Enslaved: True Stories of Modern Day Slavery True Stories of Modern Day Slavery

Name: Enslaved: True Stories of Modern Day Slavery True Stories of Modern Day Slavery
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ISBN: 9781403974938

ISBN-10: 1403974934

ISBN-13: 9781403974938

Edition: 2008

Authors: Jesse Sage, Liora Kasten, Gloria Steinem, Gloria Steinem

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Twenty-seven million people are estimated to be held in slavery around the world today. This collection of first-hand accounts will raise awareness and show how slavery is thriving in the twenty first century. From poverty-stricken countries to affluent American suburbs, slaves toil as sweatshop workers, sex slaves, migrant workers, domestic servants, and chattel slaves. This groundbreaking collection includes accounts written by ten former slaves and slaveholders in Southeast Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and the United States. From Micheline, a Haitian girl who wound up as a domestic worker in Connecticut, to Abdel, anbsp;Mauritanian slave owner turned abolitionist, these are stories…

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List price: $18.99
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Publication date: 5/27/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 6.37" wide x 9.00" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 0.616
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Foreword



Introduction: Behind the Stories: Modern Day Slavery in Context




The Journey of an Orphan: In and Out of Bondage from Haiti to Connecticut




Beyond Abeeda: Surviving Ten Years of Slavery in Sudan




My Life as a Slave in America




Trapped on the Balcony: A Tale of a Sri Lankan Held Hostage in Lebanon




Laogai: Inside China's Forgotten Labor Camps




Out of Egypt: A Lifeline via Email for an Enslaved Au Pair in Cairo




Atop the Second Wave: Testimony from a Belarus Prison




Amazing Grace: A Slave Owner's Awakening in Mauritania



Epilogue: Where You Come In



Contributors


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