Ethnology, Volume 15University of Pittsburgh, 1976 - Anthropology |
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... slaves . All evidence , including that presented by Baker and Potter , suggests that these men and their families were docile and subservient . Although the hsi min were given de facto tenancy rights over their dwellings as long as they ...
... slaves . All evidence , including that presented by Baker and Potter , suggests that these men and their families were docile and subservient . Although the hsi min were given de facto tenancy rights over their dwellings as long as they ...
Page 373
... slaves were usually called mui jai , an ambiguous Cantonese term that literally means " little younger sister . " Mui jai worked as domestic servants in wealthy households ( see Russell 1886 ) , but they were not all " slaves " as ...
... slaves were usually called mui jai , an ambiguous Cantonese term that literally means " little younger sister . " Mui jai worked as domestic servants in wealthy households ( see Russell 1886 ) , but they were not all " slaves " as ...
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... slaves who were primarily status symbols . The critical difference , however , is that the African ( and the ancient ) ... slaves also served as primary producers and , in some cases , as administrators or warriors ( Smith 1960 ) . The ...
... slaves who were primarily status symbols . The critical difference , however , is that the African ( and the ancient ) ... slaves also served as primary producers and , in some cases , as administrators or warriors ( Smith 1960 ) . The ...
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Changing Icelandic Kinship | 1 |
Property and Ritual | 21 |
Measuring Marriage Preference | 35 |
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