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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... authorities re- garding prostitutes shifted to young women who had moved from the countryside to the urban areas . It was not the ' old established ' women in Copenhagen , but the younger women who had migrated there who represented a ...
... authorities , and this was further exacerbated by language and cultural barriers . Employers of Thai migrant sex - workers normally keep their pass- ports ( forged or genuine ) until the debt repayment period is over . Some , however ...
... authorities coupled with their undocumented status and language barriers hindered them in their efforts to find alternative work while awaiting trial . CONCLUSION Migrant women who work in the sex industry are highly stigmatized because ...
Contents
Sex Diaries of Tourists Returning from | 13 |
Male Perspectives | 24 |
Postcolonial Entrepreneurs | 42 |
Copyright | |
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