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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 306.362 EAN: 9780520243842 Edition: 2nd ISBN: 0520243846 Label: University of California Press Manufacturer: University of California Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 324 Publication Date: November 16, 2004 Publisher: University of California Press Studio: University of California Press Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: 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 contemporary slavery reaches from Pakistan's brick kilns and Thailand's brothels to various multinational corporations. His investigations reveal how the tragic emergence of a "new slavery" is inextricably linked to the global economy. This completely revised edition includes a new preface. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Excellent - It'll make you understand how we are all part of this.It is almost impossible to find a corporation with international reach that has not been somewhat involved in any sort of human rights abuse in a wide range of industries: Manufacturing, Telecommunication, Extractive, Food and Beverages, Infrastructures, Pharmaceutical and Composite of all the above. In each of these industries, there has been a wide range of human rights infringements in the form of: torture, disappearances, hostage-taking, harassment of human rights defenders, forced labor, bonded ... Read More Rating: - Globalization's step childrenI had no idea of the extent of "modern" slavery. This book reveals some of globalization's losers: how people become slaves and what keeps them enslaved. Jesus wept . . . The book was delivered quickly and on time. Read it and find out how multi-national corporations, unregulated markets, and greed propigate the new slavery. >Sam Rating:  - Good, but some information is out of dateThis is a great book, although some of the information is a bit dated, but it's still a good read if you want to know about modern day slavery. The website listed probably has updated statistics. Rating: - The Archetype of Liberal Problem SolvingThis emotional, very heart-wrenching piece is easily recognizable for what it is, the prototypical "liberal reformer" solution to all complex social problems: Wave your hands a lot, shout loudly and then look for the most gradual, most ineffectual, and most incremental and containable solution to the problem available. Ignore theory and the root causes as long as you can, and don't worry about whether your solution actually works or even alleviates the problem; the overall goal is to keep the party going. ... Read More Rating:  - book reviewA sensational and touchy topic being told in a powerful fashion. It's sad to see such catastrophic things are happening in such modern societies. 
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