Naming, Defining, Phrasing Strong Asymmetrical Dependencies

A Textual Approach
1. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-3-11-120070-5
Verlag: De Gruyter

Buch, Englisch, Band 8, 313 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 652 g

Reihe: Dependency and Slavery Studies

An examination of the terms used in specific historical contexts to refer to those people in a society who can be categorized as being in a position of ‘strong asymmetrical dependency’ (including slavery) provides insights into the social categories and distinctions that informed asymmetrical social interactions. In a similar vein, an analysis of historical narratives that either justify or challenge dependency is conducive to revealing how dependency may be embedded in (historical) discourses and ways of thinking. The eleven contributions in the volume approach these issues from various disciplinary vantage points, including theology, global history, Ottoman history, literary studies, and legal history. The authors address a wide range of different textual sources and historical contexts – from medieval Scandinavia and the Fatimid Empire to the history of abolition in Martinique and human rights violations in contemporary society. While the authors contribute innovative insights to ongoing discussions within their disciplines, the articles were also written with a view to the endeavor of furthering Dependency Studies as a transdisciplinary approach to the study of human societies past and present.

Zielgruppe

scholars of history, linguistics, theology, literature, legal his

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bischoff, Jeannine

Conermann, Stephan

Gymnich, Marion

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziale Ungleichheit, Armut, Rassismus
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte

Über Autor(innen)

Jeannine Bischoff, Stephan Conermann and Marion Gymnich, University of Bonn, Germany.