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Survivors of slavery : modern-day slave narratives / Laura T. Murphy.
LIBRA HT867 .M67 2014
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Murphy, Laura (Laura T.)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Slavery--History--21st century.
- Slavery.
- Slavery--Case studies.
- History.
- Genre:
- Case studies.
- Physical Description:
- xxiv, 312 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Columbia University Press, [2014]
- Summary:
- Nearly 30 Million People are enslaved around the world today. Survivors of Slavery presents the vices of some who have lived to tell their tales of captivity and exploitation. A valuable resource not only for scholars in the social sciences and humanities, but also for activists and service providers, these "new slave narratives" establish the importance of survivor testimony in the struggle to end human trafficking. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 The Allure of Work 23
- Quang Thi Vo 27
- Katya 30
- O 36
- Rambho Kumar 38
- Chapter 2 Slaves in the Family 42
- Shamere McKenzie 47
- Sopheap 54
- F 56
- Kavita 58
- Helia Lajeunesse 67
- Chapter 3 Case Study: Interviews from a Brothel 69
- Lena, Forced Sex Worker 75
- Katarina, Brothel Madam 83
- Grigorij, Brothel Owner 86
- Chapter 4 Painful Defiance and Contested Freedom 90
- Marsha 96
- Natalya 98
- VP 100
- Inez 102
- Elena 107
- Chapter 5 Community Response and Resistance 112
- Miguel 117
- Given Kachepa 127
- Chapter 6 Case Study: Mining Unity 140
- Ramphal, Village Organizer, Former Bonded Laborer 145
- Choti, Former Bonded Laborer 158
- Shyamkali, Former Bonded Laborer 163
- Seeyawati, Sankalp Organizer 165
- Sunk Singh, Nongovernmental Organization Consultant 172
- Munni Devi, Bonded Laborer 180
- Chapter 7 The Voice and the Silence of Slavery 184
- Viviana 188
- P 190
- James Kofi Annan 191
- Beatrice Fernando 195
- Chapter 8 Becoming an Activist 207
- Anywar Ricky Richard 212
- Somaly Mam 228
- Sina Vann 231
- Chapter 9 Case Study: Coalition Against Slavery and Trafficking, Survivor Advisory Caucus 247
- Wati 251
- Kanthi 256
- Ima 260
- Flor 262
- Pasi 268
- Yum 271.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-291), filmography (page 291), and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780231164221
- 023116422X
- 9780231164238
- 0231164238
- OCLC:
- 861072993
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