1.
Chevaleyre, Claude
Beyond Maritime Asia. Ideology, Historiography, and Prospects for a Global History of Slavery in Early-Modern Asia Book Chapter
In: Kate Ekama,; Hellman, Lisa; van Rossum, Matthias (Ed.): In Slavery and Bondage in Asia, 1550-1850, 2022.
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2.
Chevaleyre, Claude
Domestic Law and Slavery in Late Imperial China. Glimpses from Lineage Registers Journal Article
In: Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies , vol. 81, iss. 1-2, pp. 39-65 , 2022.
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3.
Chevaleyre, Claude
Insiders by Analogy: Slaves in the Great Ming Code Journal Article
In: Slavery & Abolition, vol. 43, iss. 3, pp. 460-481 , 2022.
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4.
Chevaleyre, Claude
Human Trafficking in Late Imperial China Book Chapter
In: Allen, Richard B. (Ed.): Slavery and Bonded Labor in Asia, 1250-1900, pp. 150-177, 2021.
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5.
Chevaleyre, Claude
The Abolition of Slavery and the Status of Slaves in Late Imperial China Book Chapter
In: Campbell, Gwyn; Stanziani, Alessandro (Ed.): pp. 57-82, 2020.
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6.
Chevaleyre, Claude
Under Pressure and out of Respect for Human Dignity: the 1910 Chinese Abolition Book Chapter
In: Cottias, Myriam; Rossignol, Marie-Jeanne (Ed.): Distant Ripples of The British Abolintionist Wave: Africa, Asia and the Americas, 2017.
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7.
Chevaleyre, Claude
Acting As Master and Bondservant: Considerations on Status, Identities and the Nature of “Bond-Servitude” in Late Ming China Book Chapter
In: Stanziani, Alessandro (Ed.): 2013.
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2022
Chevaleyre, Claude
Beyond Maritime Asia. Ideology, Historiography, and Prospects for a Global History of Slavery in Early-Modern Asia Book Chapter
In: Kate Ekama,; Hellman, Lisa; van Rossum, Matthias (Ed.): In Slavery and Bondage in Asia, 1550-1850, 2022.
Tags: china, early modern history, global labour history, slavery
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Chevaleyre, Claude
Domestic Law and Slavery in Late Imperial China. Glimpses from Lineage Registers Journal Article
In: Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies , vol. 81, iss. 1-2, pp. 39-65 , 2022.
Abstract | Tags: bonded labour, china, dependency, slavery
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Chevaleyre, Claude
Insiders by Analogy: Slaves in the Great Ming Code Journal Article
In: Slavery & Abolition, vol. 43, iss. 3, pp. 460-481 , 2022.
Abstract | Tags: china, early modern history, global labour history, slavery
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issue = {3},
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2021
Chevaleyre, Claude
Human Trafficking in Late Imperial China Book Chapter
In: Allen, Richard B. (Ed.): Slavery and Bonded Labor in Asia, 1250-1900, pp. 150-177, 2021.
Tags: china, forced labour, human trafficking
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2020
Chevaleyre, Claude
The Abolition of Slavery and the Status of Slaves in Late Imperial China Book Chapter
In: Campbell, Gwyn; Stanziani, Alessandro (Ed.): pp. 57-82, 2020.
Abstract | Tags: 20th century, abolition, china, slavery
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2017
Chevaleyre, Claude
Under Pressure and out of Respect for Human Dignity: the 1910 Chinese Abolition Book Chapter
In: Cottias, Myriam; Rossignol, Marie-Jeanne (Ed.): Distant Ripples of The British Abolintionist Wave: Africa, Asia and the Americas, 2017.
Tags: 20th century, abolition, bonded labour, china, slavery
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2013
Chevaleyre, Claude
Acting As Master and Bondservant: Considerations on Status, Identities and the Nature of “Bond-Servitude” in Late Ming China Book Chapter
In: Stanziani, Alessandro (Ed.): 2013.
Tags: bonded labour, china, early modern history, service
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