Ethnographies of prostitution in contemporary China gender relations, HIV/AIDS, and nationalism

By:

Zheng, Tiantian

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York Palgrave Macmillan 2009Description: x,244p. 22 cmISBN:

9780230340992

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DDC classification:

306.7420951 22 ZH-E

Contents:

1. Gender and prophylactic use in Chinese history -- 2. Nationalism and women in the discourse of HIV/AIDS in China -- 3. Vilifying and promoting condom use in postsocialist China -- 4. Perceptions toward condom use among male clients of Dalian hostesses -- 5. Perceptions toward condom use among Dalian hostesses -- 6. Sexual matters and HIV risks in male clients' everyday lives.

Review: "This ethnographic study of prostitution in the metropolitan city of Dalian, China, delves into the interplay of gender politics, nationalism, and power relationships that are inherent in practices of birth control, disease control, and control of women's bodies. Based on three years of extensive fieldwork, this book provides a rich account of how karaoke bar hostesses and clients handle HIV risks, how they perceive condoms, how they define and conceptualize sex, and how they make decisions about birth control and condom use during illicit sex."--BOOK JACKET.

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Item type	Home library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Print	OPJGU Sonepat- Campus Main Library	General Books	306.7420951 ZH-E (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		122528

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"This ethnographic study of prostitution in the metropolitan city of Dalian, China, delves into the interplay of gender politics, nationalism, and power relationships that are inherent in practices of birth control, disease control, and control of women's bodies. Based on three years of extensive fieldwork, this book provides a rich account of how karaoke bar hostesses and clients handle HIV risks, how they perceive condoms, how they define and conceptualize sex, and how they make decisions about birth control and condom use during illicit sex."--BOOK JACKET.

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