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A Historical Guide to World Slavery

Seymour Drescher

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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 on 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.

Language: English

Pages: 456

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Release: March 19, 1998

ISBN: 0195120914

ISBN 13: 9780195120912

A Historical Guide to World Slavery

Seymour Drescher

4/5 ( ratings)

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 on 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.

Language: English

Pages: 456

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Release: March 19, 1998

ISBN: 0195120914

ISBN 13: 9780195120912

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