Women and Slavery, Volume One: Africa, the Indian Ocean World, and the Medieval North Atlantic [1] 0821417231, 9780821417232

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Women and Slavery, Volume One: Africa, the Indian Ocean World, and the Medieval North Atlantic [1]
 0821417231, 9780821417232

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CONTENTS A Tribute to Suzanne Miers martin a. klein and richard roberts

Preface

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Introduction Women as Slaves and Owners of Slaves Experiences from Africa, the Indian Ocean World, and the Early Atlantic joseph c. miller

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I. Women in Domestic Slavery across Africa and Asia 1. Women, Marriage, and Slavery in Sub-Saharan Africa in the Nineteenth Century catherine coquery-vidrovitch

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2. Sex, Power, and Family Life in the Harem A Comparative Study martin a. klein

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3. The Law of the (White) Father Psychoanalysis, “Paternalism,”and the Historiography of Cape Slave Women Copyright © 2007. Ohio University Press. All rights reserved.

sharifa ahjum

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II. Women in Islamic Households 4. Mjakazi, Mpambe, Mjoli, Suria Female Slaves in Swahili Sources 111

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5. Prices for Female Slaves and Changes in Their Life Cycle Evidence from German East Africa jan-georg deutsch

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III. Women in Households on the Fringes of Christianity and Commerce 6. Thralls and Queens Female Slavery in the Medieval Norse Atlantic 147

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Campbell, G., Miers, S., & Miller, J. C. (Eds.). (2007). Women and slavery : Africa and the western indian ocean islands. ProQuest Ebook Central