C W W Greenidge

Slavery

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Slavery, first published in 1958, examines four main types of modern slavery: chattel slavery; the sale of women into marriage; the sale of children into work and prostitution; serfdom. It marshals an astonishing array of findings into modern slavery, and outlines the history of the anti-slavery movement.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Februar 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 336g
• ISBN-13: 9781032313344
• ISBN-10: 103231334X
• Artikelnr.: 69484555

Autorenporträt

C.W.W. Greenidge

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1. The Facts
1. Slavery
its Genesis and Definition
2. The Treatment of Slaves
3. Chattel Slavery Today
4. Slaving Trading Today
5. The Attitude of Islam
6. Debt Bondage
7. Serfdom or Peonage
8. The Sale of Women into Marriage
9. The Sham Adoption of Children
Part 2. The Fight
10. Slave Charities
11. The Anti-Slavery Movement: Slave Trading
12. The Anti-Slavery Movement: Slavery Itself
13. The Anti-Slavery Society
14. International Action Before the League of Nations
15. The League of Nations and After
16. Action by the United Nations
17. What Remains to be Done
Appendices
1. The Brussels Act of 1890
2. The Slavery Convention of 1926
3. The Supplementary Convention of 1956