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Chapter 6 - Why Should We Care?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 June 2021

Sara Forsdyke
Sara Forsdyke
Affiliation:
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
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This final chapter addresses the question of why we should care about the history of slavery in ancient Greece. The answer centers on the need to acknowledge not only the exploitation of thousands of enslaved individuals but also the contributions of enslaved individuals to almost all aspects of what is often celebrated uncritically as “Greek civilization.”

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discriminationexploitationlegacy of slaverywhite supremacy
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Slaves and Slavery in Ancient Greece , pp. 247 - 251
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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  • Why Should We Care?
  • Sara Forsdyke, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
  • Book: Slaves and Slavery in Ancient Greece
  • Online publication: 08 June 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781139505772.006
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  • Why Should We Care?
  • Sara Forsdyke, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
  • Book: Slaves and Slavery in Ancient Greece
  • Online publication: 08 June 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781139505772.006
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  • Why Should We Care?
  • Sara Forsdyke, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
  • Book: Slaves and Slavery in Ancient Greece
  • Online publication: 08 June 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781139505772.006
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