Trafficking in slavery's wake : law and the experience of women and children /

Human trafficking, a central human rights concern of the 21st century, is a phenomenon with deep historical roots. This critical new collection investigates the past to inform the present, significantly increasing understanding of both past and current practices. The 13 contributors include academics, legal experts, and NGO personnel from Africa, Europe, and the Americas whose work bridges disciplines, historical time periods, and geographical space. Focusing on the period from the "end of slavery" in the late 19th century to the present, their essays investigate human trafficking in 19th-century East Africa and several regions of colonial Africa, as well as contemporary anti-trafficking actions and organizations in Africa and Europe and attempts to end trafficking through the use of international law. The collection considers the new forms of bondage, servitude, and subjugation that emerged in slavery's wake and the impact of industrialization, colonialism, and globalization on the human trafficking phenomenon. Several essays examine the ways in which women and children have been increasingly victimized as they are trafficked for sex, domestic, agricultural, and commercial work. Based on a wide range of written and oral sources, the collection gives special prominence to the voices of women and children. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above. E. S. Schmidt Loyola University Maryland