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

Van Pelt Library HQ117 .J45 2009
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Jeffreys, Sheila.
Series:
RIPE series in global political economy
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Prostitution--Political aspects.
Prostitution.
Prostitution--Economic aspects.
Prostitution--Social aspects.
Sex industry.
Feminism.
Physical Description:
viii, 244 pages ; 20 cm.
Place of Publication:
London ; New York : Routledge, 2009.
Contents:
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.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [211]-235) and index.
ISBN:
9780415412322
0415412323
9780415412339
0415412331
9780203698303
0203698304
OCLC:
166379393

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