Pirates of Barbary
corsairs, conquests and captivity in the seventeenth-century Mediterranean
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Word Count
120,000 words, Guess
Page Count
480 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivepiratesofbarbary0000tinn_s6z7
- ISBN-101444806610
- ISBN-139781444806618
- OCLC Control Number713813845
- Open LibraryOL35443044M
Classifications
- DDC364.1'63
Description
PIRATES OF BARBARY is a record of the European renegades and Islamic sea-rovers who terrorised the Mediterranean throughout the seventeenth century. From the coast of Southern Europe to Morocco and the Ottoman states of Algiers, Christian and Muslim seafarers met in bustling ports to battle, swap religions and trade goods and slaves - raiding as far as Ireland and Iceland in search of their human currency. Studying the culture and practices of these men Adrian Tinniswood recreates the world of the corsairs. He uncovers a clash of civilisations and creates a kaleidoscopic image of the time of these wild and exotic people - and how it was to sacrifice everything for a violent, uncertain and alien life, which set you apart from the rest of mankind.
Subjects
Series Statement
- Charnwood series
Other Editions
- Pirates of Barbary: corsairs, conquests and captivity in the seventeenth-century Mediterranean
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