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Testimonies of enslavement : sources on slavery from the Indian Ocean world / Matthias van Rossum, Alexander Geelen, Bram van den Hout and Merve Tusan.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rossum, Matthias van, 1984- author.
- Geelen, Alexander, author.
- van den Hout, Bram, author.
- Tusan, Merve, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Slavery--India--History.
- Slavery.
- Slave trade--India--History.
- Slave trade.
- Cochin (India)--History.
- Cochin (India).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (329 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Distribution:
- [London, England] : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020
- Place of Publication:
- London [England] : Bloomsbury Academic, 2020.
- Summary:
- Drawing on the rich archives of the Court of Justice of Cochin, a main settlement of the Dutch East India Company, this book presents ten court cases that deal with themes of enslavement and 'enslavebility'. Offering detailed insights into interrogations and testimonies, they paint a unique picture of the complex historical realities in which processes of enslavement and relations of slavery were shaped. Each original Dutch transcript is followed by an English translation, shedding light on the interactions between local systems of bondage and global systems of commodified slavery, and providing a new perspective on the global history of slavery. Analysing slavery in the Indian Ocean and South Asia, these case studies examine the dynamics of bondage, caste and social control, while offering a counterpoint to the traditional focus on Atlantic slavery.
- Contents:
- Introduction: Exploring the history of slavery
- Case 1: The Abduction of Commena
- Case 2: Searching for Kalie
- Case 3: The Enslavement of Barrido
- Case 4: Falsification of a Slave Ola
- Case 5: Disputed Status
- Case 6: Proof of Enslavement
- Case 7: Fear and Escape
- Case 8: Slave of Free?
- Case 9: Retrieving Abducted Children
- Case 10: Value of 'Freedom' Conclusion: Reflecting on Trials of Enslavement
- Glossary
- Index.
- ISBN:
- 9781350122376
- 1350122378
- 9781350140318
- 1350140317
- 9781350122369
- 135012236X
- OCLC:
- 1178885053
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