{"product_id":"slavery-in-africa-historical-38-anthropological-perspectives-paperback-softback-9780299073343","title":"Slavery in Africa; Historical \u0026#38; Anthropological Perspectives (Paperback \/ softback) 9780299073343","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSlavery in Africa\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eHistorical \u0026amp; Anthropological Perspectives\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSuzanne Miers (Author), Igor Kopytoff (Contributions by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780299073343\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 15 December 1979\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e492 pages, 17 maps\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 3.3 cm, 0.605 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e“This is a collection of original studies (by  eleven historians, five anthropologists, and two sociologists) analyzing  forms of servitude that have existed among the inhabitants of  relatively small geographical areas in widespread parts of Africa. The  countries included are Nigeria, Niger, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Cameroon,  Senegal, Benin, Botswana, Angola, Zaire, Mozambique, and Tanzania. The  value of these articles, many of which are detailed community studies  dealing with much more than slavery, is greatly increased by the  editors’ brilliant introductory essay, which summarizes the findings of  the contributors. In many cases the periods studied are late (the  nineteenth and even the twentieth centuries), but some of the authors  extend their coverage back to the earliest European contacts. Most of  the contributions are based upon taped interviews and unpublished  documents as well as printed sources, and all contain useful maps,  bibliographies, and glossaries of African terms.”—\u003ci\u003eThe Journal of Southern History\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e|\u003cdiv\u003e\"This excellent work consists of 16 essays  which view internal or indigenous African slavery from a variety of  perspectives. . . . A significant breakthrough in our understanding of a  crucial yet curiously neglected subject. Essential reading for all  Africanists and a very important acquisition for all academic  libraries.\"—\u003ci\u003eHistory\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis is the prequel book to \u003ci\u003eThe End of Slavery in Africa\u003c\/i\u003e, both very well-respected examinations of this subject.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Wisconsin Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52702537351448,"sku":"9780299073343","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/slavery-in-africa-historical-38-anthropological-perspectives-paperback-softback-9780299073343","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}