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Autore |
Bass Alison |
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Titolo |
Getting screwed : sex workers and the law / / Alison Bass |
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Lebanon, New Hampshire : , : ForeEdge, , 2015 |
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©2015 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (300 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Prostitution |
Prostitution - Law and legislation |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Title Page; Contents; Prologue | The "Friendliest" Brothel in Manhattan; Chap. 1 | The Madonna-Whore Divide; Chap. 2 | The Modern Sex Workers' Rights Movement; Chap. 3 | Sex Work Goes Online and Indoors; Chap. 4 | Why Women and Men Do Sex Work; Chap. 5 | The Truth about Sex Trafficking; Chap. 6 | From Bad Laws to Bad Cops and Violence against Women; Chap. 7 | Busted in Sin City; Chap. 8 | Misguided Laws and Misuse of Resources; Chap. 9 | The Rhode Island Story; Chap. 10 | Sex Work Overseas; Chap. 11 | Canada's Public Health Experiment; Chap. 12 | California |
Chap. 13 | A Saner Approach to ProstitutionEpilogue | Silent No More; Acknowledgments; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Vivid narrative-driven account of how current U.S. laws against prostitution harm sex workers, clients, and society |
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