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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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Rotman, Youval (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : ARC Humanities Press, 2021.
Series:Past imperfect (ARC Humanities Press)
Subjects:
To 1500
Slavery > History > To 1500.
HISTORY > Medieval.
Slavery.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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

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