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A complete history of Algiers. from the earlirft to the prefent times the whole interfperfed with many curious remarks and paffages, not touched on by

A complete history of Algiers. from the earlirft to the prefent times the whole interfperfed with many curious remarks and paffages, not touched on by

Morgan, J.

Paperback

African HistoryTravel GeneralGeneral Military History

ISBN10: 9389247195
ISBN13: 9789389247190
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Jun 29 2019
Pages: 404
Weight: 1.30
Height: 0.90 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Algiers was never merely a port. It was a power. Volume II of J. Morgan's A complete history of Algiers carries you deeper into the fortunes of a city poised between empire and sea. Written as an 18th century Algeria record, it offers a historical chronicle narrative shaped by period sensibilities: attentive to rulers and rivalries, treaties and reprisals, commerce and captives, and the constant pressure of Mediterranean maritime history. For readers drawn to Algiers city history, this classic history volume also opens onto the wider Barbary States history and the shifting politics of the Ottoman Algeria regency, where local authority, foreign interests, and naval force collided along the Barbary Coast. As a primary source history, Morgan's work preserves the texture of earlier scholarship and contemporary report, making it a compelling scholarly reference book as well as an absorbing read. It belongs on the shelf of anyone interested in North Africa Maghreb history, early modern diplomacy, and the long shadow of the Barbary Coast corsairs on European imagination and policy. Collectors will value it as an antiquarian reprint edition that keeps the character of the original alive, while casual readers will appreciate the directness of its narrative drive and the breadth of its historical sweep. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure.

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