Steven A. EpsteinSteven A. Epstein is the Ahmanson–Murphy Distinguished Professor of Medieval History at the University of Kansas. He is the author of numerous articles and six books, including Genoa and the Genoese, 958–1528, Speaking of Slavery: Color, Ethnicity, ad Human Bondage in Italy and An Economic and Social History of Later Medieval Europe, 1000–1500. Read More Read Less