Modern Babylon? - Prostituting Children in Thailand (Paperback)

Child prostitution became one of the key concerns of the international community in the 1990s. World congresses were held, international and national laws were changed and concern over "commercially sexually exploited children" rose dramatically. Rarely, however, were the children who worked as prostitutes consulted or questioned in this process, and the voices of these children brought into focus. This book is the first to address the children directly, to examine their daily lives, their motivations and their perceptions of what they do. Based on 15 months of fieldwork in a Thai tourist community that survived through child prostitution, this book draws on anthropological theories on childhood and kinship to contextualize the experiences of this group of Thai child prostitutes and to contrast these with the stereotypes held of them by those outside their community.

General

Imprint:	Berghahn Books, Incorporated
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Fertility, Reproduction and Sexuality: Social and Cultural Perspectives
Release date:	December 2001
Authors:	Heather Montgomery
Dimensions:	142 x 216 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	192
ISBN-13:	978-1-57181-318-3
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > Social & cultural anthropology > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Ethical issues & debates > Prostitution
LSN:	1-57181-318-7
Barcode:	9781571813183

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