Slavery and Emancipation in Islamic East Africa: From Honor to Respectability
Author:   Elisabeth McMahon (Tulane University, Louisiana)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
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9781107533783


Pages:   302
Publication Date:   02 July 2015
Format:   Paperback
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Slavery and Emancipation in Islamic East Africa: From Honor to Respectability


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Author:   Elisabeth McMahon (Tulane University, Louisiana)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.30cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 22.80cm
Weight:   0.460kg
ISBN:  

9781107533783


ISBN 10:   1107533783
Pages:   302
Publication Date:   02 July 2015
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Mzuri Kwao and slavery in eastern Africa; 3. Reputation and disputing in the courts; 4. Reputation, heshima, and community; 5. Mitigating vulnerability and kinship; 6. Magic, witchcraft, power, and vulnerability; Conclusion.

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'This detailed, absorbing and thought-provoking study is the most explicit attempt so far to address the aftermath of slavery in East Africa, a topic that has shown up in many previous studies but rarely been the main focus.' Felicitas Becker, H-Soz-Kult


Author Information

Elisabeth McMahon is an Assistant Professor of History at Tulane University. Her work has appeared in the Journal of Social History, the Journal of Women's History, the International Journal of African Historical Studies, the Women's History Review and Quaker History. She received her PhD from Indiana University.

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