Lords of the sea : a history of the Barbary Corsairs / Alan G. Jamieson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jamieson, A. G. (Alan G.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pirates--Africa, North--History--17th century.

Pirates.

Africa, North--History--1517-1882.

Africa, North.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (274 p.)

Place of Publication:

London : Reaktion Books, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The escalation of piracy in the waters east and south of Somalia has led commentators to call the area the new Barbary, but the Somali pirates cannot compare to the three hundred years of terror supplied by the Barbary corsairs in the Mediterranean and beyond. From 1500 to 1800, Muslim pirates from the Barbary Coast of North Africa captured and enslaved more than a million Christians.Lords of the Sea relates the history of these pirates, examining their dramatic impact as the maritime vanguard of the Ottoman Empire in the early 1500's through their breaking from Ottoman

Contents:

Lords of the Sea Cover; Imprint page; Contents; Maps; Introduction: The Barbary Legend; 1. Vanguard of the Sultan 1492-1580; 2. Lords of the Sea 1580-1660; 3. Facing the Sea Powers 1660-1720; 4. Decline, Revival and Extinction 1720-1830; Conclusion: A New Barbary?; Glossary of Place Name Changes; Chronology; References; Bibliography; Photo Acknowledgements; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781861899460

1861899467

9781299191174

1299191177

OCLC:

828792918