Piracy, Slavery, and Redemption: Barbary Captivity Narratives from Early Modern England

By: Vitkus, Daniel

At last available in a modern, annotated edition, these tales describe combat at sea, extraordinary escapes, and religious conversion, but they also illustrate the power, prosperity, and piety of Muslims in the early modern Mediterranean.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231119054
• ISBN13: 9780231119054
• Release Date: November 2001
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher