Captives: Britain Empire And The World 1600-1850 Linda Colley Pimlico Αγγλικά Βιβλία History General Issues

Ranging Over A Quarter Of Millennium And Four Continents Captives Uncovers The Experiences Writings Those Tens Thousands Men Women Who Took Part In Britain\ S Rise To Imperial Pre-Eminence But Got Caught Out Here Are Stories Sarah Shade Camp Follower Imprisoned Alongside Defeated British Legions Southern India Joseph Pitts White Slave Pilgrim Mecca Florentia Sale Captive Diarist Afghanistan Individuals Crossed Cultural Divide Switched Identities Like Irishman George Thomas Others Made It Back Onetime Chippewa Warrior Scot John Rutherford Linda Colley Uses These Tales Ordinary Trapped Extraordinary Encounters Re-Evaluate Character Diversity Empire She Explores What They Reveal About Responses Relations With Frequent Dependence Upon Different Non-European Peoples Shows How Attitudes Islam Slavery Race American Revolutionaries Look Once Captive\ Perspective Is Admitted Demonstrates Individual Captivities Illuminate Limits Global Power Time - As Well Its Extent Richly Illustrated Evocatively Written Both Magnificent Compelling Work History Powerful Original Reappraisal Significance Survivals Now Σελίδες: 464 Διαστάσεις: 12 9X12 9Cm