The industrial vagina : the political economy of the global sex trade /

Jeffreys, Sheila,

The industrial vagina : the political economy of the global sex trade / Sheila Jeffreys. - viii, 244 pages ; 20 cm. - RIPE series in global political economy . - RIPE series in global political economy. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-235) and index.

Introduction: From pimping to a profitable market sector -- Feminists and the global sex industry : cheerleaders or critics? -- Marriage and protitution -- The international political economy of pornography -- The strip club boom -- Military prostitution -- Prostitution tourism : women as men's leisure -- Supplying the demand : the traffic in women -- The state as pimp : legalizing prostitution -- Conclusion: Rolling back the global sex industry.

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Prostitution--Political aspects
Prostitution--Economic aspects
Prostitution--Social aspects
Sex-oriented businesses
Feminism.

HQ117 / .J45 2009

306.742

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