Sex at the Margins: Migration, Labour Markets and the Rescue Industry
Language: English
Published by Zed Books, 2007
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- Title
- Sex at the Margins: Migration, Labour Markets and the Rescue Industry
- Author
- Agustin, Laura María
- Publisher
- Zed Books
- Publication year
- 2007
- Condition
- very_good
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1842778609
- ISBN 13
- 9781842778609
This groundbreaking book explodes several myths: that selling sex is completely different from any other kind of work; that migrants who sell sex are passive victims; and that the multitude of people out to save them are without self-interest.
Laura Agustín makes a passionate case against these stereotypes, arguing that the label 'trafficked' does not accurately describe migrants' lives and that the 'rescue industry' disempowers them. Based on extensive research amongst migrants who sell sex and social helpers, Sex at the Margins provides a radically different analysis. Frequently, says Agustín, migrants make rational choices to travel and work in the sex industry. Although they are treated like a marginalised group they form part of the dynamic global economy.
Both powerful and controversial, this book is essential reading for all those who want to understand the increasingly important relationship between sex markets, migration and the desire for social justice.
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