Patterson O. Trafficking, Gender & Slavery: Past and Present, in The Legal Parameters of Slavery: Historical to the Contemporary. Harvard Law School: The Hourston Institute ; 2011. trafficking_gender_slavery_12_20_11_cambria__autosaved_.pdf

Patterson O. Freedom, Slavery, and the Modern Construction of Rights. In: Joas H, Wiegandt K The Cultural Values of Europe. Liverpool: Liverpool University Press ; 2008. pp. 115 - 151. Freedom, Slavery, and the Modern Construction of Rights [full text]

Patterson O. The Ancient and Medieval Origins of Modern Freedom. In: Stouffer J, Mintz S The Problem of Evil. University of Massachusetts Press ; 2006. pp. 31-66. Publisher's Version The Ancient and Medieval Origins of Modern Freedom [full text]

Patterson O. Helotic Slavery and Freedom. In: Luraghi N, Alcock S Helots and Their Masters in Laconia and Messenia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press ; 2003. pp. Chap. 11. Publisher's Version Eleven: Reflections on Helotic Slavery and Freedom [full text]

Patterson O. The Ordeal of Integration: Progress and Resentment in America's Racial Crisis. Washington DC: Civitas/Counterpoint; 1997.

Patterson O. Freedom in the Making of Western Culture. New York: Basic Books; 1991.

Patterson O. Slavery and Social Death: A Comparative Study. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press; 1982.