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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781145003321

Autore

Peskin Lawrence A. <1966->

Titolo

Captives and countrymen [[electronic resource] ] : Barbary slavery and the American public, 1785-1816 / / Lawrence A. Peskin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009

ISBN

0-8018-9895-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (269 p.)

Disciplina

306.3/620961

Soggetti

Slavery - Africa, North - History

Slave trade - Africa, North - History

Captivity narratives - Africa, North

Public opinion - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-250) and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.