| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 277 pages) : illustrations (some color), color maps |
| Series |
Key themes in ancient history |
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Key themes in ancient history.
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| Contents |
Cover -- Half-title page -- Series page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Note on Translations, Dates and Abbreviations -- Chapter 1 Approaching Slavery in Ancient Greece: Motivations, Methods and Definitions -- Chapter 2 Becoming a Slave: "The Day of Slavery" -- Chapter 3 Being a Slave: Experiences of Slavery -- Chapter 4 Slaves and Status -- Chapter 5 Resourceful Slaves and Controlling Masters -- Chapter 6 Why Should We Care? -- Bibliographical Essay -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Summary |
"In this book, Forsdyke uncovers the wide range of experiences of slaves in ancient Greece. By focusing on the perspectives of slaves themselves, rather than their owners, she gives voice to a group that is often rendered silent by the historical record. By reading ancient sources 'against the grain,' and through careful deployment of comparative evidence from more recent slave-owning societies, she demonstrates that slaves engaged in a variety of strategies to deal with their conditions of enslavement, ranging from calculated accommodation to full-scale rebellion. Along the way, she demonstrates that slaves made a vital contribution to almost all aspects of Greek society. Above all, she shows that, despite often brutal treatment, slaves sometimes displayed great ingenuity in exploiting the tensions and contradictions within the system of slavery"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 13, 2021) |
| Subject |
Slavery -- Greece -- History -- To 1500
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Slavery
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| SUBJECT |
Greece -- History -- 146 B.C.-323 A.D. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85057092
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| Subject |
Greece
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2020058402 |
| ISBN |
9781139505772 |
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1139505777 |
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9781009064293 |
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1009064290 |
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