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Modern Slavery, Ecocide, and the Secret to Saving the World
Spiegel & Grau
January 2016
On Sale: January 19, 2016
304 pages
ISBN: 0812995767
EAN: 9780812995763
Kindle: B00WPQHP6Y
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Non-Fiction
For readers of such crusading works of nonfiction as
Katherine Boo’s Beyond the Beautiful Forevers and
Tracy Kidder’s Mountains Beyond Mountains comes a
powerful and captivating examination of two entwined global
crises: environmental destruction and human trafficking—and
an inspiring, bold plan for how we can solve them. A leading expert on modern-day slavery, Kevin Bales has
traveled to some of the world’s most dangerous places
documenting and battling human trafficking. In the course of
his reporting, Bales began to notice a pattern emerging:
Where slavery existed, so did massive, unchecked
environmental destruction. But why? Bales set off to find the answer in a fascinating and moving
journey that took him into the lives of modern-day slaves
and along a supply chain that leads directly to the
cellphones in our pockets. What he discovered is that even
as it destroys individuals, families, and communities, new
forms of slavery that proliferate in the world’s lawless
zones also pose a grave threat to the environment. Simply
put, modern-day slavery is destroying the planet. The product of seven years of travel and research, Blood
and Earth brings us dramatic stories from the world’s
most beautiful and tragic places, the environmental and
human-rights hotspots where this crisis is concentrated. But
it also tells the stories of some of the most common
products we all consume—from computers to shrimp to
jewelry—whose origins are found in these same places. Blood and Earth calls on us to recognize the grievous
harm we have done to one another, put an end to it, and
recommit to repairing the world. This is a clear-eyed and
inspiring book that suggests how we can begin the work of
healing humanity and the planet we share.
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