Sex Work Matters: Exploring Money, Power, and Intimacy in the Sex Industry
By Barbara G. Brents, Rebecca Pates, Maggie O'Neill and
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The result is a vital new contribution to sex-worker rights that explores the topic in new ways, especially its cultural, economic and political dimensions. Readers weary of the sensational and often salacious treatment of the sex industry in the media and literature will find Sex Work Matters refreshing.
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