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Aboriginal Slavery on the Northwest Coast of North America
Leland Donald
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hardcover. This investigation of slavery on the northwest coast of North America argues that slaves and slavery were central to these hunting-fishing-gathering societies. It examines how important slaves were to the Northwest economies for their labour and for their value as major items of exchange. Num Pages: 375 pages, 42. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB; HBTS; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 499.
With his investigation of slavery on the Northwest Coast of North America, Leland Donald makes a significant contribution to our understanding of the aboriginal cultures of this area. He shows that Northwest Coast servitude, relatively neglected by researchers in the past, fits an appropriate cross-cultural definition of slavery. Arguing that slaves and slavery were central to these hunting-fishing-gathering societies, he points out how important slaves were to the Northwest Coast economies for their labor and for their value as major items of exchange. Slavery also played a major role in more famous and frequently analyzed Northwest Coast cultural forms such ... Read more
With his investigation of slavery on the Northwest Coast of North America, Leland Donald makes a significant contribution to our understanding of the aboriginal cultures of this area. He shows that Northwest Coast servitude, relatively neglected by researchers in the past, fits an appropriate cross-cultural definition of slavery. Arguing that slaves and slavery were central to these hunting-fishing-gathering societies, he points out how important slaves were to the Northwest Coast economies for their labor and for their value as major items of exchange. Slavery also played a major role in more famous and frequently analyzed Northwest Coast cultural forms such ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
California University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
375
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520206168
SKU
9780520206168
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About Leland Donald
Leland Donald is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Victoria and editor of Themes in Ethnology and Culture History: Essays in Honour of David F. Aberle (1987).
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