| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 294 pages) : illustrations, map. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Worlds of desire
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Worlds of desire.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-280) and index. |
| Contents |
Global sexual spaces and their hierarchies -- "Me la busco" : looking for life in the Dominican pleasure industry -- "Orgullo gay Dominicano": shifting cultural politics of sexual identity in Santo Domingo -- Familial discretions : unveiling the other side of sex work -- "Love," finance, and authenticity in gay sex tourism -- AIDS, the "bisexual bridge," and the political economy of risk in the Dominican Republic -- Conclusion -- Appendix: selected survey results. |
| Summary |
In recent years, the economy of the Caribbean has become almost completely dependent on international tourism. And today one of the chief ways that foreign visitors there seek pleasure is through prostitution. While much has been written on the female sex workers who service these tourists, Caribbean Pleasure Industry shifts the focus onto the men. Drawing on his groundbreaking ethnographic research in the Dominican Republic, Mark Padilla discovers a complex world where the global political and economic impact of tourism has led to shifting sexual identities andgrowing economic pressures. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Sex tourism -- Dominican Republic.
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Sex tourism. |
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Dominican Republic. |
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AIDS (Disease) -- Dominican Republic.
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AIDS (Disease) |
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Gender identity -- Dominican Republic.
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Gender identity. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Subject |
Sex tourism. |
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Gender identity. |
| Added Title |
Tourism, sexuality, and AIDS in the Dominican Republic |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Padilla, Mark, 1969- Caribbean pleasure industry. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2007 9780226644356 9780226644363 (DLC) 2006039087 (OCoLC)76937292 |
| ISBN |
9780226644370 (electronic book) |
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0226644375 (electronic book) |
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9780226644356 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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9780226644363 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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0226644359 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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0226644367 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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