Sex slaves and discourse masters : the construction of trafficking / Jo Doezema.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Doezema, Jo, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human trafficking.

Prostitution.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (226 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

[London, England] : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2021

Place of Publication:

London, England : Zed Books, 2010.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

Why is the international community so concerned with the fate of prostitutes? And why does the story of trafficking sound so familiar? In this pioneering work, Jo Doezema argues that the current concern with trafficking in women is a modern manifestation of the myth of white slavery. Combining historical analysis with contemporary investigation, Sex Slaves and Discourse Masters examines in detail sex worker reactions to the myth of trafficking, questions the current feminist preoccupation with the 'suffering female body' and argues that feminism needs to move towards the creation of new myths.

Contents:

About the Author; Acknowledgements; Acronyms; Introduction: Positioning trafficking in women; 1 White slavery and trafficking as political myth; 2 The construction of innocence and the spectre of chaos; 3 Metaphorical innocence: white slavery in America; 4 'Prevent, protect and punish'; 5 Now you see her, now you don't: consent, sex workers and the Human Rights Caucus; 6 Towards a reinscription of myth; Notes; Primary sources; Works cited; Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 196-209) and index.

Print version record.

ISBN:

9786612659133

9781350222502

135022250X

9781848138414

1848138415

9781282659131

1282659138

9781848134157

1848134150

OCLC:

648711537