Slavery in the Great Lakes Region of East Africa:

Slavery was more important in the Great Lakes region than often has been assumed and Africans from the interior played a more complex role than was previously recognised.<br>These ten 10 studies by the most prominent historians of the region. They reveal the connections between the peoples of...

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Other Authors: Médard, Henri 1966- (Editor), Doyle, Shane ca. 20./21. Jh (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford James Currey 2017
Series:East African studies
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Summary:Slavery was more important in the Great Lakes region than often has been assumed and Africans from the interior played a more complex role than was previously recognised.<br>These ten 10 studies by the most prominent historians of the region. They reveal the connections between the peoples of the region as well as their encounters with conquering Europeans.<br>Slavery was not a uniform phenomenon and the line between enslaved and non-slave labour was fine. This book challenges the assertion that domestic slavery increased in Africa as the result of the international trade.<br><br>HENRI MEDARD is a Lecturer in History at the University of Paris I Pantheon Sorbonne and Cemaj; SHANE DOYLE is a Lecturer in History at Leeds University<br>Contributors include: DAVID SCHOENBRUN, JAN-GEORG DEUTSCH, MARK LEOPOLD, RICHARD REID, HOLLY HANSON, EDWARD I. STEINHART, JEAN-PIERRE CHRETIEN & SHANE DOYLE<br><br>North America: Ohio U Press; Uganda: Fountain Publishers; Kenya: EAEP
Item Description:Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 28 Aug 2017)
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 273 Seiten)
ISBN:9781782049883

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