Captives and Corsairs
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- Synopsis
- Weiss (history, Case Western Reserve U. ) revises the standard picture of France's emergence as a nation and a colonial power by describing an Old World slavery that was very different form the extreme New World version, and was initially understood in terms of religion and mischance rather than race and destiny. She also replaces the conventional opposition between Crescent and Cross with a zone of unstable loyalties, then explores how French authorities tries to secure them. Among her topics are Mediterranean slavery, manumission and absolute monarchy, bombarding Barbary, liberation and empire from the Revolution to Napoleon, and the conquest of Algiers. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc. , Portland, OR (booknews. com)
- Copyright:
- 2011
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- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9780804777841
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780804770002, 9780804792097
- Publisher:
- Stanford University Press
- Date of Addition:
- 05/16/17
- Copyrighted By:
- Stanford University Press
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Social Studies, Politics and Government
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- This is a copyrighted book.
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