Screen LibrarySlaves and slavery in ancient Greece /
"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...
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Cambridge University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Cambridge, United Kingdom : |
| Publication Dates: | 2021. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Key themes in ancient history
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"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"-- |
| Carrier Form: | xv, 277 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 252-270) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781107658899 1107658896 9781107032347 1107032342 |
| Index Number: | HT863 |
| CLC: | K125 |
| Call Number: | K125/F732 |
| Contents: | 1. Approaching slavery in ancient Greece: motivations, methods and definitions -- 2. Becoming a slave: "the day of slavery" -- 3. Being a slave: experiences of slavery -- 4. Slaves and status -- 5. Resourceful slaves and controlling masters -- 6. Why should we care? |