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Commander of the faithful : the life and times of Emir Abd el-Kader /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kiser, John W.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Rhinebeck, N.Y. : Monkfish Book Pub., [2008]
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
ʻAbd al-Qādir ibn Muḥyī al-Dīn, > Amir of Mascara, > 1807?-1883.
Statesmen > Algeria > Biography.
Soldiers > Algeria > Biography.
Algeria > History > 1830-1962.
French > Colonization > Algeria.
Table of Contents:
  • From marabout to emir, 1808-1834
  • A general in the dock
  • Lords of the tent
  • Unity and complexity
  • Arrival of the infidel
  • The obedient son
  • France's new ally
  • Good will, bad will, 1834-1847
  • Building an Islamic nation
  • The wheel turns
  • "He looked like Jesus Christ"
  • An uneasy peace
  • The emir's Frenchman
  • Jihad
  • Total war
  • Trail of tears
  • Mischief makers
  • Men of honor
  • Exile and honors, 1848-1883
  • Betrayal
  • "The view is magnificent"
  • A prison fit for a king
  • Liberation
  • The emir's letter
  • The road to Damascus
  • All for one
  • Distinguished misfits.