Testimonies of enslavement : sources on slavery from the Indian Ocean world
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Testimonies of enslavement : sources on slavery from the Indian Ocean world
Bloomsbury Academic, 2020
- : hbk
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  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Other authors: Alexander Geelen, Bram van den Hout and Merve Tosun
Includes indexes
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Drawing on the rich archives of the Court of Justice of Cochin, a main settlement of the Dutch East India Company, this book presents ten court cases that deal with themes of enslavement and 'enslavebility'. Offering detailed insights into interrogations and testimonies, they paint a unique picture of the complex historical realities in which processes of enslavement and relations of slavery were shaped.
Each original Dutch transcript is followed by an English translation, shedding light on the interactions between local systems of bondage and global systems of commodified slavery, and providing a new perspective on the global history of slavery.Analysing slavery in the Indian Ocean and South Asia, these case studies examine the dynamics of bondage, caste and social control, while offering a counterpoint to the traditional focus on Atlantic slavery.
Table of Contents
Introduction: Exploring the history of slavery
Case 1: The Abduction of Commena
Case 2: Searching for Kalie
Case 3: The Enslavement of Barrido
Case 4: Falsification of a Slave Ola
Case 5: Disputed Status
Case 6: Proof of Enslavement
Case 7: Fear and Escape
Case 8: Slave of Free?
Case 9: Retrieving Abducted Children
Case 10: Value of 'Freedom'
Conclusion: Reflecting on Trials of Enslavement
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