The Tsar's abolitionists : the slave trade in the Caucasus and its suppression /

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This book presents a well-documented and important analysis of slavery and slave trade in the Caucasus within the fascinating contexts of Russian empire-building and emerging imperial identity of the Russian state as well as of the local political strategies of Caucasian political actors. The author...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Kurtynova-D'Herlugnan, Liubov
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2010.
Series:Eurasian studies library ; v. 2.
Subjects:
1800-1899
Slave trade > Caucasus > History > 19th century.
Slavery > Caucasus > History > 19th century.
Slavery > Russia > History > 19th century.
Esclaves > Commerce > Caucase > Histoire > 19e siècle.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Slavery.
Economic history
Slave trade
Slavery
Caucasus > Economic conditions > 19th century.
Caucasus
Russia
History
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:This book presents a well-documented and important analysis of slavery and slave trade in the Caucasus within the fascinating contexts of Russian empire-building and emerging imperial identity of the Russian state as well as of the local political strategies of Caucasian political actors. The author offers a compelling, multi-layered analysis that is accessible to comparativists since it presents an important comparative case for slavery and its abolition, which helps us understand slavery in the broader contexts of both the ancient and western colonial worlds. The historical detail and use of f.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxxi, 206 pages) : maps
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789004191969
9004191968
1283039168
9781283039161
9786613039163
6613039160
ISSN:1877-9484 ;

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