The Industrial Vagina: The Political Economy of the Global Sex Trade

ISBN-13: 9780415412339 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 250 str.

Sheila Jeffreys

Opis

This book demonstrates the importance of the global sex industry to the field of international politics, exploring the development of the industry and its wider social implications. In recent decades, prostitution has moved from a local concern connected with criminal networks to an industrialized and globalized phenomenon. Sheila Jeffreys, international expert on gender, sexuality and queer studies, identifies the forces involved in creating this global industry such as the normalization of prostitution through the sexual revolution, the legalization of brothel prostitution, new technologies, military prostitution and sex tourism. The Political Economy of the Global Sex Trade analyzes the ways in which the global sex industry is integrated into the international political economy, estimating the worth of the industry and the way in which it has been mainstreamed and become adopted by major corporations as part of their business.

Recenzje

'The strength of Jeffreys' new work lies in just how many aspects of the sex industry she covers, and her understanding of their intersections.'
Julia Bindel, The Guardian

Spis treści

Introduction: From pimping to a profitable market sector  1. Feminists and the Global Sex Industry: Cheerleaders or Critics?  2. Marriage in the Global Sex Industry  3. The International Political Economy of Pornography  4. The Strip Club Boom  5. Military Prostitution Chapter  6. Prostitution Tourism: women as men’s leisure  7. Supplying the demand: the traffic in women  8. The State as Pimp: legalizing prostitution.   Conclusion: Rolling back the global sex industry

O autorze

Sheila Jeffreys is a Professor in the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Melbourne. She is the author of six other books on the history and politics of sexuality, including Beauty and Misogyny (Routledge, 2005). She is the founding member in 1994 of the Australian branch of the Coalition Against Trafficking in Women. She has a considerable reputation both in the academic world and in the world of feminist and lesbian and gay politics for her work on sexuality, including 6 single authored books. Sheila Jeffreys' work is heavily referenced in academic journals and books, with 30 citations in international refereed journals in 2003 according the Web of Science citations index. Her work has been republished in French, Spanish, German, Norwegian, Swedish, and in many anthologies of feminist thought over the last few years.