Consuls and captives : Dutch-North African diplomacy in the early modern Mediterranean /

Analyzes how negotiations between Dutch consuls and North African rulers over the liberation of Dutch sailors helped create a new diplomatic order in the western Mediterranean.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Heinsen-Roach, Erica (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Rochester, New York : University of Rochester Press, [2019]
Series:	Changing perspectives on early modern Europe.
Subjects:	Christian slaves > Africa, North > History > 17th century. Religion and international relations. Diplomacy > History. Netherlands > Foreign relations > Africa, North. Africa, North > Foreign relations > Netherlands. Western Mediterranean > Strategic aspects. Netherlands > Foreign relations > 1556-1648. Netherlands > Foreign relations > 1648-1795. Africa, North > History > 1517-1882.

Table of Contents:

Global treaty making : from Morocco to Constantinople
Captivity and diplomacy in Algiers and Tunis
The consul as state representative
Ransoming is the norm
Collective redemption : naval violence and hostage taking
A true public minister : consuls and Jewish mediators
The reluctant state
The cannon as gift : institutionalizing the problem.