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Captives and Countrymen : Barbary Slavery and the American Public, 1785-1816 by Lawrence A. Peskin (2009, Hardcover)

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PublisherJohns Hopkins University Press

ISBN-100801891396

ISBN-139780801891397

eBay Product ID (ePID)67001990

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Number of Pages272 Pages

Publication NameCaptives and Countrymen : Barbary Slavery and the American Public, 1785-1816

LanguageEnglish

SubjectSlavery, Modern / 18th Century, Sociology / General, Africa / General, Africa / North

Publication Year2009

TypeTextbook

AuthorLawrence A. Peskin

Subject AreaSocial Science, History

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight18.4 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2008-024725

Dewey Edition22

Reviews"Captives and Countrymen is an important contribution to our understanding of the public sphere, nationalism, and imperiialism in the early republic." -- Andrew M. Schocket, Register of the Kentucky Historical Society, Peskin provides an important contribution to the understanding of the development of American nationalism., Peskin's work should be welcomed as providing an important piece to the larger unfolding story of Western interaction with the Arab world., "Peskin's work should be welcomed as providing an important piece to the larger unfolding story of Western interaction with the Arab world." -- Paul Baepler, New England Quarterly, "Peskin provides an important contribution to the understanding of the development of American nationalism." -- Paul A. Gilje, American Historical Review, "Peskin's splendid book gives the reader a new way to look at the Barbary piracy." -- John A. C. Greppin, Times Literary Supplement, "After September 11 2001, many books have explored the clash between the United States and the Barbary States in the years bridging the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, seeking traces of early national engagement in the Muslim world. The interest in this clash of cultures has given rise by now to a considerable bibliography, recognizing that as early as the jefferson presidency was a real conflict. Usually these books lack originality... In Captives and Countrymen: Barbary Slavery and the American Public, 1785--1816" --, Captives and Countrymen is an important contribution to our understanding of the public sphere, nationalism, and imperiialism in the early republic., After September 11 2001, many books have explored the clash between the United States and the Barbary States in the years bridging the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, seeking the traces of early national engagement in the Muslim world... [Peskin] finally moves beyond these publications, bringing both new sources and new ideas into play... The debate over the Barbary Wars was pivotal in American contemporary politics and public opinion., A well -- researched, closely argued book from which both general readers and specialists alike will benefit., A well-researched, closely argued book from which both general readers and specialists alike will benefit., Captives and Countrymen is an important contribution to our understanding of the public sphere, nationalism, and imperiialism in the early republic., ""A well-researched, closely argued book from which both general readers and specialists alike will benefit."", "After September 11 2001, many books have explored the clash between the United States and the Barbary States in the years bridging the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, seeking the traces of early national engagement in the Muslim world... [Peskin] finally moves beyond these publications, bringing both new sources and new ideas into play... The debate over the Barbary Wars was pivotal in American contemporary politics and public opinion." -- Marco Sioli, Journal of American Studies

Grade FromCollege Graduate Student

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal306.3/620961

Table Of ContentPrefaceIntroduction Part 1: Captivity and the Public Sphere 1. Captivity and Communications2. The Captives Write Home3. Publicity and Secrecy Part 2: The Impact of Captivity at Home 4. Slavery at Home and Abroad5. Captive Nation: Algiers and Independence6. The Navy and the Call to Arms Part 3: Captivity and the American Empire 7. Masculinity and Servility in Tripoli8. Between Colony and Empire9. Beyond Captivity: The Wars of 1812Conclusion: Captivity and GlobalizationAppendix: Lists of Letters from CaptivesNotesIndex

SynopsisIn the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries the Barbary States captured and held for ransom nearly five hundred American sailors. The attacks on Americans abroad -- and the government's apparent inability to control the situation -- deeply scarred the public. Captives and Countrymen examines the effect of these acts on early national ......, In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries the Barbary States captured and held for ransom nearly five hundred American sailors. The attacks on Americans abroad--and the government's apparent inability to control the situation--deeply scarred the public. Captives and Countrymen examines the effect of these acts on early national culture and on the new republic's conception of itself and its position in the world. Lawrence A. Peskin uses newspaper and other contemporaneous accounts--including recently unearthed letters from some of the captive Americans--to show how information about the North African piracy traveled throughout the early republic. His dramatic account reveals early concepts of national identity, party politics, and the use of military power, including the lingering impact of the Barbary Wars on the national consciousness, the effects of white slavery in North Africa on the American abolitionist movement, and the debate over founding a national navy. This first systematic study of how the United States responded to "Barbary Captivity" shows how public reaction to international events shaped America domestically and its evolving place in the world during the early nineteenth century., In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries the Barbary States captured and held for ransom nearly five hundred American sailors. The attacks on Americans abroad -- and the government's apparent inability to control the situation -- deeply scarred the public. Captives and Countrymen examines the effect of these acts on early national culture and on the new republic's conception of itself and its position in the world. Lawrence A. Peskin uses newspaper and other contemporaneous accounts -- including recently unearthed letters from some of the captive Americans -- to show how information about the North African piracy traveled throughout the early republic. His dramatic account reveals early concepts of national identity, party politics, and the use of military power, including the lingering impact of the Barbary Wars on the national consciousness, the effects of white slavery in North Africa on the American abolitionist movement, and the debate over founding a national navy.This first systematic study of how the United States responded to 'Barbary Captivity' shows how public reaction to international events shaped America domestically and its evolving place in the world during the early nineteenth century.

LC Classification NumberHT1345.P47 2009