Women and Sex Work in Cambodia - Blood, Sweat and Tears

List of contents

1. Introduction 2. Filles Malades: Sex Work in French Cambodia, 1863-1953 3. Sihanouk’s Thesis ‘A’ and ‘B’: Sex Work in Post-Independence Cambodia 4. The Social and Cultural Context of Sex Work 5. Just Choices: The Moral And Political Economies of Sex Work 6. Core Transmitter/Sex Slave: Ten Years of Regulating Sex Work (1998-2008) 7. Conclusion

Summary

Prostitution is strongly embedded in local cultural practices in Cambodia. Based on extensive original research, this book explores the nature of prostitution in Cambodia, providing explanations of why the phenomenon is so widely tolerated.

Product details

• Authors: Larissa Sandy, Sandy Larissa
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.08.2014
• EAN: 9780415681599
• ISBN: 978-0-415-68159-9
• No. of pages: 156
• Series: ASAA Women in Asia Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology; Ethnic Studies, Sociology, Cultural Studies, Asia, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Asian History, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls, Gender studies: men and boys, Gender Studies: Men, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General