Quirk, Joel. <br/><br/>
Unfinished business :  a comparative survey of historical and contemporary slavery / 
Joel Quirk. 
 - Paris, France :  UNESCO,  2009. 
 - 141 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/> UNESCO Slave Route Project and Wilberforce Institute for the Study of Slavery and Emancipation. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references. 
<br/><br/>Defining slavery in all its forms -- The question of numbers -- Human bondage in a comparative perspective -- Legal abolition -- Effective emancipation -- Conclusion : public policy and political activism. 
<br/><br/> Interest in contemporary slavery has increased dramatically over the last ten years, but there remains a widespread tendency to view slavery in the past and slavery in current society as independent fields of study. This book provides a comparative analysis of historical slave systems and modern forms of human bondage. From this standpoint, recent concerns over human trafficking, debt-bondage, child labor and other related problems are analyzed in view of the historical strengths and weaknesses of the legal abolition of slavery. By bringing together a range of studies on different aspects of slavery, both past and present, this book provides a platform for promoting dialogue about ways of addressing both contemporary slavery and the enduring legacies of historical slave systems.--Publisher's description.  Child labor; Comparative analysis; Contemporary history; Forced labor; Government policy; Human trafficking; Liberation movements; Modern history; Prostitution; Slavery. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9789231041242 923104124X 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2010363381 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Slavery.<br/>Slavery--History.<br/>Esclavitud.<br/>Esclavitud--Historia.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HT 871  / Q8u 2009 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>306.3/62