num_pages: 438
description: 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. 25,000 first printing.
language: English
title: Captives: Britain, Empire, and the World, 1600-1850
titlecomplete: Captives: Britain, Empire, and the World, 1600-1850
genres: 19th Century, History, British Literature, Sociology, 18th Century, European History, India, World History, Nonfiction, 17th Century
ratings_count: 268
places: British Empire
publisher: Pantheon Books