Commander of the Faithful © 2008 by John W. Kiser
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Cover art: Portrait of the Young Emir Abd el-Kader / Zoummeroff Collection
eISBN 9781939681041
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Kiser, John W.
Commander of the faithful: the life and times of Emir Abd el-Kader / by John W. Kiser.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 978-0-9798828-3-8
1. ‘Abd al-Qadir ibn Muhyi al-Din, Amir of Mascara, 1807?-1883. 2. Statesmen--Algeria--Biography. 3. Soldiers--Algeria--Biography. 4. Algeria--History--1830-1962. 5. French--Colonization--Algeria. I. Title.
DT294.7.A3K57 2008
965’.03--dc22
2008020888
First Edition
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