| Description |
1 online resource (1 volume) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
Slavery continues as a blight on the human world, with an estimated 27 million people around the world in bondage. Kevin Bales undertakes a discussion of the causes of enslavement & the socio-economic factors that sustain slavery in the 21st century. |
| Contents |
Understanding slavery today -- Slavery and the human right to evil -- No one shall be held in slavery or servitude : A critical analysis of international slavery agreements -- Slavery and the emergence of non-governmental organizations -- Challenge of measuring slavery -- Globalization and redemption -- Human trafficking : A worldwide concern -- Understanding the demand behind human trafficking -- Coda : three steps to stopping slavery (and four things you can do right away). |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Slavery.
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Slavery. |
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Slave labor.
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Slave labor. |
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Forced labor.
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Forced labor. |
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Prostitution.
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Prostitution. |
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Slave trade.
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Slave trade. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Subject |
Female prostitution. |
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Prostitution. |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Bales, Kevin. Understanding global slavery. Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2005 0520245067 0520245075 (DLC) 2005002967 (OCoLC)57669843 |
| ISBN |
9780520932074 (electronic book) |
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0520932072 (electronic book) |
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1423717341 (electronic book) |
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9781423717348 (electronic book) |
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1598755889 |
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9781598755886 |
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9780520245068 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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0520245067 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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9780520245075 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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0520245075 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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0520245067 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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0520245075 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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