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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... become dependent on these relatively high earnings . Some families invest in land , new houses or education and thereby become dependent on monthly remittances . Furthermore , a large group of women get into the habit of buying ...
... become an increasingly popular livelihood - strategy among rural families , many potential migrants simply make contact with agents themselves . As for Dao , the migration process began when she gave birth to a handicapped baby , was ...
... become two / multi - step migrants . But often there will be a higher profit for the traffickers if they recruit the girls directly from provincial areas where the people are relatively poorer and less likely to have access to reliable ...
Contents
Sex Diaries of Tourists Returning from | 13 |
Male Perspectives | 24 |
Postcolonial Entrepreneurs | 42 |
Copyright | |
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