Enemies and familiars : slavery and mastery in fifteenth-century Valencia / Debra Blumenthal.

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Main Author: Blumenthal, Debra, 1969-
Language:English
Published: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2009.
Series:Conjunctions of religion & power in the medieval past.
Subjects:
Slavery > Spain > Valencia (Region) > History > To 1500.
Enslaved persons > Spain > Valencia (Region) > History > To 1500.
Slaveholders > Spain > Valencia (Region) > History > To 1500.
Master and servant > Spain > Valencia (Region) > History > To 1500.
Physical Description:xii, 306 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Defining de bona guerra
  • "Talking tools" : slaves in the marketplace
  • Slave labors
  • Enemies or extended family? : slaves in the household
  • Sex and swordplay : slavery and honor
  • Paths to freedom
  • Living "com a franch," "like a free person".