Sex and Borders: Gender, National Identity and Prostitution Policy in Thailand

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Prostitution in Thailand has been the subject of media sensationalism for decades. Bangkok's brothels have become international icons of "third world" women's exploitation in the global sex trade. Recently, however, sex workers have begun to demand not pity, but rights as workers in the global economy. This book explores how Thai national identity in such an economy is linked to prostitution and gender. Jeffrey asserts that certain images of "The...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:077480873X

ISBN13:9780774808736

Release Date:January 2003

Publisher:University of British Columbia Press

Length:184 Pages

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