Feminists, socialists, Afro-Puerto Rican activists, and elite politicians join laundresses, prostitutes, and dissatisfied wives in populating the pages of Imposing Decency. Through her analyses of Puerto Rican anti-prostitution campaigns, attempts at reforming marriage, and work…
"Prostitution in Thailand has been the subject of media sensationalism for decades. Bangkok's brothels have become international icons of "Third World" women's exploitation in the global sex trade. Recently, however, sex workers have begun to demand not pity, but rights as worke…
A compelling exploration of the complex relationship between Thai national identity and prostitution and gender.
The Bible contains many stories of prostitution. Feminist and liberation readings of these biblical narratives have often made sex workers invisible. 'Sex Working and the Bible' examines stories of biblical prostitution through the experiences and understanding of sex workers to…
The Bible contains many stories of prostitution. Feminist and liberation readings of these biblical narratives have often made sex workers invisible. 'Sex Working and the Bible' examines stories of biblical prostitution through the experiences and understanding of sex workers to…
In deze bundel aandacht voor het schenden van de mensenrechten in Haïti, de mishandeling van politieke gevangenen. De bundel bestaat uit een selectie van artikelen uit Ayiti Fanm, een Creoolse krant.
Deze studie over prostituees in New York City werpt een nieuw licht omtrent hun bestaan in de 19e eeuw. In 1830 was in New York de prostitutie zichtbaar en niet verborgen. Het was verweven in het stadsleven.
Amsterdam's reputation as a city of prostitutes is age-old. 'The Burgher and the Whore' is the story of the red light district's 'golden age', bringing to life the relationships between men and women and providing a fascinating account of what it was like to inhabit the greatest…
Amsterdam's reputation as a city of prostitutes is age-old. 'The Burgher and the Whore' is the story of the red light district's 'golden age', bringing to life the relationships between men and women and providing a fascinating account of what it was like to inhabit the greatest…