عنوان

Unfinished business :

(Number (ISBN

923104124X

(Number (ISBN

9789231041242

Number

b623119

Title Proper

Unfinished business :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

a comparative survey of historical and contemporary slavery

First Statement of Responsibility

Joel Quirk.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Paris

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Unesc

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2009

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

141 p. : ill. ; 24 cm

Text of Note

Également disponible en version électronique.

Text of Note

Defining slavery in all its forms --The question of numbers --Human bondage in a comparative perspective --Legal abolition --Effective emancipation --Conclusion : public policy and political activism.

Text of Note

Child labor ; Comparative analysis ; Contemporary history ; Forced labor ; Government policy ; Human trafficking ; Liberation movements ; Modern history ; Prostitution ; Slavery.Interest in contemporary slavery has increased dramatically over the last ten years, but there remains a widespread tendency to view slavery in the past and slavery in current society as independent fields of study. This book provides a comparative analysis of historical slave systems and modern forms of human bondage. From this standpoint, recent concerns over human trafficking, debt-bondage, child labor and other related problems are analyzed in view of the historical strengths and weaknesses of the legal abolition of slavery. By bringing together a range of studies on different aspects of slavery, both past and present, this book provides a platform for promoting dialogue about ways of addressing both contemporary slavery and the enduring legacies of historical slave systems.--Publisher's description.

Esclavage.

Slavery -- History.

Slavery.

Joel Quirk.

Joel Quirk

Unesco.

Electronic name

[Book]

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