Geography of trafficking : from drug smuggling to modern-day slavery / Fred M. Shelley and Reagan Metz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shelley, Fred M., 1952- author.

Metz, Reagan, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human trafficking.

Drug traffic.

Physical Description:

xiii, 361 pages ; 27 cm

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara, California : ABC-CLIO, [2017]

Summary:

This important reference work examines trafficking from a geographic perspective and investigates the driving forces behind it and the powers that are trying to curtail the problem. Provides a comprehensive look at the geography of trafficking as a whole that highlights how different kinds of trafficking are often related. Supplies a much-needed reference book on a topic that is of perennial interest and often mentioned in media. Includes an appendix of primary documents that includes excerpts from anti-trafficking acts and policies, declarations, human rights campaigns, and other important sources, each with an introduction.

Contents:

Introduction

Trafficking origins, transportation, and destinations

Human trafficking

Trafficking in commodities

Country profiles

Primary documents

World drug report

Selected bibliography

Index

About the authors.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Shelley, Fred M., 1952- author. Geography of trafficking

ISBN:

9781440838224

1440838224

OCLC:

933272004