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Owner stamp, spine creasing and toning, cover wear otherwise good+ 490pp, octavo. Publications of Field Museum of Natrual History Anthro. Series vol.34, Jan 15.
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VG-(ex-library with labels and stamps on spine, block, inside front and rear covers and title page verso. Light shelfwear to boards and block. Pages are otherwise very clean and clear. ) Burgundy cloth boards with gilt spine lettering; 490 pp; bw illustrations. Reprint of the 1943 edition. Part 2 (p. [253]-472) conists of excerpts from Chinese texts with translations. Includes bibliographical references (pages 473-481). Contents: List of Rulers During the Former Han Dynasty--Han History and Society--Historical Sources and Definition of Terms--Enslavement--Were Prisoners of War Enslaved--Acquisition, Hereditary Slavery, and Manumission--Status of Slaves--Slave Owners and Numbers of Slaves--Service Functions of Private Slaves--Productive Employment of Private Slaves--Functions of Government Slaves--Synthesis.