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Captives: Britain, Empire and the World 1600-1850
Linda Colley
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Description for Captives: Britain, Empire and the World 1600-1850
Paperback. Ranging over a quarter of a millenium and four continents, this book uncovers the lives, deaths and autobiographical writings of a vital but forgotten constituency: the tens of thousands of men and women who took part in Britain's rise to imperial pre-eminence but who got caught and caught out. Num Pages: 464 pages, 70ill. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1QDB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; BGH; HBG; HBJD1; HBLH; HBLL; HBTQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 42. Weight in Grams: 330.
Ranging over a quarter of a millennium and four continents, Captives uncovers the experiences and writings of those tens of thousands of men and women who took part in Britain's rise to imperial pre-eminence, but who got caught and caught out. Here are the stories of Sarah Shade, a camp follower imprisoned alongside defeated British legions in Southern India; of Joseph Pitts, white slave and pilgrim to Mecca; of Florentia Sale, captive and diarist in Afghanistan; of those individuals who crossed the cultural divide and switched identities, like the Irishman George Thomas; and of others who made it back, like ... Read more
Ranging over a quarter of a millennium and four continents, Captives uncovers the experiences and writings of those tens of thousands of men and women who took part in Britain's rise to imperial pre-eminence, but who got caught and caught out. Here are the stories of Sarah Shade, a camp follower imprisoned alongside defeated British legions in Southern India; of Joseph Pitts, white slave and pilgrim to Mecca; of Florentia Sale, captive and diarist in Afghanistan; of those individuals who crossed the cultural divide and switched identities, like the Irishman George Thomas; and of others who made it back, like ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pimlico
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
Number of Pages
464
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780712665285
SKU
V9780712665285
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99-3
About Linda Colley
Linda Colley was born in Britain in 1949. She has taught at Cambridge, Yale University and the London School of Economics. She is currently Shelby M. C. Davis 1958 Professor of History at Princeton University. Colley was awarded the CBE in the 2009 New Year Honours. Her previous books include In Defiance of Oligarchy: The Tory Party 1714-1760 and ... Read more
Reviews for Captives: Britain, Empire and the World 1600-1850
'Captives is a major work: a complete reappraisal of a period, strikingly original in both theme and form, mixing narrative and fine descriptive prose with analysis in an entirely fresh and gripping way...It will undoubtedly confirm Colley's reputation not only as one of the most exciting historians of her generation, but also one of the most interesting writers of non-fiction ... Read more