Piracy, Slavery, and Redemption Barbary Captivity Narratives from Early Modern England |
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| Editor:
| Vitkus, Daniel |
| Introduction by:
| Matar, Nabil |
| ISBN: | 978-0-231-11904-7 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2001 |
| Publisher: | Columbia University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $120.00 |
Book Description:
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At last available in a modern, annotated edition, these tales describe combat at sea, extraordinary escapes, and religious conversion, but they also illustrate the power, prosperity, and piety of Muslims in the early modern Mediterranean.
At last available in a modern, annotated edition, these tales describe combat at sea, extraordinary escapes, and religious conversion, but they also illustrate the power, prosperity, and piety of Muslims in the early modern Mediterranean.