Format:
xv, 277 Seiten
,
Illustrationen, Karten
ISBN:
9781107032347
,
9781107658899
Series Statement:
Key themes in ancient history
Content:
"In this book, Forsdyke uncovers the wide range of experiences of slaves in ancient Greece. By focusing on the perspectives of slaves themselves, rather than their owners, she gives voice to a group that is often rendered silent by the historical record. By reading ancient sources 'against the grain,' and through careful deployment of comparative evidence from more recent slave-owning societies, she demonstrates that slaves engaged in a variety of strategies to deal with their conditions of enslavement, ranging from calculated accommodation to full-scale rebellion. Along the way, she demonstrates that slaves made a vital contribution to almost all aspects of Greek society. Above all, she shows that, despite often brutal treatment, slaves sometimes displayed great ingenuity in exploiting the tensions and contradictions within the system of slavery"--
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781139505772
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe Forsdyke, Sara, 1967 - Slaves and slavery in ancient Greece Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2021 ISBN 9781139505772
Language:
English
Subjects:
History
Keywords:
Griechenland
;
Sklaverei
;
Sklave
;
Griechenland
;
Sklaverei
;
Sklave
;
Sozialgeschichte
DOI:
10.1017/978-1-139-50577-2
