White Women Captives in North Africa Narratives of Enslavement, 1735
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 capt
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White Women Captives in North Africa Narratives of Enslavement, 1735–1830 Khalid Bekkaoui Professor, Department of English, University Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdallah, Morocco
Compilation, Introduction, translations and editorial matter © Khalid Bekkaoui 2010
Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2010 978-0-230-22198-7 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No portion of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, Saffron House, 6–10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The author has asserted his right to be identified as the author of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published 2010 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN Palgrave Macmillan in the UK is an imprint of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan in the US is a division of St Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries.
ISBN 978-1-349-30748-7 DOI 10.1057/9780230294493
ISBN 978-0-230-29449-3 (eBook)
This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. Logging, pulping and manufacturing processes are expected to conform to the environmental regulations of the country of origin. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data White women captives in North Africa: narratives of enslavement, 1735–1830/ [compiled by] Khalid Bekkaoui. p. cm. Summary: “A fascinating anthology of historical narratives composed from the late sixteenth to early nineteenth centuries by European women abducted by Muslim corsairs r and enslaved in North Africa during the age of piracy. Many of the narratives are very rare and are by women coming from diverse social and economic backgrounds”— Provided by publisher. 1. Women slaves—Africa, North—Biography. 2. Captivity narratives—Africa, North—History. 3. Europeans—Africa, North—History. I. Bekkaoui, Khalid. HT1345.I5 2010 2010027484 305.48'809061—dc22 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10
To my beloved parents To Amina, Soumayya, Tariq, Salaheddine, and Hamza
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Contents List of Illustrations
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Preface
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Acknowledgements
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A Note on the Texts 1
Introduction 1.1 1.2 1.3
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