Slavery - Couverture souple

Turley, Turley

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0631167315 ISBN 13 : 9780631167310

Editeur : John Wiley & Sons, 2000

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture

This book is a cross–cultural examination of slavery. It drawsmaterial from the many regions, and widely separated historicalperiods, in which slavery has existed – ancient Greece and Rome,medieval Europe, the Muslim societies of the Middle East andAfrica, sub–Saharan Africa and the Americas. With such a widegeographic and chronological scope, Slavery will provokehistorians and sociologists to make new connections and see oldproblems in a fresh light.

Turley analyses three key themes in the history of slavery: thesocial and economic importance of slavery within societies, theexperience of slavery by both the slaves and those who controlthem, and the means by which slavery was reproduced and maintainedin different societies. Employing this thematic approach, Turleyacknowledges the historical diversity of slavery and develops twomodels of slave societies – those in which slavery was primarily adomestic institution (societies with slaves) and in those in whichit was the mode of production on which the dominant group dependedfor its position (slave societies).

The book also explains how slavery was maintained by discussingthe role of race, ethnicity and religious differences in thefunctioning of slave systems. Turley completes this wide–ranginganalysis of slavery by examining emancipation, showing that boththe early modern expansion of slavery and its ending wereparadoxically connected to different phases of Europeanimperialism.

Revue de presse

"This is an intelligent and interesting account of an emotive anddifficult topic." Journal of European Studies

"Slavery covers the whole history from Classical times tothe early 20th century in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and theAmericas – a boon for students." Antiquity

"...specialist readers would do well to take note of thejudicious way in which Turley summarizes complex and controversialissues ... for anyone looking for an overview of the subject, it ishard to think of a better place to start." Times LiterarySupplement

"His bibliography is an excellent short reading list forscholars seeking to expand their knowledge beyond the WesternHemisphere ... The strength of Turley′s book is its breadth ofpatterns and examples over time and culture." History: Reviewsof New Books

"... provides a useful introduction that avoids thesimplifications often attendant upon overview ... As a result, thepicture that emerges is blessed not only by clarity of form butalso by a convincing complexity of content" TheHistorian

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: John Wiley & Sons
• Date d'édition: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0631167315
• ISBN 13: 9780631167310
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 188