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Slavery and other forms of strong asymmetrical dependencies : semantics and lexical fields /

This volume approaches the phenomenon of slavery and other types of strong asymmetrical dependencies from two methodologically and theoretically distinct perspectives: semantics and lexical fields. Detailed analyses promise to provide new insights into the worldview of pre-modern societies. The case...

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Corporate Author: Walter de Gruyter & Co
Other Authors: Bischoff, Jeannine (Editor), Conermann, Stephan (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2022]
Series:Dependency and Slavery Studies, 1
Subjects:
Dependency > History.
Slavery > History.
Dépendance (Politique) > Histoire.
Esclavage > Histoire.
Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700.
European history.
General & world history.
History.
Islamic studies.
Literature: history & criticism.
Society & social sciences.
Dependency
Slavery
asymmetry
serfdom
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This volume approaches the phenomenon of slavery and other types of strong asymmetrical dependencies from two methodologically and theoretically distinct perspectives: semantics and lexical fields. Detailed analyses promise to provide new insights into the worldview of pre-modern societies. The case studies range from Ancient China and Egypt over Greek and Maya societies to Early Modern Russia, the Ottoman Empire and Islamic and Roman law.
Physical Description:1 online resource (257 pages ).
ISBN:9783110786989
3110786982
9783110787047
3110787040
3110786915
9783110786910
ISSN:2701-1127 ;