Britain and the Ottoman Maghreb, 1662-1712 : merchants, consuls, and cultural exchange / Nat Cutter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cutter, Nat, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Africa, North--Relations--Great Britain.

Africa, North.

Great Britain--Relations--Africa, North.

Great Britain.

Africa, North--Commerce--Great Britain.

Great Britain--Commerce--Africa, North.

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

British.

British--Africa, North--History--18th century.

Merchants--Great Britain--History.

Merchants.

Merchants--Africa, North--History.

International relations.

Commerce.

North Africa.

Genre:

History

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations, map

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2026]

Summary:

"This book examines the history of British relations with the Ottoman Maghreb in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries through the stories of a network of English-speaking expatriates who lived in the region. I explore how they formed communities abroad, engaged with the societies around them, and undertook their businesses, from trading to captivity redemption to international politics. In the first study to move substantially beyond official diplomatic records and printed texts, this book delves into thousands of personal letters and financial records, where we find friendship, conflict, adoration, derision, manipulation, and scandal across cultures and countries. In so doing, it offers new ways of thinking about British-Maghrebi relations in a transitional age for global trade and military-naval power, moving beyond plaintive consular complaints, gunboat diplomacy, and brutal captivity to accommodate positive cooperation and mutual benefit"-- Oxford Academic.

Contents:

Introduction : British-Maghrebi relations in transition

Interleaf : the main players

Coming to the Maghreb

Expatriate communities

Expatriate material culture

Expatriate religion

Merchant networks

Trade and diplomacy

Captivity, slavery, and prizes

Conclusion : expatriates and British-Maghrebi relations.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Online resource; title from home page (Oxford Academic, viewed May 5, 2025).

Other Format:

Print version: Cutter, Nat. Britain and the Ottoman Maghreb, 1662-1712

ISBN:

9780198987055

0198987056

9780198987031

019898703X

9780198987048

0198987048

OCLC:

1582164734

Publisher Number:

CIPO000370934

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license