Title Race and slavery in the Middle East : an historical enquiry / Bernard Lewis

Published New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1992

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Description 1 online resource Summary From the time of Moses up to the 1960s, slavery was a fact of life in the Middle East. But if the Middle East was the last region to renounce slavery, how do we account for its - and especially Islam's - image of racial harmony? This book explores these questions Notes Originally published: 1990 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Subject Slavery -- Middle East -- History Slavery and Islam -- Middle East -- History Race relations -- Religious aspects -- Islam. Race relations. Race relations -- Religious aspects -- Islam. Slavery. Slavery and Islam. SUBJECT Middle East -- Race relations Subject Middle East. Genre/Form History. Form Electronic book ISBN 9780199854561 0199854564

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