Publication

2014 - University of British Columbia Press

Language

English

Word Count

40,000 words, Guess

Page Count

160 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-139780774826129
  • ISBN-100774826126
  • Better World Books9780774826129
  • Open LibraryOL34615804M

Classifications

  • LCCHQ118.M3413 2013

Description

"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 groups agreed that the industry was a destructive and corrupting force that should be eliminated. In this radical volume, five academics and activists convey their vision of prostitution as work through chapters that explore the nature of the sex industry, the legal framework that seeks to control it, historical debates over its existence, the spectre of human trafficking, and community-based activism. The authors not only reclaim the place of sex workers in discussions of their lives and work but also oppose discourses that position sex workers as merely victims without agency." --

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Sex Work: Rethinking the Job, Respecting the WorkersUniversity of British Columbia Press2014-01-01

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