Orlando Patterson, property, and ancient slavery: the definitional question revisited

This essay provides a critique of Orlando Patterson's analysis of property and slavery. Traditionally, the notion that the slave was the property of his or her owner was seen as the distinguishing characteristic of slavery. Patterson criticised this approach on several counts, replacing the tra...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lewis, David
Other Authors: Bodel, John
Format: Book Section
Published: Wiley-Blackwell 2016
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/45524/