Slavery

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.

List of contents

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

About the author

C.W.W. Greenidge

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: C.w.w. Greenidge
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.02.2024
• EAN: 9781032313344
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3231334-4
• No. of pages: 232
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Slavery
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; Popular Culture, European History, HISTORY / General, military history, Social & cultural history, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Colonialism & imperialism, Economic history, Southern Africa, British & Irish history, Social and cultural history, Social and cultural anthropology, Colonialism and imperialism, African History, Slavery & abolition of slavery, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards, Slavery and abolition of slavery