1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910452748403321

Autore

Jamieson A. G (Alan G.)

Titolo

Lords of the sea [[electronic resource] ] : a history of the Barbary Corsairs / / Alan G. Jamieson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Reaktion Books, 2012

ISBN

1-86189-946-7

1-299-19117-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (274 p.)

Disciplina

364.164091638

Soggetti

Pirates - Africa, North - History - 17th century

Electronic books.

Africa, North History 1517-1882

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910143124503321

Titolo

Fetal diagnosis and therapy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Basel ; ; New York, : S. Karger, 1991-

ISSN

1421-9964

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Soggetti

Prenatal diagnosis

Fetus - Diseases - Diagnosis

Fetus - Diseases - Treatment

Fetal Diseases - diagnosis

Fetal Diseases - therapy

Teràpia genètica

Malformacions

Periodicals.

Fulltext

Internet Resources.

Periodical

Revistes electròniques.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Periodico

Note generali

Title from cover.

Refereed/Peer-reviewed



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910895863303321

Titolo

Annual review of biomedical sciences : ARBS

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Botucatu, SP, Brazil], : Editora UNESP, [1999-

ISSN

1806-8774

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Soggetti

Medical sciences - Brazil

Biology - Brazil

Physiology - Brazil

Biology

Medicine

Physiology

Medical sciences

Periodical

Review

Periodicals.

Brazil

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Periodico

Note generali

Refereed/Peer-reviewed

Title from cover.