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

• Autore: Jamieson A. G (Alan G.)
• Pubblicazione: London, : Reaktion Books, 2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (274 p.)
• Disciplina: 364.164091638
• Soggetto topico: Pirates - Africa, North - History - 17th century
• Soggetto geografico: Africa, North History 1517-1882
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Lords of the sea
• ISBN: 1-86189-946-7; 1-299-19117-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910452748403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II