{"product_id":"unbroken-chains-isbn-9780807006771","title":"Unbroken Chains","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn urgent exposition of the pervasive human trafficking that lies just beneath the surface of the US economy—from the stories of its survivors\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe years of the COVID-19 pandemic have brought to light the exploitation of workers. In this moment of heightened visibility, \u003ci\u003eUnbroken Chains\u003c\/i\u003e demands that readers examine the hidden sector of American trafficked labor and understand its prevalence across our economy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing from nearly two decades of research on US and international human trafficking, Melissa Hope Ditmore sets forth the harrowing stories of human trafficking survivors and grounds their accounts in the long history of US indentured servitude, looking to its iterations in chattel slavery, Chinese contract labor, and prison labor. In this groundbreaking investigation of American trafficking, Ditmore unveils the unnerving reality that forced labor permeates many industries beyond sex work: in almost every aspect of consumption, people who create our everyday necessities are working amid inescapable exploitation, often without pay.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnbroken Chains\u003c\/i\u003e tells these workers’ stories: They are nannies for New York City’s diplomatic elites and door-to-door magazine salespeople in the American South. A trafficked person may have harvested your produce, sewn your clothes, or cleaned your apartment lobby. Ditmore offers readers an illuminating window on the world of forced labor, which exists within our own, and a road map for participating in its destruction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnbroken Chains\u003c\/i\u003e will include more than a dozen images, including detailed maps, archival pictures, and trafficking documents. Among these images are a modern map of the Sonoran Desert in the American Southwest, a bill of sale for an enslaved woman forced into sex work, letters from men in compulsory plantation labor after the Civil War, and 19th-century “white slave” panic propaganda.\u003ci\u003eList of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003eTime Line\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eINTRODUCTION\u003cbr\u003eDown the Rabbit Hole\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART I: TRAFFICKING INTO SALES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 1\u003cbr\u003eYoung Americans on Traveling Sales Crews\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 2\u003cbr\u003e Sex and Labor in the Trafficking Victims Protection Act\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART II: TRAFFICKING IN AGRICULTURE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 3\u003cbr\u003eIn the Devil’s Garden\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 4\u003cbr\u003eIndenture, Slavery, and Contract Labor in Agriculture\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 5\u003cbr\u003eFrom Slavery to Prison and Peonage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART III: TRAFFICKING INTO DOMESTIC WORK\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 6\u003cbr\u003eTrafficking into Domestic and Care Work Today\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 7\u003cbr\u003eThe History of Exploitation in Domestic Work\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART IV: TRAFFICKING INTO INDUSTRY AND INFRASTRUCTURE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 8\u003cbr\u003eContemporary Trafficking Cases in Industry and Infrastructure\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 9\u003cbr\u003e Slavery and Prison Labor in Industry and Infrastructure\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART V: TRAFFICKING FOR SEX\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 10\u003cbr\u003eFlor’s Story\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 11\u003cbr\u003eProstitution of Enslaved and Indentured Women\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 12\u003cbr\u003eMorality in Immigration Restrictions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 13\u003cbr\u003eThe Mann Act and “White Slavery”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 14\u003cbr\u003eTwenty-First-Century Efforts to Combat Human Trafficking\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCONCLUSION\u003cbr\u003eWhat Kind of Help Is Truly Helpful?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eSelected Bibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/i\u003e“This searing exposé reveals the dark underbelly of the US economy . . . Knowledgable, empathetic, and impassioned, Ditmore is an expert tour guide through this harrowing landscape. Readers will be moved to take action.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A stirring and compassionate book.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An extraordinary guide to the long, shameful history of human trafficking in the United States . . . Anyone concerned with human trafficking or workers’ rights will find this book invaluable.”\u003cbr\u003e—Debby Applegate, winner of the Pulitzer Prize, author of \u003ci\u003eMadam: The Biography of Polly Adler, Icon of the Jazz Age\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“By delving into the particulars of human trafficking in its many forms, \u003ci\u003eUnbroken Chains\u003c\/i\u003e provides a much-needed antidote to the sensationalist rescue narratives that have dominated social policy discourse.”\u003cbr\u003e—Alex S. Vitale, author of \u003ci\u003eThe End of Policing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A thoughtful, well-written account of the many forms of forced and fraudulent labor that operate in the United States today. It positions sex trafficking within a larger pattern of forced labor, exposing how authorities overpolice sex work while tending to ignore coercive labor outside of prostitution. . . . As important, it details a vivid set of life histories of survivors who go on to fight exploitative businesses and to demand justice.”\u003cbr\u003e—Judith Walkowitz, author of \u003ci\u003eCity of Dreadful Delight: Narratives of Sexual Danger in Late-Victorian London\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eUnbroken Chains\u003c\/i\u003e is an impassioned plea to acknowledge sex work as work and address exploitation in all types of labor. Ditmore’s blueprint for the recognition of abuse offers a new approach to assisting survivors and a much-needed infusion of hope.”\u003cbr\u003e—Lizzie Borden, filmmaker, director of \u003ci\u003eBorn in Flames\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWorking Girls\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eUnbroken Chains\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading for anyone interested in racial capitalism, fair labor, and victim self-advocacy. Melissa Ditmore’s clear-eyed analysis cuts through the sensationalistic media images of young white girls forced into prostitution to expose the truth about human trafficking. She shows us that it’s a form of extreme labor exploitation rooted in the institution of American slavery, whose unresolved legacy continues to shape our present-day labor laws, particularly in the realms of domestic and agricultural work. Ditmore convincingly argues that we must stop criminalizing victims of human trafficking and instead fight for policies that empower them.”\u003cbr\u003e—Grace Cho, author of the National Book Award finalist \u003ci\u003eTastes Like War\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eMelissa Ditmore\u003c\/b\u003e is a freelance consultant specializing in issues of gender, development, health and human rights. She holds a PhD in sociology from the City University of New York and has published several previous books on sex work and prostitution. Her consulting clients have included the United Nations, the US Agency for International Development, and the Hilton Foundation. Her writing has also appeared in outlets such as \u003ci\u003eHuffPost\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eDaily Beast\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Beacon Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303767724261,"sku":"NP9780807006771","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780807006771.jpg?v=1767743189","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/unbroken-chains-isbn-9780807006771","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}