Race and slavery in the Middle East an historical enquiry

From the time of Moses up to the 1960s, slavery was a fact of life in the Middle East. But if the Middle East was the last region to renounce slavery, how do we account for its - and especially Islam's - image of racial harmony? This book explores these questions

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Main Author: Lewis, Bernard
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Oxford University Press 1992, 1992
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Collection: Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:From the time of Moses up to the 1960s, slavery was a fact of life in the Middle East. But if the Middle East was the last region to renounce slavery, how do we account for its - and especially Islam's - image of racial harmony? This book explores these questions
Item Description:Originally published: 1990
Physical Description:v, 184 p., 24 p. of plates col. ill
ISBN:9780199854561