Paul Auchterlonie: 1 book
Encountering Islam
Joseph Pitts: An English Slave in 17th-century Algiers and Mecca
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2012
Long before European empires came to dominate the Middle East, Britain was brought face to face with Islam through the activities of the Barbary corsairs. For three centuries after 1500, Muslim ships based in North African ports terrorized European shipping, capturing thousands of vessels and enslaving...
