Trafficking in humans : social, cultural and political dimensions / edited by Sally Cameron and Edward Newman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cameron, Sally.

Newman, Edward, 1970-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human trafficking.

Transnational crime.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (305 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Tokyo ; New York : United Nations University Press, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Uniquely in the 62-year history of the United Nations, Ramesh Thakur was given and exercised the latitude to write for public consumption on the contested topics of the day, making it clear that he was expressing his personal opinion. This book brings together a collection of Dr Thakur s opinion articles from a number of newspapers around the world: The Australian, The Canberra Times, The Daily Yomiuri, The Globe and Mail, The Hindu, The International Herald Tribune and The Japan Times, plus one article from the UN Chronicle. The book s three topics the Iraq war, the war on terror and weapons of mass destruction are among the most critical issues of our times."

Contents:

Introduction: understanding human trafficking / Edward Newman and Sally Cameron

Themes

Trafficking in humans: structural factors / Sally Cameron and Edward Newman

Globalization and national sovereignty: from migration to trafficking / Kinsey Alden Dinan

Trafficking of women for prostitution / Sally Cameron

Migrant women and the legal politics of anti-trafficking interventions / Ratna Kapur

Trafficking in women: the role of transnational organized crime / Phil Williams

Regional experiences

The fight against trafficking in human beings from the European perspective / Helga Konrad

Human trafficking in East and South-East Asia: searching for structural factors / Maruja M.B. Asis

Human trafficking in Latin America in the context of international migration / Gabriela Rodríguez Pizarro

Human trafficking in South Asia: a focus on Nepal / Renu Rajbhandari

Trafficking in persons in the South Caucasus

Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia: new challenges for transitional democracies / Gulnara Shahinian.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-281-25305-7

9786611253080

92-808-7115-3

OCLC:

226911904