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Travels in the Skin Trade: Tourism and the Sex Industry
Jeremy Seabrook
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Description for Travels in the Skin Trade: Tourism and the Sex Industry
Paperback. New and updated edition of this classic text that explores the complex issues of the sex industry in Thailand. Num Pages: 192 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1FMT; JFMX; JMU; KNSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
Through the words of sex workers and their clients, Jeremy Seabrook reconsiders the popular conception of sex tourism in Asia. Through its examination of the many paradoxes surrounding this controversial subject, Travels in the Skin Trade also sheds new light on the wider and problematic relationship between the North and the South.
Press coverage of the sex trade routinely consists of ill-informed, moralising and sensationalist denunciations of the 'industry'. Through the words of sex workers and their clients, Seabrook reconsiders the popular conception of the sex industry and explores the complex relationship between sex and tourism. ... Read more
Through the words of sex workers and their clients, Jeremy Seabrook reconsiders the popular conception of sex tourism in Asia. Through its examination of the many paradoxes surrounding this controversial subject, Travels in the Skin Trade also sheds new light on the wider and problematic relationship between the North and the South.
Press coverage of the sex trade routinely consists of ill-informed, moralising and sensationalist denunciations of the 'industry'. Through the words of sex workers and their clients, Seabrook reconsiders the popular conception of the sex industry and explores the complex relationship between sex and tourism. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Pluto Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745317564
SKU
V9780745317564
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Jeremy Seabrook
Jeremy Seabrook has been writing books for over half a century. His articles have been featured in the Guardian, The Times and the Independent. He has written plays for stage, TV and the theatre, some in collaboration with his close friend, Michael O’Neill. His many books include People Without History: India’s Muslim Ghettos and Cut Out: Living Without Welfare.
Reviews for Travels in the Skin Trade: Tourism and the Sex Industry
"'Jeremy Seabrook is one of England's most imaginative and creative writers, with a preacher's talent for prophesy and a capacity for righteous indignation reminiscent of George Orwell.' Richard Gott, The Guardian 'It raises questions about the rights of Thai women and children and the expectations of the men who travel to the country for this service. Finally it encourages a ... Read more