Enslaved: The New British Slavery
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Book
Authors
ISBN 10
1846270669
ISBN 13
9781846270666
Category
Social Analysis
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Publication Year
2008
Publisher
Pages
320
Description
Slavery in Britain didn’t end with Wilberforcethe country is still home to hundreds of slaves. They reach British shores via unimaginably perilous crossings; are locked into hideous, back-breaking working lives; and remain hidden to much of society. Very few get free to tell of their appalling incarceration. Meet five who did in this compelling, revealing book. The author has unprecedented access to charities and organizations working with domestic slaves, trafficked sex workers, illegal farm laborers, and other exploited groups. People never previously given a voice tell their personal stories here. Horrifying stories tell of people who have been trafficked, smuggled, or duped into the UK to find themselves stripped of their passports and money; locked in cramped rooms; shackled involuntarily to work as domestic servants, brothel workers, fruit pickers, or construction workers; beaten, raped, and psychologically abused; and who if they seek their freedom are threatened with unending violence. A brave and lucky handful escape from these barbaric conditions to report on their experiences to the outside worldoften to find that there is not as much as support, sympathy, or succour there as might be expected. Their testimonies are harrowing, but we cannot leave them unheard. - from Amzon
Number of Copies
1
Library | Accession No | Call No | Copy No | Edition | Location | Availability |
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Main | 109 | 1 | Yes |