Arming Slaves: From Classical Times to the Modern Age
(Part of the The David Brion Davis Series Series)
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Arming slaves as soldiers is a counterintuitive idea. Yet throughout history, in many varied societies, slaveholders have entrusted slaves with the use of deadly force. This book is the first to survey the practice broadly across space and time, encompassing the cultures of classical Greece, the early Islamic kingdoms of the Near East, West and East Africa, the British and French Caribbean, the United States, and Latin America. To facilitate...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0300109008
ISBN13:9780300109009
Release Date:June 2006
Publisher:Yale University Press
Length:384 Pages
Weight:1.25 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.5" x 9.2"
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