Captives and Cousins: Slavery, Kinship, and Community in the Southwest Borderlands
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This study explores how slavery and captive-taking shaped social networks, kinship relations, and community structures in the colonial Southwest.
Drawing on archival records, ethnographic materials, and case studies, it shows how captives were integrated through adoption or remained separate as enslaved persons, affecting labor, diplomacy, and cultural exchange.
The author situates these practices within broader colonial institutions and indigenous strategies for survival and alliance-building.
The book highlights complexity and negotiation in frontier societies, challenging simplistic narratives of domination.
It is valuable for understanding social formations beyond formal legal categories in the borderlands.
Drawing on archival records, ethnographic materials, and case studies, it shows how captives were integrated through adoption or remained separate as enslaved persons, affecting labor, diplomacy, and cultural exchange.
The author situates these practices within broader colonial institutions and indigenous strategies for survival and alliance-building.
The book highlights complexity and negotiation in frontier societies, challenging simplistic narratives of domination.
It is valuable for understanding social formations beyond formal legal categories in the borderlands.
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