Contributions

  • Drescher, Seymour. - Contributor
  • Engerman, Stanley L. - Contributor

Publication

1998 - Oxford University press, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

107,250 words, Guess

Page Count

429 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • Goodreads1247723
  • LibraryThing1008315

Classifications

  • DDC306.3/62
  • LCCHT861 .H59 1998

Description

Eminent scholars provide an overview of what we now know about slavery as an institution and way of life in cultures around the globe from ancient times to the present day. Drawing on the virtual explosion of empirical research and theoretical discussion of the subject over the past thirty years, many of the articles overturn conventional wisdom and illuminate little-known aspects of the subject, with essays on topics such as concubinage, eunuchs, and occupational mobility.

Subjects

Topics

SlaveryHistorySlavery, historySlavery -- History.Antislavery movementsCross-cultural studiesAntislavery movements -- History.

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