Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- One Islamic Discourse on Slavery and Ransoming before 1800
- Two The Policy and Practice of Ransoming in the Maghrib
- Three Jihad, the Sokoto Caliphate, and Ransoming
- Four The Jihad of ‘Umar Taal and Its Ransoming Nonpolicies
- Five The Negotiation and Practice of Ransoming Prisoners
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Bibliography
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 January 2024
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- One Islamic Discourse on Slavery and Ransoming before 1800
- Two The Policy and Practice of Ransoming in the Maghrib
- Three Jihad, the Sokoto Caliphate, and Ransoming
- Four The Jihad of ‘Umar Taal and Its Ransoming Nonpolicies
- Five The Negotiation and Practice of Ransoming Prisoners
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
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- Ransoming Prisoners in Precolonial Muslim Western Africa , pp. 179 - 210Publisher: Boydell & BrewerPrint publication year: 2023