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23%OFFAdrian Tinniswood - Pirates Of Barbary: Corsairs, Conquests and Captivity in the 17th-Century Mediterranean - 9780099523864 - V9780099523864
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Pirates Of Barbary: Corsairs, Conquests and Captivity in the 17th-Century Mediterranean

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Description for Pirates Of Barbary: Corsairs, Conquests and Captivity in the 17th-Century Mediterranean Paperback. Drawing on material, from furious royal proclamations to the private letters of pirates and their victims, as well as Islamic accounts, this title provides perspectives of the corsairs and an insight into what it meant to sacrifice all you have for a life so violent, so uncertain and so alien that it sets you apart from the rest of mankind. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1HB; 3JF; HBJH; HBLL; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 346.

From the coast of Southern Europe to Morocco and the Ottoman states of Algiers, Tunis and Tripoli, Christian and Muslim seafarers met in bustling ports to swap religions, to battle and to trade goods and sales - raiding as far as Ireland and Iceland in search of their human currency.Studying the origins of these men, their culture and practices, Adrian Tinniswood expertly recreates the twilight world of the corsairs and uncovers a truly remarkable clash of civilisations

Drawing on a wealth of material, from furious royal proclamations to the private letters of pirates and their victims, as well ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099523864
SKU
V9780099523864
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About Adrian Tinniswood
Adrian Tinniswood is professorial research fellow in history at the University of Buckingham, adjunct professor of history at Maynooth University and the author of many books on British history, including Behind the Throne and the Sunday Times bestseller The Long Weekend. He was awarded an OBE for services to heritage, and lives in the west of Ireland.

Reviews for Pirates Of Barbary: Corsairs, Conquests and Captivity in the 17th-Century Mediterranean
Tinniswood's absorbing book is packed with bad characters, big fights and breathless chases
Peter Lewis
Daily Mail
Tinniswood narrates this story with brio and bravura, displaying an excellent eye for the theatrical detail and juicy episode
Maria Fusaro
BBC History Magazine
Adrian Tinniswood is a masterly writer of history with a gift for slamming ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for Pirates Of Barbary: Corsairs, Conquests and Captivity in the 17th-Century Mediterranean


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