| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 125 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
History of desire industries in New York City : burlesque, the public sphere, and the construction of morality -- Marketing desire and geographic coding in the Bronx -- Race, exchange, and cultural capital -- Same-sex desire : race, class, and gender performance -- Reproducing cyber desire : the role of technology and desire industries -- Labor stratification in desire industries : colorism, citizenship, and erotic capital -- Conclusion: Race versus taste : symbolic racism in the post-civil rights era |
| Summary |
Explores the intersections of race, class, and gender in U.S.-based sex work, focusing on the experiences of African-American and Latina women in the exotic dance industry, using a case study analysis of two dance clubs in Manhattan and the Bronx, New York, and a lesbian club in Oakland, California |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Sex industry -- History
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Race discrimination.
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racial discrimination.
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Human Sexuality.
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SELF-HELP -- Sexual Instruction.
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Race discrimination
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Sex industry
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781441678867 |
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1441678867 |
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143843216X |
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9781438432168 |
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