The many faces of slavery : : new perspectives on slave ownership and experiences in the Americas / / edited by Lawrence Aje and Catherine Armstrong.

This book explores non-traditional forms of slavery that existed outside the plantation system to illustrate the pluralities of slave ownership and experiences in the Americas, from the 17th to the 19th century. Including urban slavery, slave self-hiring, quasi-free or nominal slaves, domestic slave...

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Place / Publishing House:London, England : : Bloomsbury Academic,, [2020]
©2020
Year of Publication:2020
Language:English
Physical Description:1 online resource (257 pages)
Notes:Includes index.
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Summary:This book explores non-traditional forms of slavery that existed outside the plantation system to illustrate the pluralities of slave ownership and experiences in the Americas, from the 17th to the 19th century. Including urban slavery, slave self-hiring, quasi-free or nominal slaves, domestic slave concubines, slave vendors, slave soldiers and sailors, slave preachers, slave overseers, and many other types of "societies with slaves", it documents unconventional forms of slave ownership.
ISBN:1350071439
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: edited by Lawrence Aje and Catherine Armstrong.