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Sex at the Margins : Migration, Labour Markets and the Rescue Industry by Laura María Agustín, Laura Maria Agustin is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Sex at the Margins : Migration, Labour Markets and the Rescue Industry about?

This groundbreaking book explodes several myths: that selling sex is completely different from any other kind of work; that migrants who sell sex are passive victims; and that the multitude of people out to save them are without self-interest.Laura Agustín makes a passionate case against these stereotypes, arguing that the label'trafficked'does not accurately describe migrants'lives and that the'rescue industry'disempowers them. Based on extensive research amongst migrants who sell sex and social helpers, Sex at the Margins provides a radically different analysis. Frequently, says Agustín, migrants make rational choices to travel and work in the sex industry. Although they are treated like a marginalised group they form part of the dynamic global economy.Both powerful and controversial, this book is essential reading for all those who want to understand the increasingly important relationship between sex markets, migration and the desire for social justice.

Who reads Sex at the Margins : Migration, Labour Markets and the Rescue Industry?

Author

Laura María Agustín, Laura Maria Agustin

Publisher

London ; New York: Zed Books ; New York: Distributed in the USA by Palgrave Macmillan

Published

2007

Language

EN

ISBN

9781848130814

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Language Learning, Science, Sociology

Rating

4.07 / 5 (123 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14