recursos Regionales	Recursos Regionales (2do. Piso)	322 DA 16 C698c 2002 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	1	Available	00000072808

Includes bibliographical references (p. 386-424) and index.

Re-examines the history of the British empire from the perspective of those held captive, exploring the dynamics between invader and invaded, the character of cross-cultural conflicts, and the meaning of empire.

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