Captives and Corsairs : France and Slavery in the Early Modern Mediterranean.

Captives and Corsairs uncovers a forgotten story in the history of relations between the West and Islam: three centuries 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. Through an analysis of archiva...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Weiss, Gillian
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Palo Alto : Stanford University Press, 2011.
Temas:
1517-1882
French > Africa, North > History.
Pirates > Africa, North > History.
Slavery > Political aspects > France > History.
Slavery > Africa, North > History.
Enslaved persons > Emancipation > Africa, North > History.
Français > Afrique du Nord > Histoire.
Pirates > Afrique du Nord > Histoire.
Esclaves > Affranchissement > Afrique du Nord > Histoire.
French
International relations
Pirates
Slavery
Slavery > Political aspects
Enslaved persons > Emancipation
Africa, North > History > 1517-1882.
Africa, North > Relations > France.
France > Relations > Africa, North.
Afrique du Nord > Histoire > 1517-1882.
Afrique du Nord > Relations > France.
North Africa
France
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Captives and Corsairs uncovers a forgotten story in the history of relations between the West and Islam: three centuries 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. Through an analysis of archival materials, writings, and images produced by contemporaries, the book fundamentally revises our picture of France's emergence as a nation and a colonial power, presenting the Mediterranean as an essential vantage point for studying the rise of France. It reveals how efforts to liberate slaves from.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (406 pages)
ISBN:9780804777841
0804777845

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