tourism, sex, and sin in the new American heartland /
First Statement of Responsibility
Barbara G. Brents, Crystal A. Jackson, and Kathryn Hausbeck.
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Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
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Routledge,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2010.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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1 online resource (xvii, 302 pages) :
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illustrations
SERIES
Series Title
Contemporary sociological perspectives series
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-291) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Introduction: the state of sex -- Contexts of sexual commerce -- The making of Nevada prostitution -- The business of selling sex -- Paths to brothel work -- Brothel labor: making fantasies at work -- Conclusion: learning from nevada.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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How have Nevada's legal brothels survived, while the rest of the country criminalizes prostitution? How do brothels operation? Who works in them? This book brings social theory on globalizing economies, politics, leisure consumption, and emotional labor in interactive service work together with research on prostitution and sexual commerce.