The forgotten slave trade : the white European slaves of Islam / Simon Webb.
The forgotten slave trade : the white European slaves of Islam / Simon Webb.
The forgotten slave trade : the white European slaves of Islam / Simon Webb.
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Publisher
Yorkshire : Pen & Sword History, an imprint of Pen & Sword Books, LTD., 2020.
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G 2021/0537
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Language
English
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Physical content
xvi, 188 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Content type
text
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction -- The roots of slavery -- Slavery in Europe until the coming of the Vikings -- Exporting concubines and eunuchs from Europe to Africa -- Mamluks and Janissaries -- The coming of the Corsairs -- The raids on the British Isles -- Fighting back -- Paying the Dane-Geld -- The Salé Rovers...
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Publisher
Yorkshire : Pen & Sword History, an imprint of Pen & Sword Books, LTD., 2020.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2020.
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Summary
Everybody knows about the transatlantic slave trade, which saw black Africans snatched from their homes, taken across the Atlantic Ocean and then sold into slavery. However, a century before Britain became involved in this terrible business, whole villages and towns in England, Ireland, Italy, Spain and other European countries were being depopulat...
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The forgotten slave trade : the white European slaves of Islam / Simon Webb.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 176-183) and index.
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©2020
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G 2021/0537
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74VKaRP3lJ6d
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaRP3lJ6d
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ISBN
1526769263
9781526769268
DDC
306.362094
MMS ID
991024389970102626
