The Prostitution of Sexuality

In 1979, Kathleen Barry's landmark book, Female Sexual Slavery, pulled back the curtain on a world of abuse prostitution that shocked the world. Documenting in devastating detail the lives of street prostitutes and the international traffic in women, Barry's work was called powerful and co...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Barry, Kathleen, author (author)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York, NY : New York University Press [1994]
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009432627706719
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface to Ebook Edition
  • Introduction
  • 1. Prostitution of Sexuality
  • 2. Sexual Power
  • 3. Josephine Butler: The First Wave of Protest
  • 4. Industrialization of Sex
  • 5. Traffic in Women
  • 6. Pimping: The Oldest Profession
  • 7. The State: Patriarchal Laws and Prostitution
  • 8. Patricia Hearst: Prototype of Female Sexual Slavery
  • 9. Human Rights and Global Feminist Action
  • Appendix: Proposed Convention Against Sexual Exploitation
  • Notes
  • Index