Illegal, inhuman, and impervious to recession, there is one trade
that continues to thrive, just out of sight. The international sex
trade criss-crosses the entire globe, a sinister network made up of
criminal masterminds, local handlers, corrupt policemen, willfully
blind politicians, eager consumers, and countless hapless women and
children. In this ground-breaking work of investigative reporting,
the celebrated journalist Lydia Cacho follows the trail of the
traffickers and their victims from Mexico to Turkey, Thailand to
Iraq, Georgia to the UK, to expose the trade's hidden links with
the tourist industry, internet pornography, drugs and arms
smuggling, the selling of body organs, money laundering, and even
terrorism.
This is an underground economy in which a sex slave can be bought
for the price of a gun, but Cacho's powerful first-person
interviews with mafiosi, pimps, prostitutes, and those who managed
to escape from captivity makes it impossible to ignore the terrible
human cost of this lucrative exchange.
Shocking and sobering, "Slavery Inc," is an exceptional book, both
for the colossal scope of its enquiry, and for the tenacious
bravery with which Cacho pursues the truth.
General
| Imprint: |
Counterpoint
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
April 2014 |
| First published: |
May 2014 |
| Authors: |
Lydia Cacho
|
| Translators: |
Elizabeth Boburg
|
| Dimensions: |
228 x 153 x 23mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
271 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-61902-296-6 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
True stories >
Crime
Promotions
|
| LSN: |
1-61902-296-6 |
| Barcode: |
9781619022966 |
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