Captives and corsairs : France and slavery in the early modern Mediterranean

Captives and corsairs : France and slavery in the early modern Mediterranean / Gillian Weiss.

Author/creator	Weiss, Gillian Lee
Other author/creator	ProQuest (Firm)
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2011.
Description	xi, 389 pages : illustrations, maps
Supplemental Content	Click to View
Subject(s)	Slavery--Africa, North --History. French--Africa, North --History. Enslaved persons--Emancipation --Africa, North --History. Slavery--Political aspects --France --History. Pirates--Africa, North --History. France--Relations --Africa, North. Africa, North--Relations --France. Africa, North--History --1517-1882.

Contents	Mediterranean slavery -- Salvation without the state -- Manumission and absolute monarchy -- Bombarding Barbary -- Emancipation in an age of enlightenment -- Liberation and empire from the Revolution to Napoleon -- Barbary slavery in black and white -- The conquest of Algiers.
Abstract	French response to the capture and enslavement of French citizens and subjects by Muslim corsairs in the Mediterranean.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Reproduction note	Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2010028607

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