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Human Bondage and Abolition offers a comprehensive exploration of slavery’s complex legacy and its evolution from emancipation to contemporary times. Edited by Elizabeth Swanson and James Brewer Stewart, this volume brings together leading scholars to examine how bondage has transformed and persisted across different historical periods and geographical contexts.
The collection challenges traditional narratives of slavery’s simple abolition by revealing the continuities and metamorphoses of enslaved labor and exploitation. Contributors analyze the economic, social, and political mechanisms that have sustained various forms of human bondage long after official emancipation proclamations. Through diverse case studies and theoretical frameworks, the book demonstrates how understanding past slaveries is essential for addressing contemporary forms of exploitation and unfree labor.
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