Vital enemies
Subtitle: slavery, predation, and the Amerindian political economy of life
By: Fernando Santos-Granero.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Austin
Language: eng
Number of pages: 280
ISBN-13: 9780292718883; 9780292719132
Subjects: Indian slaves -- America; Slavery -- America; Indian captivities -- America; Prisoners of War -- America; Ethnic conflict -- America; America -- Ethnic relations -- Economic aspects; America -- History -- To 1810
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Capturing societies; title: Captive slaves; title: Servant groups; title: Tributary populations; title: Markers of servitude; title: Servile obligations; title: Dependent status; title: Civilizing the other; title: Warring against the other.