Modern Babylon? : prostituting children in Thailand / Heather Montgomery.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Montgomery, Heather, author.

Series:

Fertility, reproduction, and sexuality ; volume 2.

Fertility, reproduction, and sexuality ; volume 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Child prostitution--Thailand.

Child prostitution.

Sex industry--Thailand.

Sex industry.

Child abuse--Thailand.

Child abuse.

Child welfare--Thailand.

Child welfare.

Thailand--Social conditions.

Thailand.

Thailand--Economic conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (206 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Berghahn Books, [2009]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Child prostitution became one of the key concerns of the international community in the 1990s. World congresses were held, international and national laws were changed and concern over ""cemmercially sexually exploited children"" rose dramatically. Rarely, however, were the children who worked as prostitutes consulted of questioned in this process, and the voices of these children brought into focus. This book is the first to address the children directly, to examine their daily lives, their motivations and their perceptions of what they do. Based on 15 months of fieldwork in a Thai tourist c

Contents:

Contents; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1: History and Context; Chapter 2: Cultural Constructions of Childhood; Chapter 3: The Child Prostitutes of Baan Nua; Chapter 4: Struggles and Contradictions; Chapter 5: Identity and its DIfficulties; Chapter 6: Protecting Innocence; Chapter 7: Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed April 23, 2014).

ISBN:

9781782384762

1782384766

OCLC:

875819806