Format:
Online-Ressource (xi, 212 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
0520245067
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0520245075
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9780520932074
Content:
Although slavery is illegal throughout the world, we learned from Kevin Bales's highly praised exposé, Disposable People: New Slavery in the Global Economy, that more than twenty-seven million people-in countries from Pakistan to Thailand to the United States--are still trapped in bondage. With this new volume, Bales, the leading authority on modern slavery, looks beyond the specific instances of slavery described in his last book to explore broader themes about slavery's causes, its continuation, and how it might be ended. Written to raise awareness and deepen understanding, and touching agai
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Contents; List of Illustrations and Tables; Acknowledgments; 1. Understanding Slavery Today; 2. Slavery and the Human Right to Evil; 3. No One Shall Be Held in Slavery or Servitude: A Critical Analysis of International Slavery Agreements; 4. Slavery and the Emergence of Non-governmental Organizations; 5. The Challenge of Measuring Slavery; 6. Globalization and Redemption; 7. Human Trafficking: A Worldwide Concern; 8. Understanding the Demand behind Human TraYcking; Coda: Three Steps to Stopping Slavery (And Four Things You Can Do Right Away)
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Appendix 1. Slavery Research Questions Used in Case StudiesAppendix 2. Rankings of Countries on Ordinal Scales for Slavery and Trafficking; Notes; Index
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780520245075
Additional Edition:
Print version Understanding Global Slavery : A Reader
Language:
English
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