Going Down to the Sea: Chinese Sex Workers Abroad

by Ko-Lin Chin

Book Overview

In this book, eighteen Chinese women tell how they came to sell sex in Hong Kong, Macau, Taipei, Bangkok, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Los Angeles, and New York. The women's candid stories put a human face on issues of globalized commercial sex and provide a raw, inside view of the money-driven transnational sex industry. The author, an expert in the field of criminal justice, frames their personal accounts with contextual details and incisive...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 6162150771
• ISBN13: 9786162150777
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 186 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.6" x 8.5"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher