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Female Sex Trafficking in Asia: The Resilience of Patriarchy in a Changing World book cover

1st Edition

Female Sex Trafficking in Asia The Resilience of Patriarchy in a Changing World

By Vidyamali Samarasinghe Copyright 2008
256 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

224 Pages
by Routledge

256 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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Trafficking of women and girls for purposes of sexual exploitation across the globe is widely acknowledged as a leading criminal activity. Women of poor countries are particularly vulnerable to sex trafficking. This book identifies the patterns, causes and consequences of female sex trafficking in Nepal, Cambodia and the Philippines. Using empirical evidence this book illustrates the... Read more

Introduction  1. Evolving Discourse and Expanding Global Reach of Female Sex Trafficking  2. Definitions and Analytical Approaches  3. Femininization of Global Human Exchange  4. Nepal - Young, Female and Vulnerable  5. Cambodia: Conflict, Poverty and Cultural Values on Female Sex Trafficking  6. The Philippines: Looking for Greener Pastures  7. Faceless and Anonymous: An Overview of Demand  8. Conclusions

Biography

Vidyamali Samarasinghe is a Professor in the School of International Service at American University in Washington DC. She is co-author of A Historical Dictionary of Sri Lanka and co-editor of Women at the Center: Gender issues for the 1990s and Women at the Crossroads: A Sri Lankan Perspective.

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