| Selling Sex in Kenya: Gendered Agency Under Neoliberalism Contributor(s): Česnulyte, Egle (Author) |
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ISBN: 1108494056 ISBN-13: 9781108494052 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $114.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | American Government - General - Psychology | Human Sexuality (see Also Social Science - Human Sexuality) |
| Dewey: 306.742 |
| LCCN: 2019037774 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.6" W x 8.6" (0.90 lbs) 192 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: As Kenyan women traditionally have fewer formal employment opportunities, often occupying lower-paid jobs in the informal sector, the experiences of women who earn money in unorthodox ways can offer revealing insights into the agency of women and its limits. Grounded in the narratives and life stories of women selling sex in Kenya, Egle Česnulyte reveals the range of gendered and gendering effects that neoliberal policies have on everyday socio-political realities. By contextualising and historicising contemporary debates in the field, this important interdisciplinary study explores the societal structures that neo-liberal narratives and reforms influence, their gendered effects, and the extent to which individuals must internalise neoliberal economic logics in order to make or improve their living. In so doing, Česnulyte counters the prevailing male-dominated studies in political science to place women, and female-based narratives at the forefront. |
Contributor Bio(s): Česnulyte, Egle: - Egle Česnulyte is Lecturer in Politics and International Development in the School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies (SPAIS) at the University of Bristol and Deputy Director of the Gender Research Centre at the University of Bristol. Her research has been published in journals including Development and Change, Review of African Political Economy and New Political Economy. |