Ethnographies of Prostitution in Contemporary China : Gender Relations, HIV/AIDS, and Nationalism

Ethnographies of Prostitution in Contemporary China : Gender Relations, HIV/AIDS, and Nationalism

1st Edition 2009

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Publisher's Synopsis

This ethnographic study of prostitution in the metropolitan city of Dalian, China, explores the lives of rural migrant women working as karaoke bar hostesses, delving into the interplay of gender politics, nationalism, and power relationships that inhere in practices of birth control, disease control, and control of women's bodies.

Book information

ISBN: 9781349380466
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan US
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Pub date:
Edition: 1st Edition 2009
Language: English
Number of pages: 244
Weight: 327g
Height: 216mm
Width: 140mm
Spine width: 15mm