This is the first book to explore national representations of slavery in an international comparative perspective. Contributions span a wide geographical range, covering Europe, North America, West and South Africa, the Indian Ocean and Asia.

The Anti-Slavery Project From the Slave Trade to Human Trafficking Joel Quirk "In this excellent expose of the history of slavery from its legal abolition to contemporary manifestations, Professor Joel Quirk fills a serious gap in the study of this issue and lucidly addresses the inevitable trait-d'union existing between past and present in slavery studies."--Leiden Journal of International Law "Quirk has joined an increasing number of historians who should be applauded for devoting themselves to human rights, and he makes a valuable contribution by linking slavery to contemporary...