{"product_id":"barbary-captives-an-anthology-of-early-modern-slave-memoirs-by-europeans-in-north-africa-9780231175258","title":"Barbary Captives: An Anthology of Early Modern Slave Memoirs by Europeans in North Africa","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eBarbary Captives is a collection of early modern slave narratives in English translation, which reveals the experiences of capture and servitude in North Africa across three centuries and nine different languages. These texts explore the social history of Mediterranean slavery and piracy, early modern concepts of unfree labor, and the evolution of the Barbary captivity narrative as a literary and historical genre. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 416 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 01 March 2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Columbia University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the early modern period, a significant number of Europeans, both male and female, were abducted by pirates, sold on the slave market, and enslaved in North Africa. Spanning from the sixteenth to the early nineteenth centuries, pirates from Algiers, Tunis, Tripoli, and Morocco not only targeted sailors and merchants in the Mediterranean but also ventured as far as Iceland. A substantial portion of the European captives who eventually returned home from the Barbary Coast, as maritime North Africa was then known, wrote and published accounts of their experiences. These popular narratives had a profound impact on the development of the modern novel and autobiography, as well as shaping European perceptions of slavery and the Muslim world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBarbary Captives presents a collection of early modern slave narratives in English translation, offering a unique perspective on the experiences of capture and servitude in North Africa. These accounts, written by men and women across three centuries and in nine different languages, recount the tales of Christian pirates, Christian rowers on Muslim galleys, house slaves in the palaces of rulers, domestic servants, agricultural slaves, renegades, and social climbers in captivity. They depict various forms of liberation, including ransom, escape, or religious conversion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book contributes to our understanding of the social history of Mediterranean slavery and piracy, early modern concepts of unfree labor, and the evolution of the Barbary captivity narrative as a literary and historical genre. By presenting these narratives in their original form, Barbary Captives provides a deeper insight into the lives of those who were subjected to the brutalities of captivity and the resilience and creativity of those who sought to overcome their circumstances.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 628g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 153 x 228 x 28 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9780231175258\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shulph Ink","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44095553765626,"sku":"9780231175258","price":28.32,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1647339734133_book.jpg?v=1647358020","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/barbary-captives-an-anthology-of-early-modern-slave-memoirs-by-europeans-in-north-africa-9780231175258","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}