The political upheavals and military confrontations that rocked the world during the decades around 1800 saw forced migrations on a massive scale. This global history brings this explosion into full view. Rather than describing coerced mobilities as an aberration in a period usually identified with quests for liberty and political participation, this book recognizes them as a crucial but hitherto under-appreciated dimension of the transformations underway. Examining the global movements of enslaved persons, soldiers, convicts, and refugees across land and sea, Mobility and Coercion in an Age of Wars and Revolutions presents a deeply entangled history. The book explores the binaries of 'free' and 'unfree' mobility, analyzing the agency and resistance of those moved against their will. It investigates the importance of temporary destinations and the role of expulsion and deportation and exposes the contours of a world of moving subjects integrated by overlaps, interconnections, and permeable boundaries. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

‘A skillful and important collection, this book has much to offer both those interested specifically in the period and those concerned more generally with global history. Thanks to the latter, the book is unusual in being a collection of essays that in many respects is more than a sum of its parts.’

Jeremy Black Source: Ler Historia

‘… presents and substantiates a strong methodological case.’

Conor Muller Source: International Review of Social History

‘A skillful and important collection, this book has much to offer both those interested specifically in the period and those concerned more generally with global history.’

Jeremy Black Source: The NYMAS Review

‘A skillful and important collection, this book has much to offer both those interested specifically in the period and those concerned more generally with global history. Thanks to the latter, the book is unusual in being a collection of essays that in many respects is more than a sum of its parts.’

Jeremy Black Source: Nuova Antologia Militare