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Sex work in Southeast Asia : the place of desire in a time of AIDS

Title
  1. Sex work in Southeast Asia : the place of desire in a time of AIDS / Lisa Law.
Published by
  1. London ; New York : Routledge, 2000.
Author
  1. Law, Lisa, 1967-

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Description
  1. xi, 146 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm
Summary
  1. This cultural critique of HIV/AIDS prevention programmes targetting sex tourism industries in Southeast Asia posits a new place for a speaking sex worker subject. It will be vital up-to-date research for scholars in many disciplines.
Series statement
  1. Routledge Pacific Rim geographies ; 2
Uniform title
  1. Routledge Pacific Rim geographies ; 2.
Subject
  1. Prostitution > Southeast Asia
  2. Sex tourism > Southeast Asia
  3. Sex industry > Southeast Asia
  4. AIDS (Disease) > Social aspects > Southeast Asia
  5. AIDS (Disease) > Southeast Asia > Prevention
  6. Maladies sexuellement transmissibles > asie du sud-est
  7. Sex Work > asie du sud-est
  8. Syndrome d'immunodéficience acquise > asie du sud-est
  9. Syndrome d'immunodéficience acquise > prévention et contrôle
  10. 71.67 sexuality as a social problem
  11. AIDS (Disease) > Prevention
  12. AIDS (Disease) > Social aspects
  13. Prostitution
  14. Sex industry
  15. Sex tourism
  16. Prostitution > Asie du Sud-Est
  17. Syndrome d'immunodéficience acquise > Asie du Sud-Est
  18. Syndrome d'immunodéficience acquise > prévention et contrôle > Asie du Sud-Est
  19. Maladies sexuellement transmissibles > Asie du Sud-Est
  20. Aids
  21. Sextourismus
  22. Soziale Situation
  23. Prostitutie
  24. AIDS
  25. Sociale aspecten
  26. Tourisme sexuel > Asie du Sud-Est
  27. Sida > Asie du Sud-Est
  28. Sida > Sociologie > Asie du Sud-Est
  29. Southeast Asia
  30. Südostasien
Contents
  1. 1. Rethinking the prostitute subject: bodies, subjectivities and space -- 2. Cartographies of desire: mapping Southeast Asian sex industries -- 3. Negotiating the bar: sex, money and the uneasy politics of third space -- 4. Beyond the bar: lives, community and transient identities -- 5. Sex work, HIV/AIDS and blame: mandatory HIV antibody testing -- 6. Prostitute victim/sex worker agent: the global discourse of NGOs -- 7. Conclusion.
Owning institution
  1. Princeton University Library
Note
  1. Revision of thesis (doctoral--Dept. of Human Geography, Australian National University, 1996).
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 132-140) and index.