{"product_id":"my-stone-of-hope-jean-robert-cadet-9780292729292","title":"My Stone of Hope: From Haitian Slave Child to Abolitionist","description":"\u003cp\u003e There are 27 million slaves living in the world today--more than at any time in history. Three hundred thousand of them are impoverished children in Haiti, who \"stay with\" families as unpaid and uneducated domestic workers, subject to physical, emotional, and sexual abuse. This practice, known locally as \u003ci\u003erestavek\u003c\/i\u003e (\"staying with\"), is so widespread that one in ten Haitian children is caught up in this form of slavery. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Jean-Robert Cadet was a \u003ci\u003erestavek\u003c\/i\u003e in Haiti from the late 1950s until the early 1970s. He told the harrowing story of his youth in \u003ci\u003eRestavec: From Haitian Slave Child to Middle-Class American\u003c\/i\u003e--a landmark book that exposed ongoing child slavery in Haiti. Now in \u003ci\u003eMy Stone of Hope\u003c\/i\u003e, Cadet continues his story from his early attempts to adjust to freedom in American society to his current life mission of eliminating child slavery through advocacy and education. As he recounts his own struggles to surmount the psychological wounds of slavery, Cadet puts a human face on the suffering that hundreds of thousands of Haitians still endure daily. He also builds a convincing case that child slavery is not just one among many problems that Haiti faces as the Western Hemisphere's poorest nation. Rather, he argues that the systematic abuse of so many of its children is Haiti's fundamental problem, because it creates damaged adults who seem incapable of governing the country justly or managing its economy productively. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e For everyone concerned about the fate of Haiti, the welfare of children, and the freedom of people around the globe, \u003ci\u003eMy Stone of Hope\u003c\/i\u003e sounds an irresistible call to action. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jean-Robert Cadet, Jim Luken\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0292729294\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780292729292\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Texas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 293\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.90d","brand":"Jean-Robert Cadet","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44075995988223,"sku":"9780292729292","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_37df5137-b87a-4538-a4bb-c033b24072f6.jpg?v=1685462595","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/my-stone-of-hope-jean-robert-cadet-9780292729292","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}