Ending Slavery Hierarchy, Dependency and Gender in Central Mauritania
»Ending Slavery« offers insights into the »how« of practices of slavery that persist in parts of Mauritania up to the present day. It brings to the light the gendered structures of Moorish slavery, and examines their impact on strategies and tactics designed to bring this institution to an end. Unde...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Bielefeld
transcript Verlag
2015
Bielefeld : [2015] |
| Edition: | 1st ed |
| Series: | Kultur und soziale Praxis
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009438902506719 |
Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter 1 Contents 5 Preface 9 Acknowledgements 15 Note on Transliteration 17 Introduction 19 Chapter 1. Approaching Slavery in Bn Society 27 Chapter 2. Changing Configurations of Hierarchy and Dependency 49 Chapter 3. Slave Women 93 Chapter 4. The Demography of Western Saharan Slavery 113 Chapter 5. Gender and Status in the Topography of Work 139 Chapter 6. The Historical Dynamics of Bn Economy 177 Chapter 7. Small Dams, Large Dams: Bn Land Tenure and Social Stratification 199 Chapter 8. The Difference in Identity 253 Chapter 9. Where Do They Go To? 285 Notes 295 Transliteration of Arabic Characters 395 Bibliography 397 Index 423
