Getting screwed : sex workers and the law / Alison Bass.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bass, Alison, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Prostitution.

Prostitution--Law and legislation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (300 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lebanon, New Hampshire : ForeEdge, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Vivid narrative-driven account of how current U.S. laws against prostitution harm sex workers, clients, and society

Contents:

Title Page; Contents; Prologue | The "Friendliest" Brothel in Manhattan; Chap. 1 | The Madonna-Whore Divide; Chap. 2 | The Modern Sex Workers' Rights Movement; Chap. 3 | Sex Work Goes Online and Indoors; Chap. 4 | Why Women and Men Do Sex Work; Chap. 5 | The Truth about Sex Trafficking; Chap. 6 | From Bad Laws to Bad Cops and Violence against Women; Chap. 7 | Busted in Sin City; Chap. 8 | Misguided Laws and Misuse of Resources; Chap. 9 | The Rhode Island Story; Chap. 10 | Sex Work Overseas; Chap. 11 | Canada's Public Health Experiment; Chap. 12 | California

Chap. 13 | A Saner Approach to ProstitutionEpilogue | Silent No More; Acknowledgments; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781611688450

1611688450

OCLC:

920620159