OF PIRACY, PROFIT, AND PRUDENCE — PART 1
In its heyday as a corsair capital, the city of Algiers had one major economic driver: piracy. Legally speaking, Algerian[…]
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Month: June 2018
OF PIRACY, PROFIT, AND PRUDENCE — PART 2
(This post is a continuation of Of Piracy, Profit, and Prudence — Part 1. If you haven’t done so already,[…]
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THE WAY THE WORLD WORKS
Barbary corsairs weren’t just pirates. They were part of a larger enterprise. There was a religious element to that enterprise:[…]
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