Volumes cover: 1. A Cultural History of Slavery and Human Trafficking in the Ancient World (10,000 BCE - 500 CE) 2. A Cultural History of Slavery and Human Trafficking in the Pre-Modern Era (500 - 1450) 3. A Cultural History of Slavery and Human Trafficking in the Age of Discovery (1450 - 1700) 4. A Cultural History of Slavery and Human Trafficking in the Age of Empire (1700 - 1900) 5. A Cultural History of Slavery and Human Trafficking in the Age of Global Conflict (1900 - 1945) 6. A Cultural History of Slavery and Human Trafficking in the Age of Globalization (1945 - present) Bringing together an international cast of over 60 contributors, each volume adopts the same thematic structure, covering: Definitions and Ideologies of Slavery and Trafficking; Slavery, Trafficking, and the Law; Political Cultures; Coercive Laboring Economies; Social Organization, Culture, and Ritual; Gender, Enslavement, and Trafficking; Age, Enslavement, and Trafficking; and Anti-Slavery, Anti-Trafficking, and Abolition Outcomes. This model supports readers in tracing one theme throughout history, as well as providing them with a thorough overview of each individual period. The page extent is approximately 1,728pp with c. 240 illustrations. Each volume opens with a series preface and an introduction, and concludes with notes, bibliography, list of contributors and an index.