Mediterranean Captivity Through Arab Eyes, 1517-1798 by Nabil Matar

Mediterranean Captivity Through Arab Eyes, 1517-1798

Brill's Islamic History and Civilization #176

Nabil Matar

306 pages first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction history reflective medium-paced
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The post-Lepanto Mediterranean was the scene of "small wars," to use Fernand Braudel's phrase, which resulted in acts of piracy and captivity. Thousands upon thousands of Europeans, Arabs, and Turks were seized into bagnios stretching from Cadiz t...

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