| Description |
1 online resource (x, 177 pages) : illustrations |
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Routledge research on Asian development ; 5 |
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Routledge research on Asian development ; 5.
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| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Series Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction; Methodology and settings; Positionality as a researcher and ethical considerations; Structure of the book; Notes; References; 1 Slavery and bonded labour: a problem of definition; Definitions of slavery; Slavery and servitude; Slavery and forced labour; Legal abolition of slavery; Bonded labour as a form of slavery; Bonded labour and capitalism; Is bonded labour voluntary?; Notes; References |
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2 A brief history of slavery and debt bondage in India and NepalSlavery and bonded labour in India and Nepal; The external slave trade and bonded labour in India; Slavery in India or internal slavery; Slavery and bonded labour in Nepal; Caste and ethnic aspects of bonded labour; Caste as a device of discrimination; Ethnic dimension of discrimination; Conclusions: caste, ethnicity, and bonded labour; Notes; References; 3 Bonded labour: a question of power and accountability; Bonded labour among Sahariya and Tharu ethnic groups; The Sahariya tribe and debt bondage |
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Kamaiya bonded labourers in NepalRoot causes of bonded labour; Bonded labour as a situation of social disempowerment; Notes; References; 4 Human rights and liberation; Nature of human rights; Human rights and development: concepts and linkages; Human rights-based approach: the problems of definition; The main components of the rights-based approach; The problem of accountability; The problem of empowerment; The problem of participation; Empowerment, participation, and accountability; The rights-basedapproach and social change for justice |
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The problem of implementation of the rights-based approachHuman rights-based approach to bonded labour: added value?; Notes; References; 5 Human rights-based approaches to bonded labour: the cases of the Sahariya and Kamaiya peoples; The rights-based approach and the system of Kamaiya bonded labour; The Kamaiya liberation movement; Kamaiya liberation movement and human rights-based NGOs; Summary; The Sahariya tribe and struggles for freedom; Bonded labourers and the concept of human rights; Problems of the implementation of the human rights-based approach |
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Rights-based approaches to bonded labour: differences and similaritiesNotes; References; 6 Human rights and freedom: are they what we fought for?; Evidence from the field; The new reality of ex-Kamaiyas; Sahariya community: a life in struggles; Summary; Power relations and human rights-based interventions; Limitations of human rights-based approaches; Notes; References; Conclusions; Bonded labour as a situation of powerlessness; Rights as catalysts for reconceptualisation of power; Limitations of human rights-based approaches; References; Glossary; Index |
| Summary |
This book investigates one of the most pervasive forms of modern slavery: bonded labour, whereby labour is linked witha credit agreement, leavinga debtor bound to repay their debt through long-term servitude. Drawing on cases from Nepal and India, the author adopts a human rights-based approach, interpreting slavery as a violation of human rights, and focusing on the empowerment of slaves as rights holders. Ultimately the book aims to explore thelinks between rights, power inequality and oppression, and to uncover ways to achieve the full liberation of bonded labourers. Identifying the factors and forces that contribute to and reinforce the situation of bonded labour in South Asia, thebook demonstrates how systems of bonded labour are connected to long-term processes of colonisation, dispossession, migration, nationalisation of natural resources, and the introduction of private land ownership. Despite the fact that the United Nationshas reported debt bondage as the most prevalent form of forced labour worldwide, there it is still little known about the real practical impacts of this approach to the lives of marginalised people. Based on extensive ethnographic research, this book will be a useful guide to students and scholars of modern slavery, international development, and South Asian studies |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Elena Samonova completed her PhD at the University of Helsinki, Finland. She is currently a post-doctoral fellow at University College Dublin, Ireland |
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Description based on online resource, title from digital title page (Ebook Central, viewed on June 9, 2020) |
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Slavery -- South Asia
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Peonage -- South Asia
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Human rights -- South Asia
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Third World Development.
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Human rights
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Peonage
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Slavery
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South Asia
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2019001580 |
| ISBN |
9780429054952 |
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0429054955 |
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9780429619816 |
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0429619812 |
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9780429617669 |
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0429617666 |
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9780429621963 |
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0429621965 |
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