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The Slave Next Door: Human Trafficking and Slavery in America Today
Kevin Bales
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Description for The Slave Next Door: Human Trafficking and Slavery in America Today
Paperback. Exposes the disturbing phenomenon of human trafficking and slavery that exists in the United States. This title weaves together a wealth of voices - from slaves, slaveholders, and traffickers as well as from counselors, law enforcement officers, rescue and support groups, and others. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
In this riveting book, authors and authorities on modern day slavery Kevin Bales and Ron Soodalter expose the disturbing phenomenon of human trafficking and slavery that exists now in the United States. In "The Slave Next Door" we find that slaves are all around us, hidden in plain sight: the dishwasher in the kitchen of the neighborhood restaurant, the kids on the corner selling cheap trinkets, and the man sweeping the floor of the local department store. In these pages we also meet some unexpected slaveholders, such as a 27-year old middle-class Texas housewife who is currently serving a life ... Read more
In this riveting book, authors and authorities on modern day slavery Kevin Bales and Ron Soodalter expose the disturbing phenomenon of human trafficking and slavery that exists now in the United States. In "The Slave Next Door" we find that slaves are all around us, hidden in plain sight: the dishwasher in the kitchen of the neighborhood restaurant, the kids on the corner selling cheap trinkets, and the man sweeping the floor of the local department store. In these pages we also meet some unexpected slaveholders, such as a 27-year old middle-class Texas housewife who is currently serving a life ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520268661
SKU
V9780520268661
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Ref
99-15
About Kevin Bales
Kevin Bales is the author of Ending Slavery and Disposable People, 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. Ron Soodalter, historian, folklorist, ... Read more
Reviews for The Slave Next Door: Human Trafficking and Slavery in America Today
"An informative call to action ... a humane and helpful primer on how to sever the links that create and hide human bondage." Publishers Weekly "Will likely change the way you understand your community."
Deborah Fink Friends Journal "Anyone wanting a better understanding of the ongoing problem of slavery in the United States-and their own role in perpetuating or ... Read more
Deborah Fink Friends Journal "Anyone wanting a better understanding of the ongoing problem of slavery in the United States-and their own role in perpetuating or ... Read more