That Most Precious Merchandise: The Mediterranean Trade in Black Sea Slaves, 1260-1500

by Hannah Barker

Book Overview

The history of the Black Sea as a source of Mediterranean slaves stretches from ancient Greek colonies to human trafficking networks in the present day. At its height during the fourteenth and early fifteenth centuries, the Black Sea slave trade was not the sole source of Mediterranean slaves; Genoese, Venetian, and Egyptian merchants bought captives taken in conflicts throughout the region, from North Africa, sub-Saharan Africa, the Balkans, and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 151282366X
• ISBN13: 9781512823660
• Release Date: July 2022
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"