Not for sale : the return of the global slave trade-- and how we can fight it / David Batstone.
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TextPublication details: New York : HarperSanFrancisco, c2007Edition: 1st edDescription: 301 p. ; 21 cmISBN: 0061206717; 9780061206719Other title: Return of the global slave trade -- and how we can fight itSubject(s): Human trafficking | Slavery | Child slaves | Forced laborDDC classification: 306.3/62 LOC classification: HQ281 | .B33 2007Online resources: Publisher description | Contributor biographical information
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Summary: Human trafficking generates $31 billion annually and enslaves 27 million people around the globe, half of them children under the age of eighteen. Award-winning journalist David Batstone, whom Bono calls "a heroic character," profiles the new generation of abolitionists who are leading the struggle to end this appalling epidemic"--P. [4] of cover.
Introduction: finding slavery in my own backyard -- Shining light into the sexual darkness: Cambodia and Thailand -- Breaking the chains of bonded laborers: South Asia -- Rescuing the child soldiers: Uganda -- Undermining the sex syndicate: Europe -- Sheltering the lost children: Peru -- Building a new Underground Railroad: USA -- Conclusion: ending the slave trade in our time.
| Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martha's Vineyard High School Library | 327.11/BATSTONE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 39844400096521 |
"Amazing Change Campaign official book"--Cover.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-298).
Introduction: finding slavery in my own backyard -- Shining light into the sexual darkness: Cambodia and Thailand -- Breaking the chains of bonded laborers: South Asia -- Rescuing the child soldiers: Uganda -- Undermining the sex syndicate: Europe -- Sheltering the lost children: Peru -- Building a new Underground Railroad: USA -- Conclusion: ending the slave trade in our time.
Human trafficking generates $31 billion annually and enslaves 27 million people around the globe, half of them children under the age of eighteen. Award-winning journalist David Batstone, whom Bono calls "a heroic character," profiles the new generation of abolitionists who are leading the struggle to end this appalling epidemic"--P. [4] of cover.
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