What's Love Got to Do with It?: Transnational Desires and Sex Tourism in the Dominican Republic

by Denise Brennan

Book Overview

In locations around the world, sex tourism is a booming business. What's Love Got to Do with It? is an in-depth examination of the motivations of workers, clients, and others connected to the sex tourism business in Sos a, a town on the northern coast of the Dominican Republic. Denise Brennan considers why Dominican and Haitian women move to Sos a to pursue sex work and describes how sex tourists, primarily Europeans, come to Sos a to buy sex...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822332973
• ISBN13: 9780822332978
• Release Date: May 2004
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Fascinating Discussion

What was really great about this book was that the author took an amoralistic view (Instead Of A Moralistic One) towards the lives of the women. She did not rant against men and males, but looked at the entirety of their situations in an honest way. While not condoning what the women did to survive, she did not become a radical feminist either. I was pleased to see the honesty in her work. The maps were very well produced and printed well in the book. The book flows very well and is a delightful read. The author shows the Dominican Republic to be a beautiful island and a delightful place to visit if one has the time and money to do so. A. Nathaniel Wallace, Jr.

very interesting study

this study is probably one of the easiest to read, and really makes you feel a connection with each person in the book. its a great read for tourism studies or sociological studies

A fascinating read...

This book was fascinating to read. It was well written and interesting throughout. I would recommend it to anyone who loves to read and wants to learn about something they may know nothing about.