Life Interrupted: Trafficking into Forced Labor in the United States (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780822356332)

Life Interrupted introduces us to survivors of human trafficking who are struggling to get by and make homes for themselves in the United States. Having spent nearly a decade following the lives of formerly trafficked men and women, Denise Brennan recounts in close detail their flight from their abusers and their courageous efforts to rebuild their lives. At once scholarly and accessible, her book links these firsthand accounts to global economic inequities and under-regulated and unprotected workplaces that routinely exploit migrant laborers in the United States. Brennan contends that today's punitive immigration policies undermine efforts to fight trafficking. While many believe trafficking happens only in the sex trade, Brennan shows that across low-wage labor sectors-in fields, in factories, and on construction sites-widespread exploitation can lead to and conceal forced labor. Life Interrupted is a riveting account of life in and after trafficking and a forceful call for meaningful immigration and labor reform.

All royalties from this book will be donated to the nonprofit Survivor Leadership Training Fund administered through the Freedom Network.


Author: Denise Brennan
ISBN-10: 0822356333
ISBN-13: 9780822356332
Publisher: Duke University Press
Language: English
Published: 03/18/2014
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 9.16h x 6.01w x 0.67d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 01/15/2014
Foreword 02/27/2014
Choice 10/01/2014 pg. 302