| Description |
xxiii, 400 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
History, languages, and cultures of the Spanish and Portuguese world
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History, languages, and cultures of the Spanish and Portuguese worlds.
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| Note |
Translated from Spanish. |
| 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. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 355-380) and index. |
| Subject |
Algiers (Algeria) -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800.
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Algiers (Algeria) -- Social life and customs -- Early works to 1800.
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Algiers (Algeria) -- Social conditions -- Early works to 1800.
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Sosa, Antonio de, -1587.
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| Added Author |
Garcés, María Antonia.
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Wilson, Diana de Armas, 1934-
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| Added Title |
Topographia, e historia general de Argel. English https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2011001023
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| ISBN |
9780268029784 paperback alkaline paper |
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0268029784 paperback alkaline paper |
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