The British Bride Of Tangier
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The British Bride Of Tangier
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Author : Khalid Bekkaoui
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011
The British Bride Of Tangier written by Khalid Bekkaoui and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Morocco categories.
The book recounts an extraordinary love story between a Victorian English girl, Miss Emily Keene, and Hadj Abdesslam, the Sheikh of the Wazzaniyya tariqa, one of the most powerful Sufi orders in the 19th century Morocco. The story is set against the background of fierce European colonial encroachments in morocco, where Emily and the Shareef were both crucial agents and victims, Tangier, the metropolis where the story takes place, was the seat of European powers, a place of espionage, bitter economic rivalries, and political intrigues. Such rivalries and intrigues had disastrous consequences on the conjugal harmony and felicity of the Anglo-Moorish couple, the status of the Wazzaniyya tariqa as well the territorial integrity of Morocco. -- Back cover.
Morocco And The Moors
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Author : Arthur Leared
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1876
Morocco And The Moors written by Arthur Leared and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1876 with categories.
Piracy And Captivity In The Mediterranean
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Author : Mario Klarer
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2018-10-10
Piracy And Captivity In The Mediterranean written by Mario Klarer and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-10 with History categories.
Piracy and Captivity in the Mediterranean explores the early modern genre of European Barbary Coast captivity narratives from the sixteenth to the nineteenth century. During this period, the Mediterranean Sea was the setting of large-scale corsairing that resulted in the capture or enslavement of Europeans and Americans by North African pirates, as well as of North Africans by European forces, turning the Barbary Coast into the nemesis of any who went to sea. Through a variety of specifically selected narrative case studies, this book displays the blend of both authentic eye witness accounts and literary fictions that emerged against the backdrop of the tumultuous Mediterranean Sea. A wide range of other primary sources, from letters to ransom lists and newspaper articles to scientific texts, highlights the impact of piracy and captivity across key European regions, including France, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Scandinavia, and Britain, as well as the United States and North Africa. Divided into four parts and offering a variety of national and cultural vantage points, Piracy and Captivity in the Mediterranean addresses both the background from which captivity narratives were born and the narratives themselves. It is essential reading for scholars and students of early modern slavery and piracy.
Historical Dictionary Of The British Empire
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Author : Kenneth J. Panton
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2015-05-07
Historical Dictionary Of The British Empire written by Kenneth J. Panton and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-05-07 with History categories.
For much of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Britain was the dominant world power, its strength based in large part on its command of an Empire that, in the years immediately after World War I, encompassed almost one-quarter of the earth’s land surface and one-fifth of its population. Writers boasted that the sun never set on British possessions, which provided raw materials that, processed in British factories, could be re-exported as manufactured products to expanding colonial markets. The commercial and political might was not based on any grand strategic plan of territorial acquisition, however. The Empire grew piecemeal, shaped by the diplomatic, economic, and military circumstances of the times, and its speedy dismemberment in the mid-twentieth century was, similarly, a reaction to the realities of geopolitics in post-World War II conditions. Today the Empire has gone but it has left a legacy that remains of great significance in the modern world. The Historical Dictionary of the British Empire covers its history through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 700 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Britain.
Pepys S Later Diaries
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Author : Samuel Pepys
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2006-02-15
Pepys S Later Diaries written by Samuel Pepys and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-02-15 with Literary Collections categories.
Pepys never resumed the personal Diary which he abandoned in 1669 fearing he was going blind. He was one of the greatest accidental historians, never intending to record for posterity, but for amusement. This book makes these diaries available to the general reader. These documents enhance the picture of Pepys as a politician and civil servant.
British Fortifications 1485 1945
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Author : Jean-Denis G.G. Lepage
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2023-07-20
British Fortifications 1485 1945 written by Jean-Denis G.G. Lepage and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-07-20 with History categories.
