In the decades following the globalization of the world economy, trafficking, forced labor and modern slavery have emerged as significant global problems. State

This book sheds new light on domestic forced migration by examining the experiences of American-born slave migrants from a comparative perspective. It analyzes

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Providing a unique critical perspective to debates on slavery, this book brings the literature on transatlantic slavery into dialogue with research on informal