... slavery, as the result of the unilateral power of masters over slaves; the distinction between slave societies and societies with slaves; and a static narrative of the history of ancient slavery, without change for most of antiquity. In the light of these problems, the introduction sets out an alternative...

... to incorporate diversity and change in the study of local slaving practices. The second section dismantles the traditional distinction between societies with slaves and slave societies; the concept of the intensification of the advantages for masters and disadvantages for slaves that slaving offered provides...