The Ironies of Freedom: Sex, Culture, and Neoliberal Governance in Vietnam

by Thu-Huong Nguyen-Vo

Book Overview

In the late 1980s, Vietnam joined the global economy after decades of war and relative isolation, demonstrating how a former socialist government can adapt to global market forces with their neoliberal emphasis on freedom of choice for entrepreneurs and consumers. The Ironies of Freedom examines an aspect of this new market: commercial sex.

Nguyen-vo offers an ambitious analysis of gender and class conflicts surrounding commercial...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0295988657
• ISBN13: 9780295988658
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 356 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.1"