Arming Slaves: From Classical Times to the Modern Age by Christopher Leslie Brow

Description: Arming Slaves by Christopher Leslie Brown, Philip D. Morgan Arming slaves as soldiers is a counterintuitive idea. Yet throughout history, in many varied societies, slaveholders have entrusted slaves with the use of deadly force. This book is the first to survey the practice broadly across space and time, encompassing the cultures of classical Greece, the early Islamic kingdoms of the Near East, West and East Africa, the British and French Caribbean, the United States, and Latin America.To facilitate cross-cultural comparisons, each chapter addresses four crucial issues: the social and cultural facts regarding the arming of slaves, the experience of slave soldiers, the ideological origins and consequences of equipping enslaved peoples for battle, and the impact of the practice on the status of slaves and slavery itself. What emerges from the book is a new historical understanding: the arming of slaves is neither uncommon nor paradoxical but is instead both predictable and explicable. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Arming slaves as soldiers is a counterintuitive idea. Yet throughout history, in many varied societies, slaveholders have entrusted slaves with the use of deadly force. This book is the first to survey the practice broadly across space and time, encompassing the cultures of classical Greece, the early Islamic kingdoms of the Near East, West and East Africa, the British and French Caribbean, the United States, and Latin America.To facilitate cross-cultural comparisons, each chapter addresses four crucial issues: the social and cultural facts regarding the arming of slaves, the experience of slave soldiers, the ideological origins and consequences of equipping enslaved peoples for battle, and the impact of the practice on the status of slaves and slavery itself. What emerges from the book is a new historical understanding: the arming of slaves is neither uncommon nor paradoxical but is instead both predictable and explicable. Author Biography Christopher Leslie Brown is associated professor of history at Rutgers University. Philip D. Morgan holds The Sidney and Ruth Lapidus Professorship in the American Revolutionary Era at Princeton University. Review "No other book comes close to the broad coverage and wide scope of this important collection." - Stanley Engerman, University of Rochester Long Description Arming slaves as soldiers is a counterintuitive idea. Yet throughout history, in many varied societies, slaveholders have entrusted slaves with the use of deadly force. This book is the first to survey the practice broadly across space and time, encompassing the cultures of classical Greece, the early Islamic kingdoms of the Near East, West and East Africa, the British and French Caribbean, the United States, and Latin America. To facilitate cross-cultural comparisons, each chapter addresses four crucial issues: the social and cultural facts regarding the arming of slaves, the experience of slave soldiers, the ideological origins and consequences of equipping enslaved peoples for battle, and the impact of the practice on the status of slaves and slavery itself. What emerges from the book is a new historical understanding: the arming of slaves is neither uncommon nor paradoxical but is instead both predictable and explicable. Review Quote No other book comes close to the broad coverage and wide scope of this important collection.Stanley Engerman, University of Rochester Details ISBN0300109008 Short Title ARMING SLAVES Publisher Yale University Press Language English ISBN-10 0300109008 ISBN-13 9780300109009 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2006 Imprint Yale University Press Subtitle From Classical Times to the Modern Age Country of Publication United States Place of Publication New Haven Series The David Brion Davis Series Illustrations 5 maps DOI 10.1604/9780300109009 AU Release Date 2006-04-01 NZ Release Date 2006-04-01 US Release Date 2006-04-01 UK Release Date 2006-04-01 Author Philip D. Morgan Edited by Philip D. Morgan Pages 384 Publication Date 2006-04-01 DEWEY 355.3308625 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:7007965;

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