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BL
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976783
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b731153
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| Main Entry
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Steinfatt, Thomas M.,1941-
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| Title & Author
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Working at the bar : : sex work and health communication in Thailand /\ Thomas M. Steinfatt.
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| Publication Statement
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Westport, Conn :: Ablex Pub.,, 2002.
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| Series Statement
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Civic discourse for the third millennium
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| Page. NO
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1 online resource (xii, 436 pages) :: illustrations.
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| ISBN
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031301051X
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: 1280314958
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: 156750566X
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: 1567505678
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: 6610314950
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: 9780313010514
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: 9781280314957
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: 9781567505665
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: 9781567505672
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: 9786610314959
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 401-423) and index.
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| Abstract
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Commercial sex--prostitution--is the occupation of a significant portion of the women of the world, providing economic support for millions of people and their families. Working at the Bar is the first-ever, long-term, longitudinal, in-depth study of a large sex work industry--and Thailand, the most prominent nation in the rapidly growing sex tourism industry, makes for an excellent case study. While previous works have provided brief glimpses of one group of workers studied from a particular point of view, author Thomas Steinfatt examines considerations of health, behavior, economics, morality, religion, and worker safety. The result of data gathered from thousands of workers and customers in Thailand over a period of twelve years, Working at the Bar covers all aspects of an industry that, although it does not conform to various Western ideals, is nevertheless enormously significant.
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Communication in medicine-- Thailand.
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Sex-oriented businesses-- Thailand.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Labor.
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Communication in medicine.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Labor Industrial Relations.
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Sex-oriented businesses.
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Thailand.
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| Dewey Classification
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331.25
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| LC Classification
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HQ242.55.A5S78 2002eb
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| Parallel Title
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Sex work and health communication in Thailand
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