Most Americans are shocked to discover that slavery still exists in
the United States. Yet 145 years after the Emancipation
Proclamation, the CIA estimates that 14,500 to17,000 foreigners are
"trafficked" annually into the United States, threatened with
violence, and forced to work against their will. Modern people
unanimously agree that slavery is abhorrent. How, then, can it be
making a reappearance on American soil?
Award-winning journalist John Bowe examines how outsourcing,
subcontracting, immigration fraud, and the relentless pursuit of
"everyday low prices" have created an opportunity for modern
slavery to regain a toehold in the American economy. Bowe uses
thorough and often dangerous research, exclusive interviews,
eyewitness accounts, and rigorous economic analysis to examine
three illegal workplaces where employees are literally or virtually
enslaved. From rural Florida to Tulsa, Oklahoma, to the U.S.
commonwealth of Saipan in the Western Pacific, he documents
coercive and forced labor situations that benefit us all, as
consumers and stockholders, fattening the profits of dozens of
American food and clothing chains, including Wal-Mart, Kroger,
McDonald's, Burger King, PepsiCo, Del Monte, Gap, Target, JCPenney,
J. Crew, Polo Ralph Lauren, and others.
In this eye-opening book, set against the everyday American
landscape of shopping malls, outlet stores, and Happy Meals, Bowe
reveals how humankind's darker urges remain alive and well,
lingering in the background of every transaction-and what we can do
to overcome them.
Praise for Nobodies:
"Investigative, immersion reporting at its best . . . Bowe is a
master storyteller whose work is finely tuned and fearless."
-"USA Today "
"A brilliant and readable tour of the modern heart of darkness,
"Nobodies" takes a long, hard look at what our democracy is
becoming."
-Thomas Frank, author of "What's the Matter with Kansas?"
"Bowe dramatizes in gripping detail these stolen lives."
-"O: The Oprah Magazine"
"The vividness of Bowe's local stories might make you think twice
before reaching for that cheap fruit or pair of discount
socks."
-"Conde Nast Portfolio"
NAMED ONE OF THE TWENTY BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY "THE VILLAGE
VOICE"
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