A slave between empires a transimperial history of North Africa /

"In June 1887, a man known as General Husayn, a manumitted slave turned dignitary in the Ottoman province of Tunis, passed away in Florence after a life crossing empires. As a youth, Husayn was brought from Circassia to Turkey, where he was sold as a slave. In Tunis, he ascended to the rank of...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Oualdi, M'hamed, 1974- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York Columbia University Press [2020]
Subjects:
Ḥusayn, > Jinirāl, > 1828-1887 > Estate.
Ḥusayn, > Jinirāl, > 1828-1887
Since 1517
HISTORY > Africa > North.
HISTORY > Middle East > Turkey & Ottoman Empire.
Civilization
Colonization
Decedents' estates
Employees
International relations
Africa, North > History > 1517-1882.
Africa, North > History > 1882-
Tunisia > Officials and employees > Biography.
Tunisia > Relations > Europe.
Europe > Relations > Tunisia.
Africa, North > Colonization.
Africa, North > Civilization.
Mediterranean Region > Civilization.
Afrique du Nord > Histoire > 1517-1882.
Afrique du Nord > Histoire > 1882-
Europe > Relations > Tunisie.
Afrique du Nord > Colonisation.
Méditerranée, Région de la > Civilisation.
Europe
Mediterranean Region
North Africa
Tunisia
Biographies
History
Biographies.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • A North African Land and Its Ottoman and colonial legacy
  • Husayn : an Ottoman reformer and a product of Ottoman reforms
  • Husayn's wealth : how to build and protect an estate between empires
  • A world of "affairs" : litigation as a tool for negotiation
  • The conflicts over Husayn's estate : Ottoman and Italian interventions
  • Sovereigns, mothers, and creditors : The agency of Husayn's potential heirs
  • Husayn's legacies in colonial Tunisia : an epilogue
  • Conclusion : local and imperial histories of the Maghreb

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