Saltets Pris : Svenska Slavar I Nordafrika Och Handeln I Medelhavet 1650-1770...

by Joachim Östlund

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Saltets Pris : Svenska Slavar I Nordafrika Och Handeln I Medelhavet 1, Hardcover by Östlund, Joachim; Merton, Charlotte (TRN), ISBN 3032096669, ISBN-13 9783032096661, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US This open access book explores the story of early modern Swedish sailors and merchants captured and enslaved in the North African territory then known as 'Barbary’ (Algeria, Libya, Tunisia, and Morocco), and the efforts of their families, communities, and consuls to ransom them. Swedes were a minority among the Spaniards, Italians, Frenchmen, and British who were carried off. For that reason, Swedish authorities were initially unaware of their suffering; however, as the losses of men increased and awareness of their plight grew, it became a huge concern for Sweden’s long-distance trade, particularly the import of salt—essential for food preservation in the long winter months— from Southern Europe. By studying the Swedish experience of encountering Barbary, th illustrates how a small Lutheran state navigated global interests. This volume studies letters from captured and enslaved Swedish sailors and how this correspondence played a pivotal role in shaping slave narratives and by extension Swedish identity. Th also examines these letters’ social impact on local communities at home, the political pressure they exerted on government officials, and their cultural significance among intellectuals. In addition, the study highlights how Swedish consuls became integrated into the lo

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Binding: Hardcover
• ISBN: 9783032096661
• Condition: Fine

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