| Making Sense of Prostitution 1999 Edition Contributor(s): Phoenix, J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312220731 ISBN-13: 9780312220730 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 1999 Annotation: This book provides a compelling analysis of the conditions in which women are sustained within prostitution in Britain at the end of the millennium. Based on a major empirical study, it is a unique glimpse into how some women, who live lives completely torn apart by poverty, violence and criminalization, are able to understand their lives in prostitution and make sense of the choices they make in their struggle to survive. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Criminology - Social Science | Women's Studies - Social Science | Gender Studies |
| Dewey: 306.740 |
| LCCN: 98-49903 |
| Lexile Measure: 1420 |
| Physical Information: 0.79" H x 5.73" W x 8.84" (0.97 lbs) 200 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book provides a compelling analysis of the conditions in which women are sustained within prostitution in Britain at the end of the millennium. Based on a major empirical study, it is a unique glimpse into how some women, who live lives completely torn apart by poverty, violence and criminalization, are able to understand their lives in prostitution and make sense of the choices they make in their struggle to survive. |
