by Theresa Wobbe (Editor), Léa Renard (Editor), Marianne Braig (Editor)
This volume investigates the intertwining of freedom, slavery and work. The contributions shed light on this relationship by examining labour relations socio-historically based on violence and coercion. The chapters provide explorations of European and non-European, colonial and postcolonial contexts. Informed by global labour history, the volume draws systematically on Orlando Patterson's sociology of slavery and the European ideal of freedom. The book is a plea for a sociological approach to forced labour.
Author Biography
Theresa Wobbe, University of Potsdam; Marianne Braig, Free University Berlin; Léa Renard, Heidelberg University.
