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Captives / Linda Colley.

By:

Colley, Linda

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Anchor Books , 2004, c2002.Description: xvii, 438 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cmISBN:

9780385721462

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DDC classification:

941 COL

Abstract: Re-examines the history of the British empire from the unusual perspective of the British men and women held captive--literally and figuratively--by those they were sent to conquer, exploring the complex dynamics between invader and invaded, the character of cross-cultural conflicts and collusions, and the meaning of empire, both in the past and present.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro - Monografía	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C.	941 COL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		026337

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 386-424) and index.

Re-examines the history of the British empire from the unusual perspective of the British men and women held captive--literally and figuratively--by those they were sent to conquer, exploring the complex dynamics between invader and invaded, the character of cross-cultural conflicts and collusions, and the meaning of empire, both in the past and present.

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