Cotton cultivation and child labor in post-Soviet Uzbekistan /
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| Author / Creator: | Bhat, Bilal, author. |
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| Imprint: | Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2015] |
| Description: | x, 149 pages ; 24 cm |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10381797 |
| Summary: | Uzbekistan is the world's fifth largest producer and second largest exporter of cotton in the world, and unlike other countries where child labor is common, it is the totalitarian state of Uzbekistan's official policy to employ children. This book discusses the use of child labor in cotton cultivation in Uzbekistan following the fall of the Soviet Union, drawing on an extensive field investigation and in-depth interviews with human rights activists, government officials, and social workers. |
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| Physical Description: | x, 149 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780739194782 073919478X 9780739194799 |