Serfdom and Slavery: Studies in Legal Bondage

by Michael L. Bush

Serfdom and Slavery compares the two forms of legal servitude in cultures in Western civilization, in Europe and the New World from ancient times to the modern period. Within a tightly controlled framework of general contextual chapters followed by specific case studies, a distinguished team of scholars offers 17 specially written essays that illuminate the nature, development, impact and termination of serfdom and slavery in European society...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0582291852
• ISBN13: 9780582291850
• Release Date: August 1996
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"