Human trafficking in Medieval Europe slavery, sexual exploitation, and prostitution

Human trafficking has become a global concern over the last twenty years, but its violence has terrorized and traumatized its victims and survivors for millennia. This study examines the deep history of human trafficking from Late Antiquity to the Early Modern Period. It traces the evolution of traf...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Paolella, Christopher, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press 2020.
Colección:Social worlds of late antiquity and the early Middle Ages
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Sumario:Human trafficking has become a global concern over the last twenty years, but its violence has terrorized and traumatized its victims and survivors for millennia. This study examines the deep history of human trafficking from Late Antiquity to the Early Modern Period. It traces the evolution of trafficking patterns: the growth and decline of trafficking routes, the everchanging relationships between traffickers and authorities, and it examines the underlying causes that lead to vulnerability and thus to exploitation. As the reader will discover, the conditions that lead to human trafficking in the modern world, such as poverty, attitudes of entitlement, corruption, and violence, have a long and storied past. When we understand that past, we can better anticipate human trafficking's future, and then we are better able to fight it.
Notas:Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 20 Nov 2020).
Descripción Física:1 online resource (277 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.