Disposable People by Kevin Bales
Slavery is illegal throughout the world, yet more than twenty-seven million people are still trapped in one of history's oldest social institutions. This book points the way to abolishing slavery in global economy. It presents actual slaves, slaveholders, and public officials in well-drawn historical, geographical, and cultural contexts.
"Disposable People is an eloquently written plea on behalf of people who have been neglected in public discourseWriting in a readable fashion and providing a gripping account of slaves and their families around the world, Bales reminds us that modernism has not reached all of humanity. The new type of slavery teaches us that although conditions have improved for many millions of people around the world, there are others who have not experienced any of the benefits of the global economy. For those millions of people around the world today, the global economy serves as the yoke that enslaves them." * Human Rights Quarterly *
"Kevin Bales has written a fascinating book seeking to re veal the new slavery and calling for action to eradicate its presence. The book is at its best when it provides a voice for the stories of disposable people, and when it calls on the rest of us to live up to our responsibilities in a global world." * Labour / Le Travail *
"Kevin Bales has written a fascinating book seeking to re veal the new slavery and calling for action to eradicate its presence. The book is at its best when it provides a voice for the stories of disposable people, and when it calls on the rest of us to live up to our responsibilities in a global world." * Labour / Le Travail *
Kevin Bales is the author of The Slave Next Door and Ending Slavery, both from UC Press. He is also Co-Founder of Free the Slaves, Washington DC, and Professor of Contemporary Slavery at the WIlberforce Institute for the Study of Slavery and Emancipation at the University of Hull. He is the world's leading expert on contemporary slavery.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780520272910 |
| ISBN 10 | 0520272919 |
| Title | Disposable People |
| Author | Kevin Bales |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | University of California Press |
| Year published | 2012-04-23 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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