This book details British fortifications used from the Tudor period beginning in 1485 through the end of World War II in 1945. With the advent of firearms, the Tudor period indeed opened a new chapter in the histories of Britain, fortification and warfare. By 1500 AD, Britain and Europe at large entered a new phase, marked by the foundation of colonial empires and a broadened sphere of influence and rule. During the following centuries, British sailors, ruthless adventurers, fighting men, and greedy merchants laid foundations to fortify the most widespread and most prosperous colonial Empire the world had ever seen. This text focuses on British coastal fortifications and on combinations of fortresses used for more general strategic purposes. Featured structures have protected points of vital importance, such as capital cities, military depots, ports, harbors and dockyards at essential locations in Britain and throughout the British Empire.
The British Navy In The Mediterranean
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Author : John D. Grainger
language : en
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
Release Date : 2017
The British Navy In The Mediterranean written by John D. Grainger and has been published by Boydell & Brewer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with History categories.
A comprehensive overview of the activities of the British navy in the Mediterranean from the earliest times until the present.
Royal Wills In Britain From 1509 To 2008
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Author : Michael L. Nash
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2017-02-09
Royal Wills In Britain From 1509 To 2008 written by Michael L. Nash and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-02-09 with History categories.
This is the first book on Royal Wills since 1780 and aims to take over where the previous ones (in 1775 and 1780) left off. Therefore the period 1509 to 2008 is covered. It aims to uncover the many dilemmas and conundrums they have had to deal with, against a backdrop of Imperial splendor and political strife, society scandals and in later instances, a disintegrating infrastructure. This period covers the wills of Henry VIII, Edward VI and George I, which all sought to divert the accepted rules of succession; the wills of Queen Charlotte and George III, which brought into sharp focus the differences between State and Personal property; and the wills from Prince Albert to the present day (with a few exceptions) which sought to exclude the public from seeing their contents, in devices known as ‘closing’ and ‘sealing up’ the wills. The authority by which the latter was done has been seriously questioned in signal cases in 2007 and 2008. Sources drawn upon include not only the Royal Archives, but the Kilmorey Papers in the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, and the Teck Letters in Wellington College, where Prince Frank received much of his early education. The sealed will of Prince Frank of Teck, the brother of Queen Mary and great-uncle of the present Queen, is the seminal chapter in this study.
English Colonial Texts On Tangier 1661 1684
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Author : Karim Bejjit
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-03-09
English Colonial Texts On Tangier 1661 1684 written by Karim Bejjit and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-03-09 with Literary Criticism categories.
Recent years have seen growing academic interest in England’s colonial venture in Tangier in the late seventeenth century, and the crucial role it played not only in influencing contemporary domestic politics in England, but also in shaping new imperial policies in the Mediterranean. This critical edition presents a remarkable collection of 18 Restoration pamphlets dealing with the English occupation of Tangier. In an extensive original introduction, Karim Bejjit narrates the various stages of the colonial venture in Tangier, and critically analyses both the British historiography and current scholarship on the subject. He provides an alternative reading of the Tangier episode, emphasising the Moroccan point of view and the significance of the local political agency. At the same time, as the author argues in the introduction, so intertwined were the affairs of the colony and the home country in 1680 that the political crisis which was then unfolding in England cannot be fully explained without acknowledging the impact of dramatic developments in Tangier. Despite their generic diversity, as Bejjit shows, the pamphlets in this collection share a common interest in the affairs of Tangier, and reflect the changing circumstances and shifting politics at home and in the colony. In bringing together these long forgotten narratives, this edition revives critical interest in the colonial adventure in Tangier which had considerable influence on the political scene in England. Read collectively, the texts offer a genuine glimpse into the colonial scene and the interplay of forces which governed English presence in Tangier.
From The Pyrenees To The Pillars Of Hercules
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Author : Henry Day
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1883
From The Pyrenees To The Pillars Of Hercules written by Henry Day and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1883 with Spain categories.