The regulation of prostitution in China : law in the everyday lives of sex workers, police officers, and public health officials / Margaret L. Boittin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Boittin, Margaret L., 1979- author.

Series:

Cambridge studies in law and society

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Prostitution--China.

Prostitution.

Prostitution--Law and legislation--China.

Sex workers--China.

Sex workers.

Law enforcement--China.

Law enforcement.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 407 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2024.

Summary:

Illustrates how law shapes the lives of sex workers, street-level police officers and frontline health officials in China. Using ethnography, interviews and surveys to explore how prostitution is regulated, this accessible book is perfect for readers interested in law, the state, society, China, and sex work

Contents:

Acknowledgments

1. Introduction

Part I. History, contemporary context, and official policies

2. Historical continuities and contemporary context

3. The official story: prostitution policies in contemporary China

Part II. Society

4. On the streets and in the brothels

5. In the clubs

6. In the home

7. Perspectives and experiences shared across tiers of prostitution

Part III. The state

8. Patterns of punishment

9. The weak yet savvy street-level police officer

10. China's sex worker health policies: the influence of transnational actors and their limitations

11. Street-level health officials

12. Conclusion

Appendix A. About the research

Appendix B. Interview list

Appendix C. The sex worker survey

Appendix D. The police survey

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 06 Dec 2024).

ISBN:

9781316832820

1316832821

9781316831946

1316831949

9781316836392

1316836398