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Author Limoncelli, Stephanie A.

Title The politics of trafficking : the first international movement to combat the sexual exploitation of women / Stephanie A. Limoncelli.

Imprint Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2010.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe 3rd Floor Stacks  306.362 L629p 2010    ---  Available
Description xii, 217 p. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-207) and index.
Contents The internationalization of prostitution and emergence of the traffic -- Constructing the traffic as an international social problem -- Reforming regulation and nationalizing prostitution -- International Abolitionist Federation reformers and the Dutch movement -- International Bureau reformers and the French movement -- Italy's state-driven movement -- The politics of trafficking.
Summary Provides a historical, ethnographic account of the first movement to combat trafficking in women and girls for prostitution, initiated at an international congress in 1899, offering insights into gender and sexuality in global politics.
Subject Human trafficking -- Europe -- Prevention -- History.
Prostitution -- Europe -- History.
Women -- Crimes against -- Europe -- Prevention -- History.
Social movements -- Europe -- History.
ISBN 9780804762946 (cloth : alk. paper)
0804762945 (cloth : alk. paper)
Standard No. 40017877820

 
    
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