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This review essay discusses Orlando Patterson's *Slavery and Social Death: A Comparative Study*, focusing on its strengths and weaknesses in analyzing slavery across different societies and time periods. Hellie praises Patterson's comparative approach and his concept of "social death" as a defining characteristic of slavery, but criticizes the book's Eurocentric bias and its limited engagement with certain historical contexts, particularly those of ancient and medieval slavery. He also questions the universality of Patterson's model, arguing that it doesn't fully account for the variations in slave experiences across different cultures. While acknowledging the book's significant contribution to the study of slavery, Hellie encourages further research to refine and expand upon Patterson's framework.

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