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Unfinished business : a comparative survey of historical and contemporary slavery / Joel Quirk.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Paris, France : UNESCO, 2009.Description: 141 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9789231041242
  • 923104124X
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 306.3/62
LOC classification:
  • HT 871 Q8u 2009
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Partial contents:
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.
Summary: 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.Subject: Child labor; Comparative analysis; Contemporary history; Forced labor; Government policy; Human trafficking; Liberation movements; Modern history; Prostitution; Slavery.
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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.

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.

Child labor; Comparative analysis; Contemporary history; Forced labor; Government policy; Human trafficking; Liberation movements; Modern history; Prostitution; Slavery.

Includes bibliographical references.

UNESCO Slave Route Project and Wilberforce Institute for the Study of Slavery and Emancipation.

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