The Slave Next Door

Human Trafficking and Slavery in America Today

By: Kevin Bales, Ron Soodalter

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Paperback | 23 August 2010 | Edition Number 2

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336 Pages

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22.8 x 15.18 x 2.0

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In this riveting book, authors and authorities on modern slavery Kevin Bales and Ron Soodalter expose the disturbing phenomenon of human trafficking and slavery that exists now in the United States. In The Slave Next Door we find that these horrific human rights violations are all around us; people sold into slavery are often hidden in plain sight: the dishwasher in the kitchen of the neighborhood restaurant, the kids on the corner selling cheap trinkets, the man sweeping the floor of the local department store. In these pages we also meet some unexpected modern-day slave owners, such as a 27-year old middle-class Texas housewife who is currently serving a life sentence for offences including slavery. Weaving together a wealth of voices—from slaves, slaveholders, and traffickers as well as from experts, counselors, law enforcement officers, rescue and support groups, and community leaders—this book is also a call to action, telling what we, as private citizens and political activists, can do to raise community awareness, hold politicians accountable, and finally bring an end to this horrific and traumatic crime.

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"An informative call to action ... a humane and helpful primer on how to sever the links that create and hide human bondage." Publishers Weekly "Will likely change the way you understand your community." -- Deborah Fink Friends Journal "Anyone wanting a better understanding of the ongoing problem of slavery in the United States-and their own role in perpetuating or eradicating it-should read this book." -- Charles Song California Lawyer "Essential reading for anyone interested in human rights... [The authors] appeal to the reader's sense of justice and compassion." -- Tiffany Williams Foreign Policy In Focus "If you read one book on human trafficking this year, make it The Slave Next Door... Digestible, enjoyable, and ultimately uplifting." Change.org "With the help of this great book ... we can shift from ignoring this crude reality to [eradicating] this abominable practice." African Politics Portal "An arresting volume." History Wire

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Non-Fiction Politics & Government Sociology & Anthropology Anthropology Social & Cultural Anthropology, Ethnography

Preface to the Paperback Edition	p. vii
Acknowledgments	p. xxi
Slaves in the Land of the Free
The Old Slavery and the New	p. 3
House Slaves	p. 18
Slaves in the Pastures of Plenty	p. 43
Supply and Demand	p. 78
New Business Models	p. 117
Eating, Wearing, Walking, and Talking Slavery	p. 137
The Final Emancipation
Slaves in the Neighborhood	p. 163
States of Confusion	p. 195
The Feds	p. 211
A Future without Slavery	p. 251
Appendix: For Further Information	p. 269
Notes	p. 277
Index	p. 301
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The Slave Next Door

Human Trafficking and Slavery in America Today

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