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Enslaved The New Slavery

by Janet Wise Rahila Gupta
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Harrowing stories of modern-day slavery unveiled.

Imagine stepping into the hidden world of those marginalized by an issue that often evades the public eye. "Enslaved The New Slavery" offers a valuable and eye-opening perspective on the pervasive, yet covert, modern crisis of human trafficking and slavery. Through gripping, personal accounts, the book not only educates but also elicits empathy for those whose voices are routinely silenced. It's a significant read for anyone who cares about human rights and social justice, and wants to understand the complexity and human cost behind current immigration policies.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Enslaved The New Slavery

by Janet Wise Rahila Gupta
$9.90 Now $5.90 Save 40%
ISBN: 9788172237622
Authors: Janet Wise Rahila Gupta
Publisher: HarperCollins India
Date of Publication: 2008-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Sociology, Politics, Biographies & Memoirs
Related Topics: Race, Poverty, Social Issues, Biography Memoir, Sociology, Politics, Government, Social Justice
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The defining feature of modern-day slavery is imprisonment – physical, emotional, psychological and financial – often sustained through violence or the threat of it current immigration legislation in the uk plays a central role in keeping people trapped in slavery because an individual is powerless while her immigration status is in the hands of someone else in this compelling and persuasive book that examines the complex subject of immigration, and its connection to modern-day slavery, rahila gupta seeks out five former slaves who had been trafficked, smuggled or duped into the uk, and helps them to tell us their stories we meet a pregnant child from sierra leone who was locked up in a london house as a domestic slave; a russian teenager trafficked into prostitution; a chinese man, living in fear of the triads; a religious somali woman who had to promise sex in order to eat; and a young punjabi woman forced into marriage and repeatedly abused by her husbandliving in fear of being sent back to conditions of war, persecution, sexual oppression or grinding poverty, these hapless immigrants come to the uk only to find that their passports are in the hands of their oppressors and that the world of freedom and equal opportunity they have escaped to is, in fact, a deadly trap…
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Harrowing stories of modern-day slavery unveiled.

Imagine stepping into the hidden world of those marginalized by an issue that often evades the public eye. "Enslaved The New Slavery" offers a valuable and eye-opening perspective on the pervasive, yet covert, modern crisis of human trafficking and slavery. Through gripping, personal accounts, the book not only educates but also elicits empathy for those whose voices are routinely silenced. It's a significant read for anyone who cares about human rights and social justice, and wants to understand the complexity and human cost behind current immigration policies.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.