Sex Work: Rethinking the Job, Respecting the Workers

by Colette Parent, Chris Bruckert, Maria Nengeh Mensah, et al.

In the early twentieth century, abolitionists sought to stamp out sex work by penalizing all involved. In the generation that followed, neo-abolitionists looked at the sex industry from a feminist perspective, claiming that workers were victims caught in a patriarchal matrix. Yet both agreed that sex work was a destructive and corrupting force that should be eliminated. In this lucid and fearless volume, five academics and activists convey their vision...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0774826126
• ISBN13: 9780774826129
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.9" x 8.9"