Speaking of Slavery: Color, Ethnicity, and Human Bondage in Italy

by Steven A. Epstein

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"The language of slavery is the last but steep price any society must pay for having tolerated the institution and profited from it. . . . The hypocrisies, the racism, the sexism, the brutality bound up with the daily practice of slavery live on in language, where they continue to punish the descendants of both owners and slaves indiscriminately. The habits of expression that excused slavery endure as unfinished business, unexpiated sin, in all...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1501725122

ISBN13:9781501725128

Release Date:May 2018

Publisher:Cornell University Press

Length:234 Pages

Weight:0.77 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Age Range:18 years and up

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

Related Subjects

Discrimination & Racism Ethnic Studies Europe History Italy Linguistics Politics & Social Sciences Race Relations Social Science Social Sciences Specific Demographics Words, Language & Grammar

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