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Slaveries of the first millennium /

In a world where princesses found themselves enslaved, kidnapped boys became army generals, and biblical Joseph was a role model, this book narrates the formation of the Middle Ages from the point of view of slavery, and outlines a new approach to enhance our understanding of modern forms of enslave...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rotman, Youval (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [Place of publication not identified] : ARC Humanities Press, 2021.
Colección:Past imperfect (ARC Humanities Press)
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction: Whence Slavery?
  • Chapter 1. From Present to Past and Back
  • Chapter 2. Slavery between Two Phenomena: Empire and Christianity
  • Chapter 3. Enslavement, Captivity, and the Monotheistic Turn
  • Chapter 4. New Polities, New Societies, New Economies
  • Chapter 5. Migration, Integration, Connectivity
  • Conclusion: Slavery as Historical Process-- Towards a New Definition
  • Further Reading