{"product_id":"incarceration-and-slavery-in-the-albrecht-classen-9781793648280","title":"Incarceration and Slavery in the Middle Ages and the Early Modern Age: A Cultural-Historical Investigation of the Dark Side in the Pre-Modern World","description":"\u003cp\u003ePeople in the Middle Ages and the early modern age more often suffered from imprisonment and enslavement than we might have assumed. \u003ci\u003eIncarceration and Slavery in the Middle Ages and the Early Modern Age \u003c\/i\u003eapproaches these topics from a wide variety of perspectives and demonstrates collectively the great relevance of the issues involved. Both incarceration and slavery were (and continue to be) most painful experiences, and no one was guaranteed exemption from it. High-ranking nobles and royalties were often the victims of imprisonment and, at times, had to wait many years until their ransom was paid. Similarly, slavery existed throughout Christian Europe and in the Arab world. However, while imprisonment occasionally proved to be the catalyst for major writings and creativity, slaves in the Ottoman empire and in Egypt succeeded in rising to the highest position in society (Janissaries, Mamluks, and others).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Albrecht Classen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 179364828X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781793648280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lexington Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/19\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 528\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.92lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.13d","brand":"Albrecht Classen","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43990598058239,"sku":"9781793648280","price":163.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c66d7dc8-0989-4097-abce-f48cc6e6f2ea.jpg?v=1683305573","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/incarceration-and-slavery-in-the-albrecht-classen-9781793648280","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}