Pirates of Barbary : corsairs, conquests, and captivity in the seventeenth-century Mediterranean
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Author
Published
New York : Riverhead Books, 2010.
Edition
1st American ed.
ISBN
9781594487743, 159448774X
Physical Desc
xx, 343 pages : ill., map ; 24 cm.
Status
Copies
Location | Call Number | Status |
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Bedford - Adult | 910.45/Tin | On Shelf |
Brookline - Adult | 910.45 Tinniswood 2010 | On Shelf |
Concord - Adult | 909.09822 Tinniswood | Checked Out |
Lexington - Adult | 910.45 T | On Shelf |
Wayland - Adult | 909.098 TINNIS | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : Riverhead Books, 2010.
Format
Book
Edition
1st American ed.
Language
English
ISBN
9781594487743, 159448774X
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [325]-333) and index.
Description
It's easy to think of piracy as a romantic way of life long gone--if not for today's headlines of robbery and kidnapping on the high seas. Pirates have existed since the invention of commerce itself, but they reached the zenith of their power during the 1600s, when the Mediterranean was the crossroads of the world, and pirates were the scourge of Europe and the glory of Islam. They attacked ships, enslaved crews, plundered cargoes, enraged governments, and swayed empires. Historian Adrian Tinniswood brings alive this chapter in history, where clashes between pirates of the East--Tunis, Algiers, and Tripoli--and governments of the West--England, France, Spain, and Venice--grew increasingly intense and dangerous, and he shows how their maneuverings between the Muslim empires and Christian Europe shed light on the religious and moral battles that still rage today.--From publisher description.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Tinniswood, A. (2010). Pirates of Barbary: corsairs, conquests, and captivity in the seventeenth-century Mediterranean (1st American ed.). Riverhead Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Tinniswood, Adrian. 2010. Pirates of Barbary: Corsairs, Conquests, and Captivity in the Seventeenth-century Mediterranean. Riverhead Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Tinniswood, Adrian. Pirates of Barbary: Corsairs, Conquests, and Captivity in the Seventeenth-century Mediterranean Riverhead Books, 2010.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Tinniswood, Adrian. Pirates of Barbary: Corsairs, Conquests, and Captivity in the Seventeenth-century Mediterranean 1st American ed., Riverhead Books, 2010.
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