{"product_id":"early-modern-dialogue-with-islam-antonio-de-sosas-topography-of-algiers-1612-paperback","title":"Early Modern Dialogue with Islam: Antonio de Sosa's Topography of Algiers (1612) - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAntonio De Sosa\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMaría Antonia Garcés\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eDiana de Armas Wilson\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn Early Modern Dialogue with Islam: Antonio de Sosa's\u003c\/i\u003eTopography of Algiers (1612) makes available in translation a riveting sixteenth-century chronicle of European and North African cultural contacts that is virtually unknown to English-speaking readers. The \u003ci\u003eTopography\u003c\/i\u003e was written by a Portuguese cleric, Doctor Antonio de Sosa, who was captured by Algerian corsairs in 1577 and held as a Barbary slave for over four years while awaiting ransom. Sosa's work is a fascinating description of a city at the crossroads of civilizations, with a sophisticated multilingual population of Turks, Arabs, Moriscos, Berbers, Jews, Christian captives, and converts to Islam from across the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the \u003ci\u003eTopography of Algiers\u003c\/i\u003e, Sosa meticulously describes the inhabitants' daily lives; their fashions, pastimes, feasts, and funerals; their government; the landmarks of the city itself; and much more. Readers will be struck by the vibrancy of his narrative, rendered into English with crisp accuracy by Diana de Armas Wilson. The \u003ci\u003eTopography\u003c\/i\u003e is a treasure trove of amazing customs, startling behavior, and historical anecdotes that will enthrall readers. The extensive introduction by María Antonia Garcés is a superb archival study of the Mediterranean world described by the \u003ci\u003eTopography\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as an exposé of the adventurous, even scandalous, life of its author. The introduction also discusses the fraudulent publication of Sosa's \u003ci\u003eTopography\u003c\/i\u003e under another man's name.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSosa's chronicle stands out for its complexity, vitality, and the sharpness of the author's ethnographic vision. No other account of captivity in this period offers such a detailed and dynamic tableau of Algerian society at the end of the sixteenth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaría Antonia Garcés is professor of Hispanic Studies at Cornell University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 424\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 15, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42134924001415,"sku":"9780268029784","price":72.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/92ae6b8fb801063380bb89599b2c3826.webp?v=1732645658","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/early-modern-dialogue-with-islam-antonio-de-sosas-topography-of-algiers-1612-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}