Monthly Archives: June 2020

Notes on the History of Slavery: Southern Europe

Posted on June 26, 2020 by David Roman

In “Albanian slavery in European Medieval times”, a 2019 paper by Petrit Latifi, the author concludes that Albanians were enslaved locally or sold themselves as slaves or servants especially after the fall of Shkoder, the northern Albanian capital, to the … Continue reading →

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Curiosidades del Imperio Español en Ecuador (2)

Posted on June 15, 2020 by David Roman

(La primera parte está aquí) En este libro, el desfile de casos citados de canibalismo por toda la Audiencia de Quito y alrededores es apabullante, a pesar de la llegada de la administración española, desde luego opuesta a la práctica. … Continue reading →

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Karl Marx & Marxists on Open Borders

Posted on June 4, 2020 by David Roman

(This is an extract from an older post, modified and amplified.) You can’t be a Marxist AND be for open borders. Karl Marx often argued that the importation of low-paid Irish immigrants to England forced them into hostile competition with … Continue reading →

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La Nobleza Castellana durante la Reconquista (2)

Posted on June 2, 2020 by David Roman

(Viene de aquí) Siguiendo con el hilo feminista, aquí hay una interesante discusión sobre la obligatoriedad de tener libre consentimiento de ambas partes para el matrimonio, algo que parece haber sido bastante exclusivo de la tradición europea (incluso pre-cristiana) por … Continue reading →

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