British Slaves and Barbary Corsairs, 1580-1750

The first comprehensive study of the thousands of Britons captured and enslaved in North Africa in the early modern period, charting the course of victims' lives from capture to liberation, death, or, escape. The study places the British story within the context of Mediterranean slavery, which saw Moors and Christians as both captors and captives.

Sommario

• Prologue


• 1: Introduction


• 2: From Capture to Slave-Market


• 3: The Experience of Slavery


• 4: Faith and Identity: Christians, Renegades, and Apostasy


• 5: Escaping from Barbary


• 6: Raising Ransoms


• 7: Arranging Redemptions


• 8: Government Action: Gunboats and Diplomacy


• 9: Conclusion

Info autore

Bernard Capp was born in Leicester and studied history at Pembroke College Oxford, graduating in 1965. He was appointed a Lecturer at the then new University of Warwick in 1968, and taught there as Senior Lecturer, Reader, Professor, and Emeritus Professor for fifty-two years, retiring in 2020. He was elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 2005.

Riassunto

The first comprehensive study of the thousands of Britons captured and enslaved in North Africa in the early modern period, charting the course of victims' lives from capture to liberation, death, or, escape. The study places the British story within the context of Mediterranean slavery, which saw Moors and Christians as both captors and captives.

Testo aggiuntivo

The book is nicely structured around the journey of Britons through the process of enslavement: capture at sea by North African corsairs, sale in the market, trials of faith and identity - which could often lead to apostacy and religious and cultural conversion - and then, for some, escape, ransom or redemption.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Bernard Capp, Bernard (Emeritus Professor of History Capp, Capp Bernard
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 05.05.2022
• EAN: 9780192857378
• ISBN: 978-0-19-285737-8
• Pagine: 210
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, HISTORY / World, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Slavery, HISTORY / Maritime History & Piracy, maritime history, General & world history, Colonialism & imperialism, c 1500 onwards to present day, Colonialism and imperialism, General and world history, Slavery & abolition of slavery, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards, Slavery and abolition of slavery