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Commander of the faithful : the life and times of Emir Abd el-Kader / John W. Kiser.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kiser, John W.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- ʻAbd al-Qādir ibn Muḥyī al-Dīn, Amir of Mascara, 1807?-1883.
- ʻAbd al-Qādir ibn Muḥyī al-Dīn.
- Statesmen--Algeria--Biography.
- Statesmen.
- French.
- Colonization.
- Algeria.
- Soldiers--Algeria--Biography.
- Soldiers.
- Algeria--History--1830-1962.
- History.
- French--Colonization--Algeria.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 361 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Rhinebeck, N.Y. : Monkfish Book Pub., [2008]
- Contents:
- From marabout to emir, 1808-1834
- A general in the dock
- Lords of the tent
- Unity and complexity
- Arrival of the infidel
- The obedient son
- France's new ally
- Good will, bad will, 1834-1847
- Building an Islamic nation
- The wheel turns
- "He looked like Jesus Christ"
- An uneasy peace
- The emir's Frenchman
- Jihad
- Total war
- Trail of tears
- Mischief makers
- Men of honor
- Exile and honors, 1848-1883
- Betrayal
- "The view is magnificent"
- A prison fit for a king
- Liberation
- The emir's letter
- The road to Damascus
- All for one
- Distinguished misfits.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 340-346) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780979882838
- 0979882834
- OCLC:
- 227574231
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