Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. A Note to the Reader ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Introduction 1
6. Chapter 1 Commerce and Slavery on Iran’s Frontiers, 1600–1800: An Overview 26
7. Chapter 2 Slavery and Forging New Iranian Frontiers, 1800–1900 35
8. Chapter 3 The Trade in Enslaved People from Africa to Iran, 1800–1900 53
9. Chapter 4 Patterns of Enslavement 74
10. Chapter 5 Slaves in Nineteenth-Century Iran 91
11. Chapter 6 Slave-Trade Suppression Legislation 131
12. Chapter 7 Antislavery Debates Within Iran 159
13. Chapter 8 Emancipation 180
14. Final Thoughts 206
15. Glossary 215
16. Notes 217
17. Bibliography 291
18. Index 315