Europe through Arab eyes, 1578-1727 /

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Author / Creator:	Matar, N. I. (Nabil I.), 1949-
Imprint:	New York : Columbia University Press, ©2009.
Description:	1 online resource (xxviii, 313 pages)
Language:	English
Subject:	Arabs -- Attitudes. Arabs -- Attitudes. International relations. Public opinion, Arab. Arab countries -- Relations -- Europe. Europe -- Relations -- Arab countries. Europe -- Foreign public opinion, Arab. Europe -- History -- 17th century -- Sources. Arab countries -- History -- 1517-1918 -- Sources. Arab countries. Europe. Electronic books. History. Sources.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11150009

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ISBN:	9780231512084 0231512082 9780231141949 0231141947 1280598298 9781280598296 9786613628121 6613628123
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-300) and index. English.
Summary:	Traveling to archives in Tunisia, Morocco, France, and England, with visits to Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, and Spain, Nabil Matar assembles a rare history of Europe's rise to power as seen through the eyes of those who were later subjugated by it. Many historians of the Middle East believe Arabs and Muslims had no interest in Europe during this period of Western discovery and empire, but in fact these groups were very much engaged with the naval and industrial development, politics, and trade of European Christendom. Beginning in 1578 with a major Moroccan victory over a Portuguese i.
Other form:	Print version: Matar, N.I. (Nabil I.), 1949- Europe through Arab eyes, 1578-1727. New York : Columbia University Press, ©2009

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