Elisabeth McMahon is an Assistant Professor of History at Tulane University. Her work has appeared in the Journal of Social History, the Journal of Women's History, the International Journal of African Historical Studies, the Women's History Review and Quaker History. She received her PhD from Indiana University.

'This detailed, absorbing and thought-provoking study is the most explicit attempt so far to address the aftermath of slavery in East Africa, a topic that has shown up in many previous studies but rarely been the main focus.' Felicitas Becker, H-Soz-Kult

• Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Mzuri Kwao and slavery in eastern Africa; 3. Reputation and disputing in the courts; 4. Reputation, heshima, and community; 5. Mitigating vulnerability and kinship; 6. Magic, witchcraft, power, and vulnerability; Conclusion.

Elisabeth McMahon is an Assistant Professor of History at Tulane University. Her work has appeared in the Journal of Social History, the Journal of Women's History, the International Journal of African Historical Studies, the Women's History Review and Quaker History. She received her PhD from Indiana University.

'This detailed, absorbing and thought-provoking study is the most explicit attempt so far to address the aftermath of slavery in East Africa, a topic that has shown up in many previous studies but rarely been the main focus.' Felicitas Becker, H-Soz-Kult

• Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Mzuri Kwao and slavery in eastern Africa; 3. Reputation and disputing in the courts; 4. Reputation, heshima, and community; 5. Mitigating vulnerability and kinship; 6. Magic, witchcraft, power, and vulnerability; Conclusion.

Elisabeth McMahon is an Assistant Professor of History at Tulane University. Her work has appeared in the Journal of Social History, the Journal of Women's History, the International Journal of African Historical Studies, the Women's History Review and Quaker History. She received her PhD from Indiana University.

'This detailed, absorbing and thought-provoking study is the most explicit attempt so far to address the aftermath of slavery in East Africa, a topic that has shown up in many previous studies but rarely been the main focus.' Felicitas Becker, H-Soz-Kult

• Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Mzuri Kwao and slavery in eastern Africa; 3. Reputation and disputing in the courts; 4. Reputation, heshima, and community; 5. Mitigating vulnerability and kinship; 6. Magic, witchcraft, power, and vulnerability; Conclusion.