Disposable People New Slavery in the Global Economy

Name: Disposable People New Slavery in the Global Economy
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ISBN: 9780520272910

ISBN-10: 0520272919

ISBN-13: 9780520272910

Edition: 3rd 2012 (Revised)

Authors: Kevin Bales

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Slavery is illegal throughout the world, yet more than twenty-seven million people are still trapped in one of history's oldest social institutions. Kevin Bales's disturbing story of slavery today reaches from brick kilns in Pakistan and brothels in Thailand to the offices of multinational corporations. His investigation of conditions in Mauritania, Brazil, Thailand, Pakistan, and India reveals the tragic emergence of a "new slavery," one intricately linked to the global economy. The new slaves are not a long-term investment as was true with older forms of slavery, explains Bales. Instead, they are cheap, require little care, and are disposable.Three interrelated factors have helped create…

Book details

List price: $28.00
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 4/23/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 1.210
Language: English