Pardis Mahdavi: 3 books
Gridlock
Labor, Migration, and Human Trafficking in Dubai
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2011
The images of human trafficking are all too often reduced to media tales of helpless young women taken by heavily accented, dark-skinned captors—but the reality is a far cry from this stereotype. In the Middle East, Dubai has been accused of being a hotbed of trafficking. Pardis Mahdavi, however,...
Crossing the Gulf
Love and Family in Migrant Lives
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2016
The lines between what constitutes migration and what constitutes human trafficking are messy at best. State policies rarely acknowledge the lived experiences of migrants, and too often the laws and policies meant to protect individuals ultimately increase the challenges faced by migrants and their...
From Trafficking to Terror
Constructing a Global Social Problem
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2013
A panic surrounds human trafficking and terrorism. The socially constructed 'war on terror’ and ‘war on trafficking’ are linked through discourses that not only combine the two, but help promote an anti-Muslim sentiment. Using ethnographic data and stories, From Trafficking to Terror presents...