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Title: Capitalism, Colonialism, and Imperialism: Roots for Present-Day Trafficking

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Publication Year: 2021

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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-70675-3_2

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Abstract: The Historical Roots of Human Trafficking pp 9–22Cite as Capitalism, Colonialism, and Imperialism: Roots for Present-Day Trafficking Download book PDF Download book EPUB Capitalism, Colonialism, and Imperialism: Roots for Present-Day Trafficking Gonzalo Martínez de Vedia Chapter First Online: 23 May 2021 419 Accesses Abstract Modern definitions of human trafficking are the most encompassing in the history of official action against it. This rightfully identity-blind framework risks creating naively identity-blind plans of action. This chapter will argue that anti-trafficking practitioners must allow that both force and coercion can be used against any person in any setting and also understand that historically, and in the present, certain othered groups in certain sectors of the economy have been disproportionally affected by human trafficking. To understand and unravel the forces that maintain this trend in the US context in particular, practitioners must unpack how unfree labor evolved in the region through several major historical chapters: the launch and growth of European imperialist projects in the Americas, early US colonial history, and the rise and boom of US capitalism. By outlining the unique characteristics of unfree labor in these periods, the chapter offers practitioners a rehistoricized understanding of the scope and character of forced and coerced labor in the modern US context.

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Authors: Martínez de Vedia, Gonzalo

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Pages: 9-22

Volume Title: The Historical Roots of Human Trafficking

Publisher: Springer, Cham

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Topics: Crime and Deviance

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