Sex slaves and discourse masters : the construction of trafficking
Why is the international community so concerned with the fate of prostitutes? And why does the story of trafficking sound so familiar? In this pioneering work, Jo Doezema argues that the current concern with trafficking in women is a modern manifestation of the myth of white slavery. Combining historical analysis with contemporary investigation, Sex Slaves and Discourse Masters examines in detail sex worker reactions to the myth of trafficking, questions the current feminist preoccupation with the 'suffering female body' and argues that feminism needs to move towards the creation of new myths
eBook, English, 2010
Zed Books ; Distributed in the USA exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan, London, New York, 2010
1 online resource (viii, 216 pages)
9781848134157, 9781848138414, 9781282659131, 9786612659133, 1848134150, 1848138415, 1282659138, 6612659130
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About the Author; Acknowledgements; Acronyms; Introduction: Positioning trafficking in women; 1 White slavery and trafficking as political myth; 2 The construction of innocence and the spectre of chaos; 3 Metaphorical innocence: white slavery in America; 4 'Prevent, protect and punish'; 5 Now you see her, now you don't: consent, sex workers and the Human Rights Caucus; 6 Towards a reinscription of myth; Notes; Primary sources; Works cited; Index
Electronic reproduction, [Place of publication not identified], HathiTrust Digital Library, 2011
English
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