Isbn: 9780804762946 - the politics of trafficking: the first international movement to combat the sexual exploitation of women (7 Ergebnisse)

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Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. pp. 232.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 232 pages. 9.20x6.30x1.10 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. This work reveals how the first international movement to combat the traffic in women struggled to achieve its goal of protecting women due to conflicts among reformers and the presumed necessity of women s sexual labor for nation-state and empire-building.

Zustand: New. 2010. Hardcover. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 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.…