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"Illustrates how law shapes the lives of sex workers, street-level police officers and frontline health officials in China. Using ethnography, interviews and surveys to explore how prostitution is regulated, this accessible book is perfect for readers interested in law, the state, society, China, and sex work"--
Sommario
1. Introduction; Part I. History, Contemporary Context, and Official Policies: 2. Historical Continuities and Contemporary Context; 3. The Official Story: Prostitution Policies in Contemporary China; Part II. Society: 4. On the Streets and in the Brothels; 5. In the Clubs; 6. In the Home; 7. Perspectives and Experiences Shared Across Tiers of Prostitution; Part III. The State: 8. Patterns of Punishment; 9. The Weak Yet Savvy Street-Level Police Officer; 10. China's Sex Worker Health Policies: The Influence of Transnational Actors and Their Limitations; 11. Street-Level Health Officials; 12. Conclusion.
Info autore
Margaret L. Boittin is assistant professor of law at Osgoode Hall Law School, York University. Her articles have been published in Law & Society Review, Law & Policy, American Political Science Review, and Journal of Law and Economics. Boittin holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from UC Berkeley, and a JD from Stanford.
Riassunto
Illustrates how law shapes the lives of sex workers, street-level police officers and frontline health officials in China. Using ethnography, interviews and surveys to explore how prostitution is regulated, this accessible book is perfect for readers interested in law, the state, society, China, and sex work.
Prefazione
Sheds light on how law shapes the lives of sex workers, street-level police officers and frontline health officials in China.
