Commander of the faithful
Subtitle: the life and times of Emir Abd el-Kader
By: by John W. Kise.
Publisher: Monkfish Book Pub.
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Rhinebeck, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 361
ISBN-13: 9780979882838
Subjects: ʻAbd al-Qādir ibn Muḥyī al-Dīn, -- Amir of Mascara, -- 1807?-1883; Statesmen -- Algeria -- Biography; Soldiers -- Algeria -- Biography; French -- Colonization -- Algeria; Algeria -- History -- 1830-1962
Genres: Biography.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Author's note; title: Glossary; title: Introduction; title: From marabout to emir, 1808-1834; title: A general in the dock; title: Lords of the tent; title: Unity and complexity; title: Arrival of the infidel; title: The obedient son; title: France's new ally; title: Good will, bad will, 1834-1847; title: Building an Islamic nation; title: The wheel turns; title: "He looked like Jesus Christ"; title: An uneasy peace; title: The emir's Frenchman; title: Jihad; title: Total war; title: Trail of tears; title: Mischief makers; title: Men of honor; title: Exile and honors, 1848-1883; title: Betrayal; title: "The view is magnificent"; title: A prison fit for a king; title: Liberation; title: The emir's letter; title: The road to Damascus; title: All for one; title: Distinguished misfits; title: Acknowledgments; title: Chronology of main events.