As If Silent and Absent: Bonds of Enslavement in the Islamic Middle East

摘要: This groundbreaking book reconceptualizes slavery through the voices of enslaved persons themselves, that have remained silent in narratives conventional history. Focusing particular on Islamic Middle East from late eighteenth to early twentieth century, Ehud R. Toledano examines how bonded experienced enslavement Ottoman societies. He draws court records and a variety other unexamined primary sources uncover important new information about Africans Circassians who were forcibly removed their own societies transplanted cultures alien them. also considers experiences these people within context global history slavery. The looks at bonds an original perspective, moving away traditional master/slave domination paradigm toward point view responses plight. With keen insights, suggests ways thinking enslavement.