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Slavery and social death
A Comparative Study
Book • 1982
In 'Slavery and Social Death,' Orlando Patterson conducts a comprehensive comparative study of slavery across various historical and geographical contexts, including ancient, premodern, and modern societies.
He argues that slavery is not merely an economic system but a complex institution characterized by violent domination, natal alienation, and social debasement.
Patterson rejects the traditional view of slavery as a relation of property, instead emphasizing the sociological, symbolic, and ideological factors that underpin the master-slave relationship.
The book is praised for its interdisciplinary approach, using qualitative and quantitative methods to highlight the universal structures and cross-cultural variations in slave systems.
He argues that slavery is not merely an economic system but a complex institution characterized by violent domination, natal alienation, and social debasement.
Patterson rejects the traditional view of slavery as a relation of property, instead emphasizing the sociological, symbolic, and ideological factors that underpin the master-slave relationship.
The book is praised for its interdisciplinary approach, using qualitative and quantitative methods to highlight the universal structures and cross-cultural variations in slave systems.
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Glenn Loury as a comprehensive history and social analysis of slavery across 2,500 years.
Glenn Loury as a comprehensive history and social analysis of slavery across 2,500 years.
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