Abstract
AbstractSlavery in South Asia during the early modern and colonial periods is a broad and diverse category, including practices ranging from agricultural slavery to military to domestic slavery. As a result, scholars have emphasized the need to avoid generalizations and consider this subject in a highly contextualized, historicized manner. This chapter provides an overview of the different forms and experiences of slavery in this region, covering topics such as mechanisms of enslavement, intra- and inter-regional slave trades, practices of manumission, as well as continuities and shifts during the colonial period.
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Springer International Publishing
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