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" The state of sex : "
Barbara G. Brents, Crystal A. Jackson, and Kathryn Hausbeck.
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999048
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b753418
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Brents, Barbara G.
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The state of sex : : tourism, sex, and sin in the new American heartland /\ Barbara G. Brents, Crystal A. Jackson, and Kathryn Hausbeck.
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New York :: Routledge,, 2010.
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Contemporary sociological perspectives series
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1 online resource (xvii, 302 pages) :: illustrations
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020386025X
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: 0415929474
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: 9780415929479
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: 9780415929486
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: 9781135280185
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: 9781135280222
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: 9781135280239
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9780415929479
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9780415929486
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-291) and index.
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| Contents
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Introduction: the state of sex -- Contexts of sexual commerce -- The making of Nevada prostitution -- The business of selling sex -- Paths to brothel work -- Brothel labor: making fantasies at work -- Conclusion: learning from nevada.
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How have Nevada's legal brothels survived, while the rest of the country criminalizes prostitution? How do brothels operation? Who works in them? This book brings social theory on globalizing economies, politics, leisure consumption, and emotional labor in interactive service work together with research on prostitution and sexual commerce.
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Brothels-- Nevada.
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Prostitution-- Nevada.
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Sex-oriented businesses-- Nevada.
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Brothels.
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Prostitution.
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PSYCHOLOGY-- Human Sexuality.
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SELF-HELP-- Sexual Instruction.
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Sex-oriented businesses.
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Nevada.
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| Dewey Classification
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306.7409793
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HQ145.N3B74 2010eb
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Hausbeck, Kathryn M.
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Jackson, Crystal A.
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