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Global Sex Workers: Rights, Resistance and Redefinition

Global Sex Workers: Rights, Resistance and Redefinition

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Global Sex Workers: Rights, Resistance and Redefinition

"These studies provide a wealth of information and data. The analytical chapters that precede and follow them are enlightening." -- The Progressive
"A provocative collection of essays on prostitution, by scholars, journalists, and sex workers, with a focus on developing countries along with two essays on Japan...While the authors strongly condem forced labor, they contend that law enforcement should address the question of coercion, not sexual activity itself." -- Foreign Affairs
"Few works have presented as well-rounded a view of prostitution as this volume." -- Library Journal

About the Author

Kamala Kempadoo is a Professor in York University’s Department of Social Science and interim Graduate Program Director, Social and Political Thought. Her research includes sexuality, sex work studies, human trafficking discourse, and Latin American and Caribbean studies.

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