ABSTRACT

Slavery, first published in 1958, examines four main types of modern slavery: chattel slavery; the sale of women into marriage; the sale of children into work and prostitution; serfdom. Mr Greenidge, a Director of the Anti-Slavery Society, marshals an astonishing array of findings into modern slavery, and outlines the history of the anti-slavery movement.

part I|104 pages

The Facts

chapter Chapter I|12 pages

Slavery, its Genesis and Definition

chapter Chapter II|9 pages

The Treatment of Slaves

chapter Chapter III|13 pages

Chattel Slavery Today

chapter Chapter IV|9 pages

Slave Trading Today

chapter Chapter V|8 pages

The Attitude of Islam

chapter Chapter VI|8 pages

Debt-Bondage

chapter Chapter VII|20 pages

Serfdom or Peonage

chapter Chapter VIII|11 pages

The Sale of Women into Marriage

chapter Chapter IX|12 pages

The Sham Adoption of Children

part II|88 pages

The Fight

chapter Chapter X|8 pages

Slave Charities

chapter Chapter XI|15 pages

The Anti-Slavery Movement: Slave Trading

chapter Chapter XII|17 pages

The Anti-Slavery Movement: Slavery Itself

chapter Chapter XIII|12 pages

The Anti-Slavery Society

chapter Chapter XIV|9 pages

International Action before the League of Nations

chapter Chapter XV|10 pages

The League of Nations and After

chapter Chapter XVI|11 pages

Action by the United Nations

chapter Chapter XVII|4 pages

What Remains to be Done