Transnational Prostitution: Changing Patterns in a Global ContextSusanne Thorbek, Bandana Pattanaik Patterns of prostitution, like so much else in our increasingly inter-connected world, are changing radically, as the investigations in this volume dramatically show. The question of migrant prostitutes in the West may be much debated, but it is little researched. This collection makes a radical break with the current media focus on human trafficking and the old habit of simply blaming the victim. What emerges is a nuanced and empirically grounded portrait of the complexities of prostitution across national boundaries today. |
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... areas and some born in Bangkok , have an internal migration history . The women of Bangkok origin had moved to other provinces for employment . In their younger days these women left their home town somewhere in a rural area , mostly ...
... areas increased . The number of migrants peaked in the 1930s and 1940s with 60,000 men and 85,000 women migrating to urban areas ( Christensen 1995 : 45 ) . These social changes influenced female sexual practices and the survival ...
... areas such as prostitution , euthanasia and soft drugs . Tolerance is based on prag- matism and , perhaps , indifference : as long as you do not bother others , or interfere in their daily lives , you can do what you like . This is the ...
Contents
Sex Diaries of Tourists Returning from | 13 |
Male Perspectives | 24 |
Postcolonial Entrepreneurs | 42 |
Copyright | |
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