Slaves and slavery in ancient Greece /
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Author / Creator: | Forsdyke, Sara, 1967- author. |
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Imprint: | Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2021. ©2021 |
Description: | xv, 277 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 23 cm. |
Language: | English |
Series: | Key themes in ancient history Key themes in ancient history. |
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Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12707504 |
ISBN: | 9781107032347 1107032342 9781107658899 1107658896 9781139505772 9781009064293 |
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Notes: | Includes bibliographical references and 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"-- |
Other form: | Online version: Forsdyke, Sara, 1967- Slaves and slavery in ancient Greece Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2021. 9781139505772 |
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