Disposable People: New Slavery in the Global Economy Paperback - 2012
by Bales, Kevin
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Details
- Title Disposable People: New Slavery in the Global Economy
- Author Bales, Kevin
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: Third
- Condition Used - Very Good
- Pages 336
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher University of California Press, Berkeley
- Date 2012-04-23
- Features Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # GOR009189111
- ISBN 9780520272910 / 0520272919
- Weight 1.05 lbs (0.48 kg)
- Dimensions 8.9 x 6 x 0.9 in (22.61 x 15.24 x 2.29 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Slavery, Slave labor
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2004008180
- Dewey Decimal Code 306.362
From the rear cover
"A timely and fascinating book . . . of crucial importance. Few people realize that the increasing globalization of the economy has led to the use of coerced labor in many parts of the globe. . . . Bales has traveled widely and has gathered a great amount of shocking and disturbing information."--David Brion Davis, Director, Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery and Abolition, Yale University
"A well-researched, scholarly and deeply disturbing expos of modern-day slavery with well-thought-out strategies for what to do to combat this scourge. None of us is allowed the luxury of imagined impotence. We can do something about it."--Desmond Tutu
"Ending Slavery takes the critical next step of providing a practical road-map for ending one of the worst human rights abuses of the modern era. Using a common sense approach, Bales offers a clear, economic rationale for why slavery is not as profitable or sustainable as fair labor practices. In addition, this book shows that the solutions for such severe suffering are not simply the purview of the social sector but are opportunities for transformation among policy makers and business people around the world. Bales shows how we can all play a role, and he inspires each of us to take action."--Pam Omidyar, Founder, Humanity United, Co-founder, Omidyar Network
