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Making Sex Work: A Failed Experiment with Legalised Prostitution
Author(s): Mary Lucille Sullivan (Author)
- Publisher: Spinifex Press
- Publication Date: 2 Mar. 2007
- Language: English
- Print length: 413 pages
- ISBN-10: 9781876756604
- ISBN-13: 1876756608
Book Description
In this book, Mary Lucille Sullivan asks whether the concept of sex work as ‘a job like any other’ matches the reality. Discussing the practicalities of brothels as regular businesses, the author unearths astounding facts about both the legal and illegal sectors. Covering issues such as violence, organised crime, women’s health, and mainstream businesses’ involvement in the sex trade.
Editorial Reviews
Review
“Skillfully analyzes tensions within social movements’ ideologies and exposes their dilemmas in action.” –Catharine MacKinnon
About the Author
Mary Lucille Sullivan has written two other books on social justice issues. She has a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Melbourne and has toured the US, Britain and Norway discussing the impact of legalised prostitution.
