Corsairs and Captives, Narratives from the Golden Age of Barbary Pirates
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Adam Nicholls's 'Corsairs and Captives' examines the era of Barbary piracy through firsthand narratives and historical analysis, illuminating the human and political dimensions of Mediterranean corsairing.
The book collects stories of Europeans captured by North African corsairs alongside scholarly context, exploring how captivity functioned economically and diplomatically.
Nicholls situates these narratives within the broader geopolitics of the Mediterranean from the 16th to the 19th centuries, showing how privateering, slavery, and state interests intertwined.
He pays attention to cultural encounters, legal frameworks around slavery in Islam, and the ways captives were used as bargaining chips in treaties.
The work is both source-driven and interpretive, aimed at readers interested in maritime, slavery, and North African history.
The book collects stories of Europeans captured by North African corsairs alongside scholarly context, exploring how captivity functioned economically and diplomatically.
Nicholls situates these narratives within the broader geopolitics of the Mediterranean from the 16th to the 19th centuries, showing how privateering, slavery, and state interests intertwined.
He pays attention to cultural encounters, legal frameworks around slavery in Islam, and the ways captives were used as bargaining chips in treaties.
The work is both source-driven and interpretive, aimed at readers interested in maritime, slavery, and North African history.
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