Aboriginal slavery on the Northwest Coast of North America /:

Leland Donald shows that Northwest Coast servitude, relatively neglected by researchers in the past, fits an appropriate cross-cultural definition of slavery. Arguing that slaves and slavery were central to these hunting-fishing-gathering societies, he points out how important slaves were to the Nor...

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1. Verfasser: Donald, Leland, 1942-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©1997.
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Zusammenfassung:Leland Donald shows that Northwest Coast servitude, relatively neglected by researchers in the past, fits an appropriate cross-cultural definition of slavery. Arguing that slaves and slavery were central to these hunting-fishing-gathering societies, he points out how important slaves were to the Northwest Coast economies for their labour and for their value as major items of exchange.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xvi, 379 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-365) and index.
ISBN:9780520918115
0520918118
0585128839
9780585128832

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