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Parties and political life in the medieval West (Europe in the Middle Ages)

Politics & Social Sciences

Heers, Jacques

Politics & Government

distributors for the U.S.A. and Canada, Elsevier/North-Holland

Family clans in the Middle Ages: A study of political and social structures in urban areas (Europe in the Middle Ages)

Social Sciences

North-Holland Pub. Co.

The Barbary corsairs first appeared to terrorize shipping at the end of the fifteenth century. These Muslim pirates sailed out of the ports of North Africa, primarily Sal?, Rabat, Algiers, Tunis, and Tripoli. This area was known in Europe as the Barbary Coast, a term derived from the name of its Berber inhabitants. Acting as officers of the sprawling Ottoman Empire, these pirates plundered the trading routes of the Mediterranean and sowed horror in the hearts of Christians everywhere. The most famous and powerful were the Barbarossa brothers, sons of a renegade Christian. The true founders of the Algiers Regency, they initially preyed on fishing vessels or defenseless merchantmen before growing bolder and embarking upon more brazen expeditions?attacking fortified ports and cities; raiding and kidnapping inhabitants of the African coast; and hunting ships from the Christian nations. This translation of Jacques Heers?s work follows the extraordinary exploits of the brothers, and those of other corsairs and profiteers, set against the turbulent backdrop of trade, commerce, and conflict throughout the Mediterranean as the Middle Ages gave way to the Renaissance. It is an enthralling adventure, robustly written, and it brings to life an age when travel and trade were perilous enterprises.

The Barbary Corsairs: Pirates, Plunder, and Warfare in the Mediterranean, 1480-1580

History

Africa

Skyhorse

The Barbary Corsairs first appeared to terrorize shipping in the 16th century. These Muslim pirates sailed out of the ports of North Africa and, acting as officers of the sprawling Ottoman Empire, plundered the trading routes of the Mediterranean and sowed horror in the hearts of Christians everywhere. The most famous and powerful were the Barbarossa brothers, sons of a renegade Christian. The true founders of the Algiers regency, they initially preyed on fishing vessels or defenseless merchantmen before growing bolder and embarking upon more brazen expeditions - attacking fortified ports and cities; raiding and kidnapping inhabitants of the African coast; and hunting ships from the Christian nations. In this newly translated book, Jacques Heers follows the extraordinary exploits of the brothers, and those of other corsairs and profiteers, set against the turbulent backdrop of trade, commerce and conflict throughout the Mediterranean during the 14th - 16th centuries. It's an enthralling adventure, robustly written, and it brings to life an age when travel and trade were perilous enterprises.

The Barbary Corsairs: Warfare in the Mediterranean, 1480-1580

Military

Greenhill Books

Esclaves et domestiques au Moyen-Âge

PLURIEL

Le Clan familial au Moyen Âge

Libérer Jérusalem: La première Croisade, 1095-1107 (French Edition)

Reference

Foreign Language Study & Reference

PERRIN

Les Barbaresques la course et la guerre en Méditerranée, XIVe-XVIe siècle

Europe

En s'appuyant sur une documentation inédite, Jacques Heers réussit à proposer une lecture neuve du règne et, surtout, de la personnalité de Louis XI. Après un décryptage passionnant de la propagande, du contrôle politique et de ses relais dans une France qui s'impose au premier plan des puissances européennes, il analyse le "capitalisme royal d'Etat", mettant au jour les ressorts financiers de l'action du roi. Qu'il s'agisse du règlement des affaires politiques, diplomatiques ou juridiques, de la conduite de la guerre ou des rapports avec les puissances d'Eglise, c'est un Louis XI singulièrement décapé des clichés qui est dépeint ici, sur le ton alerte d'une fresque.

Louis XI

Biographies & Memoirs

Historical

TEMPUS PERRIN

Saint Louis rendant la justice sous son chêne, " féodal " devenu synonyme d'inégalité criarde, " médiéval " utilisé à toutes les sauces dès qu'il s'agit de caractériser un retard ou un blocage : le Moyen Age est encombré d'a priori, de légendes forgées afin d'accentuer un misérabilisme imaginaire, voire de mensonges. Jacques Heers utilise son érudition au service d'une démystification salutaire des mille ans qui séparent la chute de l'empire romain d'Occident et la découverte de l'Amérique. Jacques Heers, professeur honoraire à la Sorbonne (Paris IV), a notamment publié La Première Croisade, Gilles de Rais et Les Négriers en terres d'islam. Presse:"Une belle lecon d'histoire." Jean Sevillia, Le Figaro Magazine, 03 Janvier 09"Un livre salutaire, incontournable..." Moyen Age, Janvier-Février 09

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