Slavery and Resistance in Africa and Asia - Bonds of Resistance (Hardcover)

Previously published as a special issue of the journal Slavery and Abolition, this book brings together a series of pioneering studies, by experts in the field, on resistance to forms of bondage in Africa, Asia and the Indian Ocean world. areas, analyse the causes, duration and structure of resistance and underscore similarities and contrasts across the Africa-Asian regions. to what degree, if any, resistance was effective in alleviating the nature of bondage the book provides a comparison with the much more publicised Atlantic system. spectrum of disciplines and area studies.