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

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

Paris : UNESCO, 2009.

141 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

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

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

Includes bibliographical references.

Also available online with permission.

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K3267 .Q57 2009

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