Abuse or Slavery? A Look at Practices of Debt Peonage from the 19th-Century Philippines
This article problematizes the work system known as debt peonage that developed throughout the Spanish-controlled territories of the Philippine islands, examining memorias and colonial sources to analyze practices of abuse that this system sustained during the 19th century. It illustrates the divers...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | deu |
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Max Planck Institute for Legal History and Legal Theory
2023-09-01
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| Series: | Rechtsgeschichte - Legal History |
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| Online Access: | http://rg.rg.mpg.de/de/article_id/1598 |