The Business of Sex by Laxmi Murthy - ISBN: 9789381017814
Hardcover
Feminism and sex work: a new alliance beyond victimhood.

The Business of Sex

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  • Hardcover

    258 pages

  • Release Date

    15 November 2014

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Summary

Mainstream feminist discourse has failed to fully engage with commercial sex work. In a series of groundbreaking, previously unpublished essays, The Business of Sex corrects this lacuna.

Moving beyond the traditional feminist focus on slavery and trafficking, HIV/AIDS, and other health issues, the contributors to this volume engage fully with the political and theoretical implications of sex work. Dismissing old antagonisms, they argue that feminism—thanks to its role in revo…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9789381017814
ISBN-10:9381017816
Author:Laxmi Murthy, Saraswathi Seshu
Publisher:Zubaan
Imprint:Zubaan
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:258
Release Date:15 November 2014
Weight:414g
Dimensions:218mm x 156mm x 23mm
About The Author

Laxmi Murthy

Laxmi Murthy is a consulting editor at Himal Southasian and heads the Hri Institute for Southasian Research and Exchange.

Meena Saraswathi Seshu is the general secretary of SANGRAM, an organization in Sangli, Maharashtra, that works to protect the rights of sex workers, as well as people living with HIV/AIDS.

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