{"product_id":"piracy-slavery-and-redemption-barbary-captivity-narratives-from-early-modern-england-paperback","title":"Piracy, Slavery, and Redemption: Barbary Captivity Narratives from Early Modern England - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDaniel Vitkus\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eNabil Matar\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese narratives recount the harrowing experiences of Englishmen abducted by the Barbary pirates of North Africa. After being sold into slavery, the narrators succeeded in returning to their homeland where their stories were printed. Never before available in a modern, annotated edition, these tales describe combat at sea, extraordinary escapes, and religious conversion, but they also illustrate the power, prosperity, and piety of Muslims in the early modern Mediterranean. Each narrative is preceded by a brief introduction, and Nabil Matar's genera introduction provides important new information about the historical context of captivity and slavery in North Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDaniel Vitkus is assistant professor of English at Florida State University. He is the editor of \u003ci\u003eThree Turk Plays from Early Modern England\u003c\/i\u003e (Columbia, 2000).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.04 x 8.98 x 5.96 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 17, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45301380710502,"sku":"9780231119054","price":81.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/S0gyamFrZ2pqaGZhMnJkRUovdTh4QT09.webp?v=1773949839","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/piracy-slavery-and-redemption-barbary-captivity-narratives-from-early-modern-england-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}