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The state of sex : tourism, sex, and sin in the new American heartland / Barbara G. Brents, Crystal A. Jackson, and Kathryn Hausbeck.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Brents, Barbara G., author.
- Series:
- Contemporary sociological perspectives series.
- Contemporary sociological perspectives
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Prostitution--Nevada.
- Prostitution.
- Brothels--Nevada.
- Brothels.
- Sex industry--Nevada.
- Sex industry.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (321 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Routledge, 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The State of Sex is a study of Nevada's brothels that situates the nation's only legal brothel industry in the political economy of contemporary tourism. Nevada is part of the ""new American heartland,"" as its pastimes, people, and politics have become more central to the nation. The rise of a service and leisure economy over the past sixty years has propelled sexuality into the heart of contemporary markets. Yet, neoliberal laws in the United States promote business but limit sexual commerce.How have Nevada's legal brothels survived, while the rest of the country criminal
- Contents:
- BOOK COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; SERIES FOREWORD; PREFACE; 1 INTRODUCTION: THE STATE OF SEX; 2 CONTEXTS OF SEXUAL COMMERCE; 3 THE MAKING OF NEVADA PROSTITUTION; 4 THE BUSINESS OF SELLING SEX; 5 PATHS TO BROTHEL WORK; 6 BROTHEL LABOR: MAKING FANTASIES AT WORK; 7 CONCLUSION: LEARNING FROM NEVADA; APPENDIX A: NEVADA BROTHEL GUIDE; APPENDIX B; APPENDIX C: SEX WORKERS INTERVIEWED; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-135-28022-3
- 1-135-28023-1
- 1-282-97431-9
- 9786612974311
- 0-203-86025-X
- 9780203860250
- OCLC:
- 555890190
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