Abstract
<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title> <jats:p>Chapter 7 delves into expatriates’ multi-faceted engagements with the Mediterranean corsairing economy, from the pious and patriotic ransom of enslaved Britons, to human trafficking for financial gain, to direct participation in corsairing violence. In the process, it broadens our view both of their charitable activities to encompass enslaved persons of all nations and religions, and simultaneously their complicity in exploitation. This chapter show how expatriates used this economy for direct wealth creation as well as for establishing networks, trust, and reputation with powerful authorities, headed off accusations of impiety, disloyalty, or cruelty, and simultaneously built personal capital and promoted positive British-Maghrebi relations.</jats:p>