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

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

by TiantianZheng (Author)

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.

$63.94

Quantity

20+ in stock

More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 256
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 10 Apr 2012

ISBN 10: 0230340997
ISBN 13: 9780230340992