Gender and Sexuality in India: Selling Sex in Chennai

by Salla Sariola

Book Overview

India has one of the highest numbers of HIV carriers in the world. HIV has remained associated with sex work, and large sums of money provided to fund public health interventions have come from global institutions such as UNAIDS, the World Bank and USAID. In the midst of these processes, however, sex workers and their everyday lives have been hidden behind the rhetorics of control and prevention.

This book offers a detailed analysis of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415533562
• ISBN13: 9780415533560
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 166 Pages
• Weight: 0.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"