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Captives and countrymen : Barbary slavery and the American public, 1785-1816
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Captives and countrymen : Barbary slavery and the American public, 1785-1816 / Lawrence A. Peskin.
ISBN
9780801891397 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0801891396 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Published
Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009.
Physical Description
ix, 256 p. ; 24 cm.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
April 23, 2009
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-250) and index.
Contents
Captivity and communications
The captives write home
Publicity and secrecy
Slavery at home and abroad
Captive nation : Algiers and independence
The navy and the call to arms
Masculinity and servility in Tripoli
Between colony and empire
Beyond captivity : the wars of 1812
Conclusion: Captivity and globalization.
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