×


 x 

Shopping cart
23%OFFSophie Day - On the Game - 9780745317588 - V9780745317588
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.

On the Game

€ 40.99
€ 31.50
You save € 9.49!
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for On the Game Paperback. Day explores how individual sex workers live, in public and in private. Series: Anthropology, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JFMX. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 214 x 136 x 16. Weight in Grams: 352.
***Winner of the Eileen Basker Prize and the Wellcome Medal for Anthropology as Applied to Medical Problems***

On the Game is an ethnographic account of prostitutes and prostitution. Sophie Day has followed the lives of individual women over fifteen years, and her book details their attempts to manage their lives against a backdrop of social disapproval. The period was one of substantial change within the sex industry.

Through the lens of public health, economics, criminalisation and human rights, Day explores how individual sex workers live, in public and in private. This offers a unique ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Series
Anthropology, Culture and Society
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745317588
SKU
V9780745317588
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1

About Sophie Day
Sophie Day is Professor of Anthropology at Goldsmiths College. She is the author of On the Game (Pluto, 2007).

Reviews for On the Game
'A highly engaging and thought-provoking text highlighting the challenges faced by sex workers in London. Highly recommended'
Stuart Agnew, Lecturer in Criminology, University Campus Suffolk 'Academic interest in the sex industry is proliferating in a range of disciplines, and Sophie Day's book is a noteworthy addition'
Gender and Development

Goodreads reviews for On the Game


Subscribe to our newsletter

News on special offers, signed editions & more!