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- Trafficking in Slavery's Wake: Law and the Experience of Women and Children in Africa
- Book
- 2012
- Published by: Ohio University Press
- Series: New African Histories
summary
Women and children have been bartered, pawned, bought, and sold within and beyond Africa for longer than records have existed. This important collection examines the ways trafficking in women and children has changed from the aftermath of the “end of slavery” in Africa from the late nineteenth century to the present.
The formal abolition of the slave trade and slavery did not end the demand for servile women and children. Contemporary forms of human trafficking are deeply interwoven with their historical precursors, and scholars and activists need to be informed about the long history of trafficking in order to better assess and confront its contemporary forms. This book brings together the perspectives of leading scholars, activists, and other experts, creating a conversation that is essential for understanding the complexity of human trafficking in Africa.
Human trafficking is rapidly emerging as a core human rights issue for the twenty-first century. Trafficking in Slavery’s Wake is excellent reading for the researching, combating, and prosecuting of trafficking in women and children.
The formal abolition of the slave trade and slavery did not end the demand for servile women and children. Contemporary forms of human trafficking are deeply interwoven with their historical precursors, and scholars and activists need to be informed about the long history of trafficking in order to better assess and confront its contemporary forms. This book brings together the perspectives of leading scholars, activists, and other experts, creating a conversation that is essential for understanding the complexity of human trafficking in Africa.
Human trafficking is rapidly emerging as a core human rights issue for the twenty-first century. Trafficking in Slavery’s Wake is excellent reading for the researching, combating, and prosecuting of trafficking in women and children.
Table of Contents
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- Part I: Trafficking in Colonial Africa
- Trafficking and Reenslavement
- pp. 29-44
- Part II: Contemporary Antitraffickingin Africa and Beyond
- The Story of Elsie
- pp. 205-220
- Ranking States
- pp. 221-240
- Selected Bibiliography
- pp. 255-258
- Contributors
- pp. 259-264
Additional Information
ISBN
9780821444184
Related ISBN(s)
9780821420027
MARC Record
OCLC
813285435
Pages
264
Launched on MUSE
2012-10-19
Language
English
Open Access
No