Asian and African systems of slavery
Aufsatzsammlung
348 pages ; 23 cm
9780631110118, 9780520040311, 0631110119, 0520040317
10392842
Slavery as an institution, open and closed systems / James L. Watson
Slavery in time and space / Jack Goody
Raiders and traders in Adamawa: slavery as a regional system / Philip Burnham
The Comorians and the East African slave trade / Gill Shepherd
Modes of production and slavery in Madagascar: two case studies / Maurice Bloch
Slavery and indenture in Mauritius and Seychelles / Burton Benedict
Power and status in South Asian slavery / Lionel Caplan
Opposition and interdependence: demographic and economic perspectives on Nyinba slavery / Nancy E. Levine
Transactions in people: the Chinese market in slaves, servants, and heirs / James L. Watson
Thai institutions of slavery / Andrew Turton
Slaves, aristocrats and export of sago in Sarawak / H.S. Morris
Six of the eleven essays included were presented as papers at a seminar held at the University of London, School of Oriental and African Studies in 1976