Screen LibrarySlavery and empire in Central Asia /
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Cambridge University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Cambridge, United Kingdom : |
| Publication Dates: | 2018. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
Cambridge studies in Islamic civilization
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| Carrier Form: | viii, 227 pages : map ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781108470513 1108470513 |
| Index Number: | HT1296 |
| CLC: | D033.1-09 |
| Call Number: | D033.1-09/E22 |
| Contents: |
The setting: Russia, Iran, and the slaves of the Khanates -- Beyond the bazaars: geographies of the slave trade in Central Asia -- From despair to liberation: Mirza Mahmud Taq Ashtiyan's ten years of slavery -- The slaves' world: jobs, roles and families -- From slaves to serfs: manumission along the Kazakh frontier -- The Khan as Russian agent: native informants and abolition -- The conquest of Khiva and the myth of Russian abolitionism in Central Asia |