Offers an analysis of the experiences of sex workers in India. Based on ethnographic fieldwork, this book describes the lives of sex workers, drawing out themes of agency; notions of gender and sexuality; and, women's engagement with the HIV 'industry'. It provides a novel criti…
Offers an analysis of the experiences of sex workers in India. Based on ethnographic fieldwork, this book describes the lives of sex workers, drawing out themes of agency; notions of gender and sexuality; and, women's engagement with the HIV 'industry'. It provides a novel criti…
"India has one of the highest numbers of HIV carriers in the world. HIV has remained associated with sex work, and large sums of money provided to fund public health interventions have come from global institutions such as UNAIDS, the World Bank and USAID. In the midst of these …