The Politics of Trafficking: The First International Movement to Combat the Sexual Exploitation of Women (Paperback or Softback)

Limoncelli, Stephanie

ISBN 10: 080478311X / ISBN 13: 9780804783118

Editore: Stanford University Press 12/22/2011, 2011

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The Politics of Trafficking: The First International Movement to Combat the Sexual Exploitation of Women.

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• Titolo: The Politics of Trafficking: The First International Movement to Combat the Sexual Exploitation of Women (Paperback or Softback)
• Editore: Stanford University Press 12/22/2011
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 080478311X
• ISBN 13: 9780804783118
• Rilegatura: Paperback or Softback
• Condizione: New
• Peso: 0,7 libbre
• Tipo di libro: Book

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Riassunto

Sex trafficking is not a recent phenomenon. Over 100 years ago, the first international traffic in women for prostitution emerged, prompting a worldwide effort to combat it. The Politics of Trafficking provides a unique look at the history of that first anti-trafficking movement, illuminating the role gender, sexuality, and national interests play in international politics.

Initially conceived as a global humanitarian effort to protect women from sexual exploitation, the movement's feminist-inspired vision failed to achieve its universal goal and gradually gave way to nationalist concerns over "undesirable" migrants and state control over women themselves. Addressing an issue that is still of great concern today, this book sheds light on the ability of international non-governmental organizations to challenge state power, the motivations for state involvement in humanitarian issues pertaining to women, and the importance of gender and sexuality to state officials engaged in nation building.

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Stephanie A. Limoncelli is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at Loyola Marymount University and a former Research Associate at the International Institute at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Stephanie A. Limoncelli is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at Loyola Marymount University and a former Research Associate at the International Institute at the University of California, Los Angeles.