Selling Sex: Experience, Advocacy, and Research on Sex Work in Canada Contributor(s): Van Der Meulen, Emily (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0774824492 ISBN-13: 9780774824491 Publisher: University of British Columbia Press OUR PRICE: $37.57 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2013 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Women's Studies - Political Science - Social Science | Prostitution & Sex Trade |
Dewey: 306.74 |
Series: Sexuality Studies |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.9" W x 8.8" (1.20 lbs) 364 pages |
Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Despite being dubbed "the world's oldest profession," prostitution has rarely been viewed as a legitimate form of labour. Instead, it is often criminalized, sensationalized, and polemicized. In Selling Sex, Emily van der Meulen, Elya M. Durisin, and Victoria Love present a more nuanced view of the sex industry. They bring together a vast collection of voices - including feminists, researchers, advocates, and sex workers of every stripe - to challenge dominant narratives surrounding sex work. Presenting a variety of perspectives on such diverse topics as social stigma, police violence, labour organizing, and human trafficking, Selling Sex is an eye-opening, challenging, and necessary book. |