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Slavery in the Roman World Sandra R. Joshel (University of Washington)

Slavery in the Roman World By Sandra R. Joshel (University of Washington)

Slavery in the Roman World by Sandra R. Joshel (University of Washington)


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Summary

A lively and comprehensive overview of Roman slavery, ideal for introductory-level students of the ancient Mediterranean world. Using a variety of sources, including literature, law, and material culture, Joshel examines all aspects of Roman slavery including legal condition, sale, family and social lives, and relations between slaves and slaveholders.

Slavery in the Roman World Summary

Slavery in the Roman World by Sandra R. Joshel (University of Washington)

Sandra Joshel provides a comprehensive overview of Roman slavery. Using a variety of sources, including literature, law, and material culture, she examines the legal condition of Roman slaves, traces the stages of the sale of slaves, analyses the relations between slaves and slaveholders, and details the social and family lives of slaves. Richly illustrated with images of slaves, captives, and the material conditions of slaves, this book also considers food, clothing, and housing of slaves, thereby locating slaves in their physical surroundings - the cook in the kitchen, the maid in her owner's bedroom, the smith in a workshop, and the farm labourer in a vineyard. Based on rigorous scholarship, Slavery in the Roman World serves as a lively, accessible account to introductory-level students of the ancient Mediterranean world.

About Sandra R. Joshel (University of Washington)

Sandra Joshel is Professor of History at the University of Washington in Seattle. A scholar of Roman slavery, women, and gender, she is the author of Work, Identity and Legal Status at Rome: A Study of the Occupational Inscriptions and editor (with Sheila Murnaghan) of Women and Slaves in Greco-Roman Culture: Differential Equations and (with Margaret Malamud and Donald T. McGuire) Imperial Projections: Ancient Rome in Modern Popular Culture.

Table of Contents

1. An introduction to Roman slavery; 2. The Roman social order and a history of slavery; 3. The slave of slaves; 4. The practices of slaveholders and the lives of slaves; 5. Slaves at work: in the fields, the household, and the shop.

Additional information

GOR007262394
9780521535014
0521535018
Slavery in the Roman World by Sandra R. Joshel (University of Washington)
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Cambridge University Press
2010-08-16
252
Winner of A Choice Outstanding Academic Title 2011
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