Making Sense of Prostitution
Joanna Phoenix
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Description for Making Sense of Prostitution
Hardback. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 397.
This book provides a compelling analysis of the conditions in which women are sustained within prostitution in Britain at the end of the millennium. Based on a major empirical study, it is a unique glimpse into how some women, who live lives completely torn apart by poverty, violence and criminalization, are able to understand their lives in prostitution and make sense of the choices they make in their struggle to survive.
This book provides a compelling analysis of the conditions in which women are sustained within prostitution in Britain at the end of the millennium. Based on a major empirical study, it is a unique glimpse into how some women, who live lives completely torn apart by poverty, violence and criminalization, are able to understand their lives in prostitution and make sense of the choices they make in their struggle to survive.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
St Martin's Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9780312220730
SKU
V9780312220730
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About Joanna Phoenix
Joanna Phoenix is Lecturer in Criminology at Middlesex University in London.
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