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Indlæser... Captives: Britain, Empire, and the World, 1600-1850 (original 2002; udgave 2004)af Linda Colley (Forfatter)
Work InformationCaptives: Britain, Empire, and the World, 1600-1850 af Linda Colley (2002)
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. I bought this book on a whim from a charity shop as it looked interesting and it didn't disappoint. It examines stories and experiences of Britons in captivity in three contexts: those captured in North Africa and in the Mediterranean area, in North America and India, in different phases of British attempts to increase its sphere of influence. Colley also looks like the publishing and other dissemination of the stories and the reactions to them. A fascinating book. ( ) Move on, those of you who hoped to read titillating tiles of the white slave trade. No such thing here. The book starts with a relatively short part on British captives in Northern Africa, a second part on settlers in North America (who would occasionally go to live with the Indians, either voluntarily or forcibly), and a rather long and tedious part on conditions of army soldiers in India. These soldiers are called 'military captives', so as not to do too much injustice to the dramatic title (to no avail; it does feel like a dissertation on the military rank-and-file in India was given an garnish of two hastily written overviews of captives in Northern Africa and North America in order to justify the dramatic title). Even within this conceptual inconsistency, the book veers back and forth between general statements and individual stories, but neither are explored to the reader's full satisfaction. The perspective remains staunchly Britain-centric throughout; little time or sympathy is spent on other captives (eg from other European countries in North Africa, or from France in North America). The author does a good job of explaining popular sentiment in Britain during the American Revolution and on Indian matters, although it could all have done without the numerous repetitions. All in all, very uneven. ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
Tilhører ForlagsserienThe Wiles Lectures (1997)
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. No library descriptions found. |
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