03466oam 22006854a 450 991045089360332120211028114846.01-4473-0261-31-281-15975-197866111597571-84742-158-X(CKB)1000000000413430(EBL)419312(OCoLC)476249901(SSID)ssj0000181047(PQKBManifestationID)11154715(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000181047(PQKBWorkID)10157713(PQKB)10524090(UtOrBLW)PPO00209(MiAaPQ)EBC419312(Au-PeEL)EBL419312(CaPaEBR)ebr10281195(CaONFJC)MIL115975(OCoLC)1148089998(MdBmJHUP)musev2_80477(EXLCZ)99100000000041343020061030j20090102 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrInternational approaches to prostitutionLaw and policy in Europe and AsiaBristol :Policy PressJan. 2009.©Jan. 2009.1 online resource (223 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-86134-672-7 1-86134-673-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; INTERNATIONAL APPROACHES TO PROSTITUTION - Law and policy in Europe and Asia; Contents; List of tables and boxes; Notes on contributors; ONE - Introduction: approaches to prostitution; Situated knowledges - our approaches to prostitution; The structure of this book; Why these countries?; The impact of political structures; The status of women; Legal structures in relation to prostitution; Debates around decriminalisation and legalisation; The chapters that follow; Part One - EuropeTWO - From the personal to the political:shifting perspectives on street prostitution in England and WalesTHREE - Prostitution in France; FOUR - Prostitution in Sweden: debates and policies 1980-2004; FIVE - The Republic of Moldova: prostitution and trafficking in women; Part Two - Asia; SIX - Prostitution in India: laws, debates and responses; SEVEN - Good women, bad women:prostitution in Pakistan; EIGHT - Selling bodies/selling pleasure: the social organisation of sex work in Taiwan; NINE - Prostitution in Thailand:perceptions and realities; IndexAnnotationWhat is to be done about prostitution? Is it work or is it violence? Are women involved in prostitution offenders or victims? Is prostitution a private or a political issue? The answers to these questions vary depending on many factors, including where in the world you live. This book provides a valuable, detailed international comparison of the laws, policies and interventions in eight countries across Europe and Asia.Social ScienceProstitution & Sex TradeProstitutionEuropeProstitutionAsiaElectronic books. Social ScienceProstitution & Sex Trade.ProstitutionProstitution363.4/4094Gangoli Geetanjali901613Westmarland NicoleMdBmJHUPMdBmJHUPBOOK9910450893603321International approaches to prostitution2124256UNINA