Vital enemies slavery, predation, and the Amerindian political economy of life / [electronic resource] :
Fernando Santos-Granero
- Austin : University of Texas Press, c2009
- 1 online resource (x, 280 p., [24] p. of plates) : ill., maps
Description based on print version record
Includes bibliographical references (p. [240]-270) and index
Capturing societies -- Captive slaves -- Servant groups -- Tributary populations -- Markers of servitude -- Servile obligations -- Dependent status -- Civilizing the other -- Warring against the other