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Pirates of Barbary: Corsairs, Conquests and Captivity in 17th-century Mediterranean Book

Pirates of Barbary is an extraordinary record of the European renegades and Islamic sea-rovers who terrorised the Mediterranean and beyond throughout the seventeenth century. From the coast of Southern Europe to Morocco and the Ottoman states of Algiers Tunis and Tripoli Christian and Muslim seafarers met in bustling ports to swap religions to battle and to trade goods and slaves - raiding as far as Iceland and New England in search of their human currency. Studying the origins of these men their culture and practices - from pirate etiquette to intimidation tactics - Adrian Tinniswood expertly recreates the twilight world of the corsairs in fascinating detail and uncovers a truly remarkable clash of civilisations.Read More

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    A record of the European renegades and Islamic sea-rovers who terrorised the Mediterranean and beyond throughout the seventeenth century. It provides a fresh...

  • 0224085263
  • 9780224085267
  • Adrian Tinniswood
  • 18 March 2010
  • Jonathan Cape Ltd
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 288
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