UID:
almafu_9959237165802883
Format:
1 online resource (xiv, 611 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9786613316578
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9781107223783
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1107223784
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9781139139892
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1139139894
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9781283316576
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1283316579
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9781139139137
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1139139134
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9781139144919
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113914491X
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9781139140713
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113914071X
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9781139137584
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1139137581
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9780511973451
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0511973454
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9781139141598
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1139141597
Content:
Capitalizing on the rich historical record of late antiquity, and employing sophisticated methodologies from social and economic history, this book reinterprets the end of Roman slavery. Kyle Harper challenges traditional interpretations of a transition from antiquity to the Middle Ages, arguing instead that a deep divide runs through 'late antiquity', separating the Roman slave system from its early medieval successors. In the process, he covers the economic, social and institutional dimensions of ancient slavery and presents the most comprehensive analytical treatment of a pre-modern slave system now available. By scouring the late antique record, he has uncovered a wealth of new material, providing fresh insights into the ancient slave system, including slavery's role in agriculture and textile production, its relation to sexual exploitation, and the dynamics of social honor. By demonstrating the vitality of slavery into the later Roman empire, the author shows that Christianity triumphed amidst a genuine slave society.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
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Economy of Slavery: Introduction --
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Among slave systems: a profile of late Roman slavery --
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endless river: the supply and trade of slaves --
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Oikonomia: households, consumption, and production --
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Agricultural slavery: exchange, institutions, estates --
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Making of Honorable Society: Introduction --
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Semper timere: the aims and techniques of domination --
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Self, family, and community among slaves --
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Sex, status, and social reproduction --
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Mastery and the making of honor --
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Imperial Order: Introduction --
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Citizenship and litigation: slave status after the Antonine constitution --
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enslavement of Mediterranean bodies: child exposure and child sale --
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community of honor: the state and sexuality --
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Rites of manumission, rights of the freed --
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After the fall: Roman slavery and the end of antiquity --
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781107640818
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1107640814
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780521198615
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0521198615
Language:
English
Keywords:
Hochschulschrift
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Hochschulschrift
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https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511973451
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