ISBN:
9780804777841
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (406 pages)
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
306.3/620961
Keywords:
Pirates History
;
Slavery Political aspects
;
History
;
French History
;
Slavery History
;
Slaves Emancipation
;
History
;
Slavery -- Africa, North -- History
;
French -- Africa, North -- History
;
Slaves -- Emancipation -- Africa, North -- History
;
Slavery -- Political aspects -- France -- History
;
Pirates -- Africa, North -- History
;
France -- Relations -- Africa, North
;
Africa, North -- Relations -- France
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Africa, North ; Relations ; France
;
France ; Relations ; Africa, North
;
French ; Africa, North ; History
;
Pirates ; Africa, North ; History
;
Slavery ; Africa, North ; History
;
Slavery ; Political aspects ; France ; History
;
Slaves ; Emancipation ; Africa, North ; History
;
Electronic books
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France Relations
;
Africa, North Relations
;
Africa, North History 1517-1882
;
Nordafrika
;
Frankreich
;
Sklaverei
;
Seeräuberei
;
Geschichte 1550-1800
Abstract:
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.
Abstract:
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.
Description / Table of Contents:
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.
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