Julia O¿Connell Davidson is Professor of Social Research at the University of Bristol. 

This book reviews what is known about the issue of slavery, and argues that the concept of "afterlives" is more helpful than that of "modern slavery" to those seeking to challenge injustice, violence, inequality and oppression in the twenty-first century.

Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Background
Chapter 3: What Do We Know?
Chapter 4: What Should We Do?
Chapter 5: Conclusion