This book shows that in Asia and Europe, 17th- early 20th century, the history of “free” labour is linked to that of coerced labour. Circulation of models,

Agricultural workers have long been underrepresented in labour history. This volume aims to change this by bringing together a collection of studies on the larg

Coffee from East Africa, wine from California, chocolate from the Ivory Coast - all those every day products are based on labour, often produced under appalling

This book explores how workers moved and were moved, why they moved, and how they were kept from moving. Combining global labour history with mobility studies,

For the first time, this book provides the global history of labor in Central Eurasia, Russia, Europe, and the Indian Ocean between the sixteenth and the twenti