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Ransoming “Turks” from France’s Royal Galleys

Gillian Weiss
African Economic History, January 2014, 42 (1) 37-57; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/aeh.42.1.37
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vol. 42 no. 1 37-57
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https://doi.org/10.3368/aeh.42.1.37
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African Economic History
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0145-2258
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2163-9108
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  • Published online January 3, 2014.
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