Legalized prostitution in Germany : inside the new mega brothels / Annegret Staiger.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Staiger, Annegret D., 1962- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Prostitution--Germany.

Prostitution.

Prostitution--Law and legislation--Germany.

Prostitutes--Social conditions--Germany.

Prostitutes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (296 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2022]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

"Germany has been infamously dubbed the "Brothel of Europe," but how does legalized prostitution actually work? Is it empowering or victimizing, realistic or dangerous? In Legalized Prostitution in Germany, Annegret Staiger's ethnography engages historical, cultural, and legal context to reframe the brothel as a place of longing and belonging, of affective entanglements between unlikely partners, and of new beginnings across borders, while also acknowledging the increasingly exploitative labor practices. By sharing the stories of sex workers, clients, and managers within the larger legal system-meant to provide dignity and safety through regulation-Staiger skillfully frames the economic aspects of commercial sex work and addresses important questions about sexual labor, intimacy, and relationships. Weaving insightful scholarship with beautiful storytelling, Legalized Prostitution in Germany provides readers with a deeper understanding of the complexities of legalized prostitution"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Sex in the public sphere

The decline of the red light district

The new red light geography and changing regimes of prostitution

Work and life at the flamingo: portraits of the girls

Zuhälter on the brothel floor and labor discipline

Prestige, belonging, and coercion: the gift in sex for sale

Sex clients: at the club, on the forum, and at the pub.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Staiger, Annegret Daniela. Legalized prostitution in Germany

ISBN:

9780253058942

0253058945

OCLC:

1252735848