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In this book, Mary Lucille Sullivan asks whether the concept of sex work as ‘a job like any other’ matches the reality. Discussing the practicalities of brothels as regular businesses, the author unearths astounding facts about both the legal and illegal sectors. Covering issues such as violence, organised crime, women’s health, and mainstream businesses’ involvement in the sex trade.

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"Skillfully analyzes tensions within social movements' ideologies and exposes their dilemmas in action." --Catharine MacKinnon

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Setting the Framework: Prostitution in the 21st Century; Institutionalising Men's Rights to Women's Bodies: Legislation (1982-1997); From Prostitutes' Rights to Sex Industry Advocates: The History of the Prostitutes Collective of Victoria; Living Off the Earnings of Prostitution: Sex Industry Expansion and its Beneficiaries; Unregulated and Illegal: Clandestine Prostitution Under Victoria's 'Model Legislation'; Victoria's Sex Agenda: Occupation Health and Safety for the Sex Industry; Rape and Violence as Occupational Hazards; Making Men's Demand Visible; Index.

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      Publisher Spinifex Press
      Published 2 March 2007
      ISBN-13 9781876756604
      978-1876756604
      ISBN-10 1876756608
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      Ethical issues, topics and debates Sex and sexuality, social aspects

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      In this book, Mary Lucille Sullivan asks whether the concept of sex work as ‘a job like any other’ matches the reality. Discussing the practicalities of brothels as regular businesses, the author unearths astounding facts about both the legal and illegal sectors. Covering issues such as violence, organised crime, women’s health, and mainstream businesses’ involvement in the sex trade.

      Trade Review
      "Skillfully analyzes tensions within social movements' ideologies and exposes their dilemmas in action." --Catharine MacKinnon

      Table of Contents
      Setting the Framework: Prostitution in the 21st Century; Institutionalising Men's Rights to Women's Bodies: Legislation (1982-1997); From Prostitutes' Rights to Sex Industry Advocates: The History of the Prostitutes Collective of Victoria; Living Off the Earnings of Prostitution: Sex Industry Expansion and its Beneficiaries; Unregulated and Illegal: Clandestine Prostitution Under Victoria's 'Model Legislation'; Victoria's Sex Agenda: Occupation Health and Safety for the Sex Industry; Rape and Violence as Occupational Hazards; Making Men's Demand Visible; Index.

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