Slaves And Slavery In Africa: The Servile Estat... May 2026

Slaves and Slavery in Africa (Slaves & Slavery in Muslim Africa)

: Detailing the economic structures that supported slave labor in sectors like salt mining, date palm cultivation, and trans-Saharan trade. Slaves and Slavery in Africa: The Servile Estat...

: Examining the origins, composition, and ideology of enslavement in Muslim societies. Slaves and Slavery in Africa (Slaves & Slavery

About the Author. JOHN RALPH WILLIS Professor in the Department of Near Eastern Studies Princeton University. Amazon.com date palm cultivation

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The work is a compilation of essays originating from a 1977 conference at Princeton University titled "Islamic Africa: Slavery and Related Institutions". It focuses on four primary themes: