Five thousand years of slavery /

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by Gann, Marjorie.
[ 01. English Non Fiction ] Authors: Willen, Janet. Published by : Tundra Books, (Toronto :) Physical details: 168 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 24 cm. Subject(s): Slavery --History. Year : 2011 01. English Non Fiction Item type : 01. English Non Fiction
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Traces the practice of slavery throughout the millennia, drawing on historical narratives, personal accounts, and visual sources to cover such examples as the ancient Sumerian practice of selling impoverished children into bondage and the oppression of ninth-century Zanj salt marsh workers.