This Immoral Trade: What Can We Do? - Softcover

Cox, Caroline

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9781854247650: This Immoral Trade: What Can We Do?

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ISBN 10: 1854247654 ISBN 13: 9781854247650

Publisher: Monarch Books, 2006

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Slavery remains rampant worldwide, despite the celebrations surrounding the bicentenary of its abolition in Britain. At least 27m men, women and children are enslaved today, ranging from prostitutes in London to indentured workers in Burma. This popularly written, but carefully researched, volume includes a chapter on different forms of contemporary slavery, a chapter on the Christian roots of the anti-slavery movement, and three detailed case studies, on Sudan, Burma and Indonesia. It will conclude with a important chapter on action readers can take.

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About the Author:

Baroness Cox was until recently Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords, and a notable advocate of human rights around the world. Her story was told in VOICE FOR THE VOICELESS. Dr John Marks OBE is a researcher and campaigner in the field of human rights, with a particular expertise in modern Islam.

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This Immoral Trade was emotionally difficult to read. Rape, murder, and bondage cause the victim's voices to cry out from within its pages and grip our heart. If you can get through the documented information and photos without tears of compassion, or are able to stay the screams of outrage that rise in your throat at the injustices being carried out every minute of every day, then you probably don't deserve the precious freedom you are now enjoying . . . . If you want to find out more about present-day slavery, I suggest you read This Immoral Trade. This is a 5-star, thought provoking read.--Jan Warren"armchairinterviews.com" (05/21/2007)

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