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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Peskin, Lawrence A., 1966-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Slavery--Africa, North--History.

Slavery.

Slave trade--Africa, North--History.

Slave trade.

Captivity narratives--Africa, North.

Captivity narratives.

Public opinion--United States.

Public opinion.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (269 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This first systematic study of how the United States responded to "Barbary Captivityshows how public reaction to international events shaped America domestically and its evolving place in the world during the early nineteenth century.

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.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

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

ISBN:

0-8018-9895-1

OCLC:

649906434