Writing Captivity in the Early Modern Atlantic: Circulations of Knowledge and Authority in the Iberian and English Imperial Worlds
- ISBN-10
- 0807831999
- ISBN-13
- 9780807831991
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 339
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009
- Publisher
- UNC Press Books
- Author
- Lisa Voigt
Description
Drawing on texts written by and about European and Euro-American captives in a variety of languages and genres, Lisa Voigt explores the role of captivity in the production of knowledge, identity, and authority in the early modern imperial world. The pr
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