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1 online resource (369 pages) : illustrations |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
What is the diversity of perspectives on sex work in India today? This edited. volume addresses this question through its sections on feminist discourse, ethnographic. studies, socio-economic-legal-health frameworks and cultural reflections. The first section explores the space for women in prostitution within mainstream. feminist discourse in India, and the way it has evolved over time. The second. section emphasizes on the heterogeneity of sex work practices with their historical. vestiges, contemporary manifestations and urban-rural contrasts. The third section. examines the interface of so. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Prostitution -- Social aspects -- India.
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Prostitution -- Social aspects. |
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India. |
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Prostitution. |
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Prostitution -- Economic aspects -- India.
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Prostitution -- Economic aspects. |
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Prostitution -- Health aspects -- India.
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Prostitution -- Health aspects. |
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Prostitutes -- India.
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Prostitutes. |
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Women -- India.
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Women. |
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Sex industry -- India.
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Sex industry. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Subject |
Female prostitution. |
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Prostitution. |
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Women. |
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Womyn. |
| Added Author |
Sahni, Rohini, 1956-
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Shankar, V. Kalyan, 1980-
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Apte, Hemant, 1955-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Sahni, Rohini. Prostitution and beyond. New Delhi : SAGE India, 2008 9780761936381 |
| ISBN |
9788132100362 (electronic book) |
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8132100360 (electronic book) |
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