A Historical Guide to World Slavery (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780195120912)

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.

Author: Seymour Drescher
ISBN-10: 0195120914
ISBN-13: 9780195120912
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Language: English
Published: 03/19/1998
Pages: 456
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.23lbs
Size: 10.42h x 7.26w x 1.24d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 04/01/1998 pg. 80
Booklist 05/01/1998 pg. 1546
American Reference Bks Annual 01/01/1999 pg. 220