Greek Slavery / / Deborah Kamen.
Slavery is attested throughout ancient Greek history and all over the Greek world. Unsurprisingly, then, scholarship on Greek slavery has proliferated in the past twenty-five or so years, making a holistic synthesis of such work especially desirable. This book offers a state-of-the-art guide to rese...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus DeG Package 2023 Part 1 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2023] ©2023 |
Year of Publication: | 2023 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Trends in Classics - Key Perspectives on Classical Research ,
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (XII, 147 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Epichoric Slave Systems -- 3 Economics of Slavery -- 4 Treatment of Enslaved People -- 5 Sex and Gender -- 6 Agency, Resistance, and Revolt -- 7 Manumission -- 8 Representations, Metaphors, and Legacies -- 9 Epilogue -- Works Cited -- Index Locorum -- General Index |
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Summary: | Slavery is attested throughout ancient Greek history and all over the Greek world. Unsurprisingly, then, scholarship on Greek slavery has proliferated in the past twenty-five or so years, making a holistic synthesis of such work especially desirable. This book offers a state-of-the-art guide to research on this subject, surveying recent scholarly trends and controversies and suggesting future directions for research. Topics include regional variation in slave systems; the economics of slavery; the treatment of enslaved people; sex and gender; agency, resistance, and revolt; manumission; and representations, metaphors, and legacies of Greek slavery. Readers, including those interested in slavery of other time periods, will find this book an essential resource in learning about key issues in Greek slavery studies or in pursuing their own research. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9783110654769 9783111175782 9783111319292 9783111318912 9783111319087 9783111318110 |
ISSN: | 2626-1030 ; |
DOI: | 10.1515/9783110654769 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Deborah Kamen. |