| Description |
1 online resource (451 pages) |
| Contents |
Feminist knowledge and social research : understanding prostitution -- Feminism(s) and prostitution -- Feminist knowledge and social research : ethno-mimesis as performative praxis -- Interpretive ethnographies: life-history work -- Women's voices, women's lives -- Adolescent prostitution : runaways, homelessness and living in local authority care -- Feminist postmodernisms and ethnographies of difference : between modernity and postmodernity -- Imagining women: prostitution, the aestheticization of the whore and the social organization of desire -- The city, masculinity and the social organization of desire : pimps and punters -- Conclusion : towardsa politics of feeling |
| Summary |
Feminists have long differed in their view of prostitution. While some regard it as a classic form of exploitation and degradation, others offer a more sympathetic interpretation of women's involvement in the sex industry. In this important new book, Maggie O'Neill seeks to explore the theoretical debates on prostitution and the relevance of these to the everyday lived experiences of women working on the streets. Based upon her own ethnographic research - defined as ethno-mimesis - the author seeks to undermine and demystify stereotypical images of prostitutes. She explores the narr |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Feminism.
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Prostitutes
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Prostitution.
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Feminism
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Sex Workers
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feminism.
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prostitutes.
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Feminism
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Prostitutes
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Prostitution
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780745668109 |
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0745668100 |
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