ANCIENT SLAVERY AND MODERN IDEOLOGY by M. I. Finley, Brent D. Shaw ( 9781558761711 )

Item Details

Title:

ANCIENT SLAVERY AND MODERN IDEOLOGY

By:

M. I. Finley, Brent D. Shaw

Format:

Paperback

List price:

£26.95

Our price:

£26.14

Discount:

3% off

You save:

£0.81

ISBN 10:

1558761713

ISBN 13:

9781558761711

Availability:

Usually dispatched within 1-3 weeks.

Delivery rates

Stock:

Currently 0 available

Publisher:

MARKUS WIENER PUBLISHING INC

Pub. date:

1 January, 1998

Edition:

2nd Revised edition

Pages:

320

Description:

A study of slavery in ancient Greece and Italy. Sir Moses Finley discusses how slave societies came into being and considers the moral, social and economic underpinnings that allowed them to prosper. He also compares ancient slave societies with their more modern counterparts in the New World.

Synopsis:

The author compares slave societies with the ir relatively modern counterparts in the New World to show a new perspective on the history of slavery. He sheds light o n the complex ways in which ideological interests affect his torical interpretation. '

Illustrations:

illustrations

Publication:

Imprint:

Markus Wiener Publishing Inc

Returns:

Returnable

Some other items by this author:

BRINGING IN THE SHEAVES

BRINGING IN THE SHEAVES (HB)

BRINGING IN THE SHEAVES (PB)

CLASSICAL SLAVERY (HB)