The Tsar's abolitionists : the slave trade in the Caucasus and its suppression / / by Liubov Kurtynova-D'Herlugnan.

• Superior document: Eurasian studies library, v. 2
• Author: Kurtynova-D'Herlugnan, Liubov.
• Year of Publication: 2010
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Eurasian studies library ; v. 2.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (240 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

This book presents a well-documented and important analysis of slavery and slave trade in the Caucasus within the fascinating contexts of Russian empire-building and emerging imperial identity of the Russian state as well as of the local political strategies of Caucasian political actors. The author offers a compelling, multi-layered analysis that is accessible to comparativists since it presents an important comparative case for slavery and its abolition, which helps us understand slavery in the broader contexts of both the ancient and western colonial worlds. The historical detail and use of frequent primary source quotations provide a lively sense of reality to this well-worked regional history with substantial comparative significance.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / L. Kurtynova-D’Herlugnan -- Chapter One. The Caucasus: Geography And People / L. Kurtynova-D’Herlugnan -- Chapter Two. Christians In Heterodox Captivity: The Historical Roots Of Russian Abolitionismin The Caucasus / L. Kurtynova-D’Herlugnan -- Chapter Three. The Southern Caucasus / L. Kurtynova-D’Herlugnan -- Chapter Four. The Northern Caucasus / L. Kurtynova-D’Herlugnan -- Conclusion. Explaining An Unlikely Abolitionism / L. Kurtynova-D’Herlugnan -- Bibliography / L. Kurtynova-D’Herlugnan -- Index / L. Kurtynova-D’Herlugnan.