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A. Agathangelou - The Global Political Economy of Sex. Desire, Violence, and Insecurity in Mediterranean Nation States.  - 9781403975867 - V9781403975867
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The Global Political Economy of Sex. Desire, Violence, and Insecurity in Mediterranean Nation States.

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Description for The Global Political Economy of Sex. Desire, Violence, and Insecurity in Mediterranean Nation States. Paperback. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 296.
At the intersection of the warmth of hearth and home and the dangers of the street lies the tenuous position of women engaged in reproductive labour, those involved in the sex trade and those in domestic positions. These are women who are vulnerable, exploited, and whose dirty work allows for the reproduction of traditional social mores and roles. Yet while they are used to sustain tradition, dialectically they reflect the hyperconnections of globalization through the migration of women, the development of placement 'agencies' that often are little but fronts for transnational crime; and the transfer of money from the developed ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
Number of Pages
214
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9781403975867
SKU
V9781403975867
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99-1

About A. Agathangelou
ANNA M. AGATHANGELOU is Lecturer at the University of Houston-Clear Lake and Director of the Global Change Institute, Nicosia, Cyprus.

Reviews for The Global Political Economy of Sex. Desire, Violence, and Insecurity in Mediterranean Nation States.
This book shows us what feminist international political-economy looks like: a Ukrainian woman trying to cope with neo-liberal restructuring by risking migration to work in a Turkish cabaret; a Chechen male 'impressario' importing women into Cyprus to reap profits; a Greek professional woman calculating the pros and cons of hiring a Filipina or a Sri Lankan woman as her domestic ... Read more

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