Mobile Orientations

Mobile Orientations
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Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Total Pages : 244
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ISBN-10 : 9780226585147
ISBN-13 : 022658514X
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Book Synopsis Mobile Orientations by : Nicola Mai

Download or read book Mobile Orientations written by Nicola Mai and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2018-11-16 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite continued public and legislative concern about sex trafficking across international borders, the actual lives of the individuals involved—and, more importantly, the decisions that led them to sex work—are too often overlooked. With Mobile Orientations, Nicola Mai shows that, far from being victims of a system beyond their control, many contemporary sex workers choose their profession as a means to forge a path toward fulfillment. Using a bold blend of personal narrative and autoethnography, Mai provides intimate portrayals of sex workers from sites including the Balkans, the Maghreb, and West Africa who decided to sell sex as the means to achieve a better life. Mai explores the contrast between how migrants understand themselves and their work and how humanitarian and governmental agencies conceal their stories, often unwittingly, by addressing them all as helpless victims. The culmination of two decades of research, Mobile Orientations sheds new light on the desires and ambitions of migrant sex workers across the world.


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