Slavery today
Slavery today by Kevin Bales is a 2008 Science & Technology book written by TED speaker Kevin Bales, paired here with the talk they gave.
The pairing
- Paired talk: "How to combat modern slavery" (2010), 1.2M views on TED.com
- Timing: Published 2 years before the talk.
- In the catalogue: The 1st of 3 books by Kevin Bales on Books Worth Reading (2008–2016), by publication year.
- Edition: Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press, 2008 · 141 pages
The paired TED talk
How to combat modern slavery (2010), the TED talk by Kevin Bales.
From the publisher
Offers a shocking look at the pervasive existence of working slaves in the modern-day world, examining the men, women, and children forced to work in underpaid or unpaid jobs ranging from agriculture to prostitution, the poverty and brutality of their existence, the impact of globalization on slavery, and potential solutions to the crisis. Simultaneous.