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'In restoring those living on the fringes of western societies to their full humanity, this invigorating book undermines our stereotypes and provides a challenging but unforgettable picture' --Jeffrey Weeks, London South Bank University
'Sex at the Margins rips apart distinctions between migrants, service work and sexual labour and reveals the utter complexity of the contemporary sex industry. This book is set to be a trailblazer in the study of sexuality.' --Lisa Adkins, Professor of Sociology, Goldsmiths, University of London
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'Sex at the Margins rips apart distinctions between migrants, service work and sexual labour and reveals the utter complexity of the contemporary sex industry. This book is set to be a trailblazer in the study of sexuality.' --Lisa Adkins, Professor of Sociology, Goldsmiths, University of London
############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### --Susie Bright ""http://susiebright.com"" (Santa Cruz, CA USA)
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This groundbreaking book explodes several myths: that selling sex is completely different from any other kind of work, that migrants who sell sex are passive victims and that the multitude of people out to save them are without self-interest. Laura Agustin makes a passionate case against these stereotypes, arguing that the label 'trafficked' does not accurately describe migrants' lives and that the 'rescue industry' serves to disempower them. Based on extensive research amongst both migrants who sell sex and social helpers, "Sex at the Margins" provides a radically different analysis. Frequently, says Agustin, migrants make rational choices to travel and work in the sex industry, and although they are treated like a marginalised group they form part of the dynamic global economy. Both powerful and controversial, this book is essential reading for all those who want to understand the increasingly important relationship between sex markets, migration and the desire for social justice.
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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Having read many a book professing to uncover, expose or reveal the 'truth' about trafficking and prostitution, Sex in the Margins stands out and against the mainstream moralistic and rescuing rhetoric of victims and criminals. Addressing the issue of 'trafficking' from a gender, labour and migration perspective, this book provides a thorough account and presents detailed research of the complex issues involved in irregular migrations. And it does so without stripping the subjects involved of their agency and autonomy. I found the writing style extremely accessible and the content thought provoking. Given the current climate in the UK of the ever increasing criminalisation of sex work and irregular migration - this book is timely, well written and a must read for those unconvinced by governmental and NGO attempts to `combat trafficking'.
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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful
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4 Sep 2007
Format:Hardcover
What a relief to have a different conversation about sex and economics outside of the usual morality/rescue mentality. My first reaction to reading the book was to want to meet the author, talk to her all day, and then take her on tour to discuss it with everyone else.
This is the wave of the future, when it comes to discussing "prositution," which already seems like quaint terminology. If you're someone who's interested in progressive sexual politics and how the world works, you are going to EAT THIS UP.
The author does write like a scientific observer, an academic. I appreciated her style and perspective. I would almost say it's not beach reading but actually I read it lying under a mosquito net under one of the most beautiful beachside locations in California. Everyone kept passing me food and tabloid gossip magazines, and I refused them until I got to the last page.
This is the wave of the future, when it comes to discussing "prositution," which already seems like quaint terminology. If you're someone who's interested in progressive sexual politics and how the world works, you are going to EAT THIS UP.
The author does write like a scientific observer, an academic. I appreciated her style and perspective. I would almost say it's not beach reading but actually I read it lying under a mosquito net under one of the most beautiful beachside locations in California. Everyone kept passing me food and tabloid gossip magazines, and I refused them until I got to the last page.
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Excellent book, and not just for the sex.
12 Dec 2007
Format:Paperback
This book is an excellent antidote to all the fantasies about rescue that the high-minded indulge in when they want to save sex workers from their allegedly miserable fate. There are many complex reasons why people - and it's not just women, as Agustin reminds us - perform sexual acts for money, and it would be a good idea for their self-nominated saviors to listen. And there are many complex reasons why people patronize sex workers - it's not just "exploitation," as sex-work abolitionists believe.
Oh and it illuminates the weird affinity between some "fundamentalist feminists" and the religious right, not an attractive alliance.
Though the book is mostly about sex workers who travel from their homelands to ply their trade, the book also helps us think about the whole issue of migration, and our contemporary paranoia about immigrants. The whole notion of "migrants" is deeply class biased; no one ever called an Indian bond trader working in New York a migrant. But he or she has travelled for the same reasons as dishwashers, nannies, and strippers - to make money, for sure, but also to see the world, or escape suffocating origins.
Oh and it illuminates the weird affinity between some "fundamentalist feminists" and the religious right, not an attractive alliance.
Though the book is mostly about sex workers who travel from their homelands to ply their trade, the book also helps us think about the whole issue of migration, and our contemporary paranoia about immigrants. The whole notion of "migrants" is deeply class biased; no one ever called an Indian bond trader working in New York a migrant. But he or she has travelled for the same reasons as dishwashers, nannies, and strippers - to make money, for sure, but also to see the world, or escape suffocating origins.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
when helping isn't helping
12 Nov 2007
Format:Paperback
The writer gives us a new perspective of sex work and migration i.e. trafficking; one that questions the "victim" status commonly given to prostitutes and those who leave their home country for work abroad. A very good read, it will be lent out so much I'll want to buy a second copy.
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