The Slave Next Door

Human Trafficking and Slavery in America Today

Kevin Bales, Ron Soodalter

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University of California Press
23 August 2010

Sociology & anthropology; Sociology

In this riveting book, authors and authorities on modern slavery Kevin Bales and Ron Soodalter expose the disturbing phenomenon of human trafficking and slavery that exists now in the United States. In The Slave Next Door we find that these horrific human rights violations are all around us; people sold into slavery are often hidden in plain sight: the dishwasher in the kitchen of the neighborhood restaurant, the kids on the corner selling cheap trinkets, the man sweeping the floor of the local department store. In these pages we also meet some unexpected modern-day slave owners, such as a 27-year old middle-class Texas housewife who is currently serving a life sentence for offences including slavery. Weaving together a wealth of voices—from slaves, slaveholders, and traffickers as well as from experts, counselors, law enforcement officers, rescue and support groups, and community leaders—this book is also a call to action, telling what we, as private citizens and political activists, can do to raise community awareness, hold politicians accountable, and finally bring an end to this horrific and traumatic crime.

By: Kevin Bales, Ron Soodalter
Imprint: University of California Press
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 2nd edition
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9780520268661
ISBN 10: 0520268660
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 23 August 2010
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface to the Paperback Edition Acknowledgments PART I: SLAVES IN THE LAND OF THE FREE 1. The Old Slavery and the New 2. House Slaves 3. Slaves in the Pastures of Plenty 4. Supply and Demand 5. New Business Models 6. Eating, Wearing, Walking, and Talking Slavery PART II: THE FINAL EMANCIPATION 7. Slaves in the Neighborhood 8. States of Confusion 9. The Feds 10. A Future without Slavery Appendix: For Further Information Notes Index

Kevin Bales is the author of Ending Slavery and Disposable People, both from UC Press. He is also Co-Founder of Free the Slaves, Washington DC, and Professor of Contemporary Slavery at the WIlberforce Institute for the Study of Slavery and Emancipation at the University of Hull. He is the world's leading expert on contemporary slavery. Ron Soodalter, historian, folklorist, and lecturer, is the author of Hanging Captain Gordon: The Life and Trial of an American Slave Trader, as well as articles on the historic and modern slave trade, the Civil War, and the American West. A respected Lincolnian scholar, he serves on the Board of the Abraham Lincoln Institute.

Reviews for The Slave Next Door: Human Trafficking and Slavery in America Today

An informative call to action ... a humane and helpful primer on how to sever the links that create and hide human bondage. Publishers Weekly 20090504 Will likely change the way you understand your community. -- Deborah Fink Friends Journal 20100507 Anyone wanting a better understanding of the ongoing problem of slavery in the United States-and their own role in perpetuating or eradicating it-should read this book. -- Charles Song California Lawyer 20100101 Essential reading for anyone interested in human rights... [The authors] appeal to the reader's sense of justice and compassion. -- Tiffany Williams Foreign Policy In Focus 20090518 If you read one book on human trafficking this year, make it The Slave Next Door... Digestible, enjoyable, and ultimately uplifting. Change.org 20090514 With the help of this great book ... we can shift from ignoring this crude reality to [eradicating] this abominable practice. African Politics Portal 20090513 An arresting volume. History Wire 20090714