R. Davis

About the Author

R. Davis is a distinguished historian specializing in the early modern Mediterranean world, with a keen focus on the intersections of religion, power, and captivity. Drawing from extensive archival research across Europe and North Africa, Davis illuminates overlooked narratives of human endurance and cultural exchange during turbulent eras. His seminal work, Christian Slaves, Muslim Masters: White Slavery in the Mediterranean, the Barbary Coast, and Italy, 1500-1800 (Early Modern History: Society and Culture), offers a groundbreaking examination of the white slave trade, challenging Eurocentric views of slavery and revealing the profound impacts on societies from Algiers to Rome. Through meticulous scholarship, Davis bridges history and anthropology to explore themes of identity, resistance, and global interconnectedness in the pre-modern age.