Historiography and Research Problems of Slavery and the Slave Trade in a Global-Historical Perspective
Michael Zeuske
Summary T his article takes a global-historical perspective on all slaveries and slave trades (and contraband trading of human bodies) in relation to today's state capitalist accumulation. It follows the different “national” schools slavery research imperial traditions, as well sections historical thinking stimulated through research. Although legal ownership over humans does not exist any more, more women men are conditions today than other period history since 1200. Against this background, criticizes concentration historiography “hegemonic” (antique, Islamic, American plantation slaveries) proposes focus smaller “slaveries” world (first children), agency slaves women, rather “great” tradition “Roman Law”.
International Review of Social History