Description
| Product ID: | 9781842778609 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Sex at the Margins |
| Subtitle: | Migration, Labour Markets and the Rescue Industry |
| Authors: | Author: Laura Maria Agustin |
| Page Count: | 256 |
| Subjects: | Sex and sexuality, social aspects, Ethical issues: prostitution & sex industry, Gender studies: women and girls, Gender studies: women |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Explores several myths: that selling sex is different from any other kind of work, that migrants who sell sex are passive victims and that the multitude of people out to save them are without self-interest. This book is aimed at those who want to understand the relationship between sex markets, migration and the desire for social justice. This groundbreaking book explodes several myths: that selling sex is completely different from any other kind of work; that migrants who sell sex are passive victims; and that the multitude of people out to save them are without self-interest. Laura Agustín makes a passionate case against these stereotypes, arguing that the label "trafficked" does not accurately describe migrants'' lives and that the "rescue industry" disempowers them. Based on extensive research among migrants who sell sex and social helpers, Sex at the Margins provides a radically different analysis. Frequently, says Agustín, migrants make rational choices to travel and work in the sex industry. Although they are treated like a marginalized group they form part of the dynamic global economy. Both powerful and controversial, this book is essential reading for all those who want to understand the increasingly important relationship between sex markets, migration and the desire for social justice. |
| Imprint Name: | Zed Books Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2007-05-15 |