Slave trading in the Early Middle Ages : Long-distance connections in northern and east central Europe / Janel M. Fontaine.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fontaine, Janel M., Author.

Contributor:

Fontaine, Janel M., Contributor.

Series:

Manchester Medieval Studies

Manchester Medieval Studies ; 38

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : 5 black and white maps

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Manchester : Manchester University Press, [2025]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This book examines slave trading in northern and eastern central Europe from the seventh century through the eleventh century, tracing its growth, climax, and decline. Demand from the Islamic world in the ninth and tenth centuries prompted changes in warfare, trade logistics, and administrative responses to slavery in the slaving zones centred on the British Isles and the Czech lands. This study establishes slave trading as a core driver of connectivity and presents a model for this practice in politically fragmented areas of Europe.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Acknowledgements

List of abbreviations

Maps

Introduction

I The economics of slave trading

1 Slavery within the slaving zones

2 External demand

3 Making slaves

II Logistics and strategies of slaving

4 Warfare and enslavement

5 Small-scale slave trading

6 High-demand systems

7 Slaving and power

Epilogue

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

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Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781526160102

1526160102

OCLC:

1499152632