Slavery in the Twentieth Century The Evolution of a Global Problem

Well-known Africanist Suzanne Miers places modern slavery in its historical context, tracing the phenomenal development of the international anti-slavery movement over the last hundred years. She demonstrates how the problems of eradication seem greater and more intractable today than they had ever been with the expansion of slaving to include forced labor, prostitution, and the exploitation of children. Her book will be a valuable resource for readers interested in world history, slavery, human rights, race and ethnic studies, labor and the world economy, and international relations.

Suzanne Miers (nee Doyle) was born in the Belgian Congo, of American parents, and brought up in Brussels and London. Her first husband was Brigadier Richard Miers (British army) by whom she had two children. He died in 1962 and she is now married to Professor Roland Oliver. They spend half the year in England and half in Florida. She is emerita professor of African history at Ohio University. She has also taught at the Universities of Wisconsin, London, and Malay (Singapore)