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Dealing in Desire: Asian Ascendancy, Western Decline, and the Hidden Currencies of Global Sex Work
Kimberly Kay Hoang
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Paperback. Explores Vietnam's sex industry as the country ascends the global and regional stage. This book looks at both the sex workers and their clients to show how Vietnamese high finance and benevolent giving are connected to the intimate spheres of the informal economy. Num Pages: 248 pages, 4 line, 2 b/w. BIC Classification: 1FMV; JFMX; JFSJ; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 352.
This captivating ethnography explores Vietnam's sex industry as the country ascends the global and regional stage. Over the course of five years, author Kimberly Kay Hoang worked at four exclusive Saigon hostess bars catering to diverse clientele: wealthy local Vietnamese and Asian businessmen, Viet Kieus (ethnic Vietnamese living abroad), Western businessmen, and Western budget-tourists. Dealing in Desire takes an in-depth and often personal look at both the sex workers and their clients to show how Vietnamese high finance and benevolent giving are connected to the intimate spheres of the informal economy. For the domestic super-elite who use the levers ... Read more
This captivating ethnography explores Vietnam's sex industry as the country ascends the global and regional stage. Over the course of five years, author Kimberly Kay Hoang worked at four exclusive Saigon hostess bars catering to diverse clientele: wealthy local Vietnamese and Asian businessmen, Viet Kieus (ethnic Vietnamese living abroad), Western businessmen, and Western budget-tourists. Dealing in Desire takes an in-depth and often personal look at both the sex workers and their clients to show how Vietnamese high finance and benevolent giving are connected to the intimate spheres of the informal economy. For the domestic super-elite who use the levers ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520275577
SKU
V9780520275577
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About Kimberly Kay Hoang
Kimberly Kay Hoang is Assistant Professor of Sociology and the College at the University of Chicago.
Reviews for Dealing in Desire: Asian Ascendancy, Western Decline, and the Hidden Currencies of Global Sex Work
"The topic of Dealing in Desire is arresting and the book is destined to gain a wide readership. Furthermore, not only is the fieldwork impressive, but the arguments are provocative and well substantiated."
Erik Harms Cross-Currents: East Asian History and Culture Review "A valuable contribution to our understanding of the sex industry ... The praise that Hoang's research has ... Read more
Erik Harms Cross-Currents: East Asian History and Culture Review "A valuable contribution to our understanding of the sex industry ... The praise that Hoang's research has ... Read more