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Uncovering the Medieval Slave Trade -- A Conversation with Hannah Barker

Historiansplaining: A historian tells you why everything you know is wrong

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How to Write a Book on the Slave Trade?

The two countries that, as you explain, that bought and exploited the greatest number of these captives and slaves were egypt and italy. And in many respects, these places were very different. But they are all connected by their source of supply. You use this term, one single culture of slavery, or a shared culture of slavery. So why was that very important to you? And do you think that the whole subject looks different in some important way if you put these these people and places together in one analysis? Yes, so there there are two. One thing i should say before we really get into this is there were other societies that traded large numbers of slaves. We could also have

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