Format:
1 online resource (406 pages)
ISBN:
9780804777841
Content:
Captives and Corsairs uncovers the forgotten story of Muslim corsair raids on French ships and shores and the resulting captivity of tens of thousands of French subjects and citizens in North Africa from around 1550 to 1830.
Content:
Intro -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Acknowledgments -- Note on the Text -- Introduction -- 1. Mediterranean Slavery -- 2. Salvation without the State -- 3. Manumission and Absolute Monarchy -- 4. Bombarding Barbary -- 5. Emancipation in an Age of Enlightenment -- 6. Liberation and Empire from the Revolution to Napoleon -- 7. North African Servitude in Black and White -- 8. The Conquest of Algiers -- Conclusion -- Abbreviations -- Appendix 1: Slave Numbers -- Appendix 2: Religious Redemptions and Processions -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Note:
Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources
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Mediterranean slaverySalvation without the state -- Manumission and absolute monarchy -- Bombarding Barbary -- Emancipation in an age of enlightenment -- Liberation and empire from the Revolution to Napoleon -- Barbary slavery in black and white -- The conquest of Algiers.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780804770002
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780804770002
Language:
English
Keywords:
Nordafrika
;
Frankreich
;
Sklaverei
;
Seeräuberei
;
Geschichte 1550-1800
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