INTERNATIONAL APPROACHES TO PROSTITUTION: LAW AND POLICY IN EUROPE AND ASIA; ED. BY GEETANJALI GANGOLI.
Dados do Periódico
| Tipo | SOURCE_BOOK |
|---|---|
| Editora | Policy Press (GB) |
| ISBN-13 | 9781861346728 |
| Open Library | OL18766440W |
| Total de publicações | 1 |
| Período coberto | 2006 - 2006 |
| Idioma | UND |
"What is to be done about prostitution? Is it work or is it violence? Are women who are involved in prostitution offenders or victims? Is prostitution a private or a political issue? The answers to these questions vary depending on many factors, including where in the world you live." "International approaches to prostitution provides a valuable, detailed international comparison of the laws, policies and interventions in nine countries across Europe and Asia (England and Wales, France, Sweden, Moldova, India, Pakistan, Thailand and Taiwan). The countries were chosen because of their contrasting social policy and legislative frameworks." "Aimed at a wide audience of students, academics, policy makers and practitioners, this book makes an important contribution to academic and policy debates in the fields of criminology, law, social policy, women's studies, sociology, politics and international relations."--BOOK JACKET.
International approaches to prostitutionLaw and policy in Europe and Asia
The issue of prostitution brings to the fore many of the contradictions in feminist politics, and the ambivalence in dealing with issues of sexuality reflected both in Asian and Western feminist politics. This chapter presents a brief insight into how our own personal views on prostitution have developed in order to ‘situate’ or ‘locate’ our knowledge about it. The rest of this book tries to move away from the individual perspectives on prostitut…
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International approaches to prostitutionLaw and policy in Europe and Asia
The issue of prostitution brings to the fore many of the contradictions in feminist politics, and the ambivalence in dealing with issues of sexuality reflected both in Asian and Western feminist politics. This chapter presents a brief insight into how our own personal views on prostitution have developed in order to ‘situate’ or ‘locate’ our knowledge about it. The rest of this book tries to move away from the individual perspectives on prostitut…