Not For Sale: The Return of the Global Slave Trade--And How We Can Fight It - Softcover

9780061206719: Not For Sale: The Return of the Global Slave Trade--And How We Can Fight It
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In conjunction with the Walden Media major motion picture on the life of abolitionist William Wilberforce, this is the social action book for anyone who wants to know who today’s heroes are in the fight against human trafficking and what you can do about it in your community.

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Award-winning journalist David Batstone reveals the story of a new generation of 21st century abolitionists and their heroic campaign to put an end to human bondage. In his accessible and inspiring book The New Abolitionists, Batstone carefully weaves the narratives of activists and those in bondage in a way that not only raises awareness of the modern-day slave trade, but also serves as a call to action.
With 2007 bringing the 200th anniversary of the climax of the 19th century abolitionist movement, the world pays tribute to great visionary figures such as William Wilberforce of the United Kingdom and American Frederick Douglass for their remarkable strides toward framing slavery as a moral issue that people of good conscience could not tolerate. This anniversary serves not only as a commemorative date for battles won against slavery, but also as a reminder that slavery and bondage still persist in the 21st century. An estimated 27 million people around the globe suffer in situations of forced labor and commercial sexual exploitation from which they cannot free themselves. Trafficking in people has become increasingly transnational in scope and highly lucrative. After illegal drug sales and arms trafficking, human trafficking is today the third most profitable criminal activity in the world, generating $31 billion annually. As many as half of all those trafficked worldwide for sex and domestic slavery are children under 18 years of age.
Batstone tells the inspiring stories of a new generation of abolitionists arising among us to put a stop to human trafficking. The New Abolitionists tells the stories of rescued victims and their heroic rescuers, background briefings on human trafficking, and practical ideas that empower individuals and their communities to join the campaign for human freedom.
About the Author:
David Batstone, Ph.D., is Professor of Ethics at the University of San Francisco. His most recent book, Saving the Corporate Soul & (Who Knows?) Maybe Your Own, won the prestigious Nautilus Award for "2004 Best Business Book." Batstone also serves as Senior Editor of a business magazine, Worthwhile, and was a cofounder of Business 2.0. Batstone appears regularly in USA Today’s Weekend Edition as "America’s ethics guru."

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  • PublisherHarperCollins
  • Publication date2007
  • ISBN 10 0061206717
  • ISBN 13 9780061206719
  • BindingPaperback
  • Edition number1
  • Number of pages320
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