Slaves from the North : Finns and Karelians in the East European slave trade, 900-1600 / by Jukka Korpela.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Korpela, Jukka, 1957- author.

Series:

Studies in global slavery ; Volume 5.

Studies in global slavery ; Volume 5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Slave trade--Finland--History.

Slave trade.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (316 pages).

Place of Publication:

Leiden, The Netherlands ; Boston : Brill, [2019]

Summary:

In this book Jukka Korpela offers an analysis of the trade in kidnapped Finns and Karelians into slavery in Eastern Europe. Blond slaves from the north of Europe were rare luxury items in Black Sea and Caspian markets, and the high prices they commanded stimulated and sustained a long-distance trade based on kidnapping in special robbery missions and war expeditions. Captives were sold into the Volga slave trade and transported through market webs further south. This business differed and was separate from the large-scale raids carried out on Crimeans for enslavement in Eastern Europe, or the mass kidnappings characteristic of Mediterranean slavery. The trade in Finns and Karelians provides new perspectives on the formation of the Russian state as well as the economic networks of official and unofficial markets in Eastern Europe.

Contents:

Front Matter

Copyright / Jukka Korpela

Preface / Jukka Korpela

Maps and Tables / Jukka Korpela

Introduction / Jukka Korpela

Eastern European Slave Trade / Jukka Korpela

Late Medieval Lords and Warlords / Jukka Korpela

The Northern Forests / Jukka Korpela

The State and Its Wealth / Jukka Korpela

Conclusions: Finns, Karelians and Human Trafficking / Jukka Korpela

Back Matter

Sources and Literature / Jukka Korpela

Index of Place Names and Personalnames and Key Concepts / Jukka Korpela.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

ISBN:

90-04-38173-2

OCLC:

1061817967

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004381735 DOI