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Commander of the faithful : the life and times of Emir Abd el-Kader / John W. Kiser ; book and cover design by Georgia Dent.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kiser, John W., author.
- 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.
- Soldiers--Algeria--Biography.
- Soldiers.
- French--Colonization--Algeria.
- French.
- Algeria--History--1830-1962.
- Algeria.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (393 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Rhinebeck, New York : Monkfish Book Publishing Company, 2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- <div>A rousing biography and history of world hero Abd el-Kader's resistance to the French colonization of Algeria.</div>
- Contents:
- Map; Author's Note; Glossary; Introduction; Part One: From Marabout to Emir 1808-1834; Chapter One: A General in the Dock; Chapter Two: Lords of the Tent; Chapter Three: Unity and Complexity; Chapter Four: The Arrival of the Infidels; Chapter Five: The Obedient Son; Chapter Six: France's New Ally, 1834; Part Two: Good Will, Bad Will 1834-1847; Chapter Seven: Building an Islamic Nation; Chapter Eight: The Wheel Turns; Chapter Nine: He Looked Like Jesus Christ; Chapter Ten: An Uneasy Peace; Chapter Eleven: The Emir's Frenchman; Chapter Twelve: Jihad; Chapter Thirteen: Total War
- Chapter Fourteen: Trail of Tears, 1843Chapter Fifteen: Mischief Makers, 1844-1847; Chapter Sixteen: Men of Honor; Part Three: Exile With Honors 1848-1883; Chapter Seventeen: Betrayal; Chapter Eighteen: ""The View Is Most Magnificent!""; Chapter Nineteen: A Prison Fit for a King; Chapter Twenty: Liberation; Chapter Twenty-One: The Emir's Letter; Chapter Twenty-Two: The Road to Damascus; Chapter Twenty-Three: All for One; Chapter Twenty-Four: Distinguished Misfits; Acknowledgments; Chronology of Algerian and World Events; Chapter Notes; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- "A Story of True Jihad"--Cover.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-939681-04-9
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