Speaking of Slavery: Color, Ethnicity, and Human Bondage in Italy by Steven A. Epstein

Conjunctions of Religion and Power in the Medieval Past

Speaking of Slavery: Color, Ethnicity, and Human Bondage in Italy

Steven A. Epstein

234 pages paperback

2 editions

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In this highly original work, Steven A. Epstein shows that the ways Italians employ words and think about race and labor are profoundly affected by the language used in medieval Italy to sustain a system of slavery. The author's findings about the...

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