Focusing on the issue of slavery, the book contends that the concept of "afterlives" offers a more effective framework than "modern slavery" for addressing contemporary injustices. It explores how this perspective can aid in confronting violence, inequality, and oppression in the twenty-first century, providing insights for activists and scholars alike.
By integrating discussions on transatlantic slavery with contemporary issues like informal sector labor, child labor, migration, debt, prisoners, and sex work, this book offers a critical perspective that challenges mainstream narratives and policy debates surrounding modern slavery. It aims to connect historical contexts with current realities, prompting a reevaluation of the definitions and implications of slavery today.
Providing a unique critical perspective to debates on slavery, this book brings the literature on transatlantic slavery into dialogue with research on informal sector labour, child labour, migration, debt, prisoners, and sex work in the contemporary world in order to challenge popular and policy discourse on modern slavery.