{"product_id":"early-modern-dialogue-with-islam-antonio-de-sosa-9780268029784","title":"Early Modern Dialogue with Islam: Antonio de Sosa's Topography of Algiers (1612)","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Antonio De Sosa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0268029784\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780268029784\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Notre Dame Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 424\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2011","brand":"Antonio De Sosa","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44056716738815,"sku":"9780268029784","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d7d903a6-286d-4bca-882e-0785723da13f.jpg?v=1685042864","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/early-modern-dialogue-with-islam-antonio-de-sosa-9780268029784","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}