Slavery and beyond: The Making of Men and Chikunda Ethnic Identities in the Unstable World of South-Central Africa, 1750-1920

Further historical comparisons of the Chikunda position as military slaves with the Mamluk regimes in Egypt, or Classical Greek and Roman models, would have helped resolve the paradoxical situation of armed slaves found by the authors. Despite these citation problems the book offers a fascinating st...

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Published in:Africa (London. 1928) 2005, Vol.75 (2), p.242-243
Main Author: Dritsas, Lawrence S.
Format: Review
Language:English
Subjects:
Ancient Greek
Central Africa
Cultural identity
Ethnicity
Greek language
History of slavery
Human trafficking
Identity formation
Nonfiction
Reading
Reviews of Books
Social identity
Southern Africa
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Summary:Further historical comparisons of the Chikunda position as military slaves with the Mamluk regimes in Egypt, or Classical Greek and Roman models, would have helped resolve the paradoxical situation of armed slaves found by the authors. Despite these citation problems the book offers a fascinating study of Chikunda identity that also provides the reader with a rich history of the Zambezi valley.
ISSN:0001-9720
1750-0184
DOI:10.3366/afr.2005.75.2.242