White Women Captives in North Africa
Author | : K. Bekkaoui |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 322 |
Release | : 2010-11-24 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780230294493 |
ISBN-13 | : 0230294499 |
Rating | : 4/5 (93 Downloads) |
Download or read book White Women Captives in North Africa written by K. Bekkaoui and published by Springer. This book was released on 2010-11-24 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating anthology of narratives from the period 1735-1830, by European women who recount their enslavement in North Africa. The first such collection, it includes an extensive introduction which links the discourse on contemporary Western women captives in Iran, Afghanistan and Iraq with that of former white captives in North Africa.