{"product_id":"modern-babylon-prostituting-children-in-thailand-9781571813183","title":"Modern Babylon?: Prostituting Children in","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tChild prostitution became one of the key concerns of the international community in the 1990s. World congresses were held, international and national laws were changed and concern over \"cemmercially sexually exploited children\" rose dramatically. Rarely, however, were the children who worked as prostitutes consulted of questioned in this process, and the voices of these children brought into focus. This book is the first to address the children directly, to examine their daily lives, their motivations and their perceptions of what they do. Based on 15 months of fieldwork in a Thai tourist community that survived through child prostitution, this book draws on anthropological theories on childhood and kinship to contextualize the experiences of this group of Thai child prostitutes and to contrast these with the stereotypes held of them by those outside their community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003ci\u003e“... an admirable pioneering study ... [which] paints a dynamic and often horrific picture of the workings of child prostitution.” \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e  ·  Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003ci\u003e\"This study is very instructive and deserves to be consulted by specialists of Thailand but also by a wider readership that is interested in the different notions of sexuality and various forms of prostitutions.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e  · Comptes Rendus\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tList of Tables\u003cbr\u003e \tAcknowledgements\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tA Personal View\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tChild Prostitution and Anthropology\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1. History and Context\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tMyths and Stereotypes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tNGOs and the Discovery of Child Prostitution\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe Extent of the Problem\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tHistory and Myth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2. Cultural Constructions of Childhood\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tA History of Childhood in the West\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tChildhood in Thailand\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tWhat Constitutes a Good Childhood?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tChildhood and State Intervention\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3. The Child Prostitutes of Baan Nua\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tData Collection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tChild Prostitution in Baan Nua\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tKinship and Reciprocity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tReciprocity, Friends and Clients\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4. Struggles and Contradictions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tChildren as Social Agents\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tProstitution and its Alternatives\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe Life-Cycle of Prostitution\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5. Identity and its Difficulties\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tStatus\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tSexuality and Identity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tGender, Prostitution and Identity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tSocial Identity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6. Protecting Innocence\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tInnocence and Freedom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tBuying Innocence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tMaintaining Innocence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 7. Conclusion\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tBibliography\u003cbr\u003e \tIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041417068887,"sku":"9781571813183","price":22.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781571813183.jpg?v=1750950190","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/modern-babylon-prostituting-children-in-thailand-9781571813183","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}