Ebook: Testimonies of Enslavement: Sources on Slavery from the Indian Ocean World

Drawing on the rich archives of the Court of Justice of Cochin, a main settlement of the Dutch East India Company, this book presents ten court cases that deal with themes of enslavement and ‘enslavebility’. Offering detailed insights into interrogations and testimonies, they paint a unique picture of the complex historical realities in which processes of enslavement and relations of slavery were shaped. Through these cases the reader is able to understand the dynamics of bondage, caste and social control from sources that have remained all but unstudied by historians.