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The Cambridge world history of slavery. Volume 1, The ancient Mediterranean world / edited by Keith...

The Cambridge world history of slavery. Volume 1, The a...

The Cambridge world history of slavery. Volume 1, The ancient Mediterranean world / edited by Keith...

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The Cambridge world history of slavery. Volume 1, The ancient Mediterranean world / edited by Keith Bradley, Paul Cartledge. [electronic resource]

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Full title

The Cambridge world history of slavery. Volume 1, The ancient Mediterranean world / edited by Keith Bradley, Paul Cartledge. [electronic resource]

Publisher

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2011.

Uniform title

Cambridge histories online.

Alternative title

BOOK

Record Identifier

74VKVZRKgwqA

MMS ID

991023970894102626

Language

English

Formats

Physical Description

Physical content

1 online resource (xi, 620 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Content type

text

Media type

computer

Carrier type

online resource

Contents

Slavery in the ancient Near East / Daniel C. Snell -- Slaves in Greek literary culture / Peter Hunt -- Classical Athens / T.E. Rihll -- The Helots: a contemporary review / Paul Cartledge -- Slavery and economy in the Greek world / Dimitris J. Kyrtatas -- The slave supply in classical Greece / David...

Publication information

Publisher

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2011.

Place of Publication

England

Date Published

2011.

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Scope and Contents

Summary

Volume 1 in the new Cambridge World History of Slavery surveys the history of slavery in the ancient Mediterranean world. Although chapters are devoted to the ancient Near East and the Jews, its principal concern is with the societies of ancient Greece and Rome. These are often considered as the first examples in world history of genuine slave soci...

Alternative Titles

Full title

The Cambridge world history of slavery. Volume 1, The ancient Mediterranean world / edited by Keith Bradley, Paul Cartledge. [electronic resource]

Variant title

Cambridge histories online.

BOOK

Authors, Artists and Contributors
Notes

General note

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 18 Nov 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Language note

English

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Primary Identifiers

Record Identifier

74VKVZRKgwqA

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVZRKgwqA

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ISBN

0-511-78034-6

1-316-18314-9

1-316-18362-9

DDC

306.3620936

MMS ID

991023970894102626

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