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| Genre/Form: | Early works to 1800 |
|---|---|
| Named Person: | Antonio de Sosa |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Antonio de Sosa; María Antonia Garcés; Diana de Armas Wilson |
| ISBN: | 9780268029784 0268029784 |
| OCLC Number: | 692288502 |
| Notes: | Translated from Spanish. |
| Description: | xxiii, 400 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm. |
| Contents: | Founding of Algiers -- Why the city is called Algiers -- Algiers as a Muslim kingdom -- How Algiers came under the Turks -- Ramparts of Algiers -- Gates of Algiers -- Fortifications of Algiers -- Moat of Algiers -- Castles and forts outside Algiers -- Houses and streets of Algiers -- Inhabitants and neighbors of Algiers -- Turks -- Renegades -- Ka'ids -- Sipahi -- Janissaries -- Agha of the Janissaries -- Ranks of the Janissaries -- Customs of the Janissaries at war -- Customs of the Janissaries in peacetime -- Customs of the Algerian Corsairs -- Catalogue of Corsairs -- Corsairs with frigates -- Algerian merchants -- Algerian laborers and artisans -- Algerian fashions -- Marabouts of Algiers -- Jews of Algiers -- Languages and currencies -- Marriage ceremonies -- Childbirth and child rearing -- Algerian women's fashions -- Women's pastimes, home decorating, and cooking -- Islamic feast days and festivals in Algiers -- Miscellany of Muslim customs in Algiers -- Algerian vices -- Algerian virtues -- Death and burial in Algiers -- Algerian buildings and fountains -- Natural beauty of Algiers -- Government of Algiers. |
| Series Title: | History, languages, and cultures of the Spanish and Portuguese worlds. |
| Other Titles: | Topographia, e historia general de Argel. |
| Responsibility: | edited with an introduction by María Antonia Garcés ; translated by Diana de Armas Wilson. |
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