Sex Work : Rethinking the Job, Respecting the Workers
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Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Sexuality Studies
ISBN-10
0774826126
ISBN-13
9780774826129
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press
Imprint
University of British Columbia Press
Country of Manufacture
CA
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jul 1st, 2014
Print length
160 Pages
Weight
250 grams
Dimensions
15.30 x 22.80 x 1.80 cms
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In the early twentieth century, abolitionists sought to stamp out sex work by penalizing all involved. In the generation that followed, neo-abolitionists looked at the sex industry from a feminist perspective, claiming that workers were victims caught in a patriarchal matrix. Yet both agreed that sex work was a destructive and corrupting force that should be eliminated.
In this lucid and fearless volume, five academics and activists convey their vision of prostitution as work, albeit stigmatized and marginalized labour. In chapters that consider the nature of sex work, the legal framework that seeks to control the sex industry, the historical debates over its existence, the spectre of human trafficking, and community-based activism from within the industry, the authors assert the central place of sex workers in discussions about their lives and work. This book opposes discourses that position sex workers as victims without agency.Get Sex Work by at the best price and quality guaranteed only at Werezi Africa's largest book ecommerce store. The book was published by University of British Columbia Press and it has pages.
