Category Archives: Notes about the History of Slavery

Esclavitud en el Siglo XX, en España: el Sáhara Occidental

Posted on April 30, 2022 by David Roman

Me interesa mucho el tema de la historia de la esclavitud porque creo que es algo de lo que se habla poco y, en general, se desconoce mucho. He escrito una serie entera de ensayos sobre ello, que se pueden … Continue reading →

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Notes on the History of Slavery: Why did Western European Slavery end in the 12th Century?

Posted on April 3, 2021 by David Roman

Two of my best-read posts ever in this blog, “The Downsides of World Government” (Part 1 and Part 2) deal with, well, the downsides of having centralized, world-encompassing authorities. So this really caught my eye: I was recently reading Volume … Continue reading →

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Notes on the History of Slavery: Slave Prices in Antiquity

Posted on January 23, 2021 by David Roman

The following is from Kyle Harper’s 2010 paper “Slave prices in antiquity (and in the very long term).” Right off the bat, a very important disclaimer: There is an obvious reason why the cliometric revolution can only make limited inroads … Continue reading →

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Notes on the History of Slavery: China

Posted on December 23, 2020 by David Roman

In his 2013 paper “Slavery and forced labor in early China and the Roman world,” Walter Scheidel remarks on the contrast between the ancient, Classic-era economies of the Mediterranean — where slavery may even have been critical in producing the … Continue reading →

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Notes on the History of Slavery: Ancient Greece

Posted on October 23, 2020 by David Roman

From “Slavery and economy in the Greek world,” found at “The Cambridge World History of Slavery”: Most societies in the past have had slaves, and almost all peoples have at some time in their pasts been both slaves and owners … Continue reading →

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