SEX SLAVES: The Trafficking of Women in Asia, Louise Brown

Judul/Title: SEX SLAVES
Penulis/Author: Louise Brown
Penerbit/Publisher: Virago Press
Edisi/Edition: 2000
Halaman/Pages: 275
Dimensi/Dimension: 15.5 x 23 x 2cm
Sampul/Cover: Paperback
Bahasa/Language: English
Kategori/Category: Sewa/Rent
Harga Jual/Sale Price: Tidak Dijual/Not for Sale

Call No.: 305.8363/Bro/s/C.1
Status: Ada/Available

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Slave (sleiv) n. 1. a person legally owned by another and having no freedom of action or right to property. 2. a person who is forced to work for another against his or her will.

It is usually assumed that the Asian sex industry has developed because of the demands of morally corrupct western sex tourists. The western media's obsession with those sectors of the Thai and Filipino sex trade that cater to foreigners has sustained that belief. This ground-breaking book investigates this basic tourists have certainly played a vital part in the growth of the industry, the primary costumers of Asia's indentured sex workers and of its child prostitutes are, overwhelmingly, Asian men. Sex slave demolished myths about the wholesomeness of 'Asian values' and takes a controversial and unique approach by viewing the sex industry as an inevitable product of intensely male-dominated society.

Louise Brown has lived and worked in Asia for many years. This book is based upon her own research into the sex trade, her travel around some of Asia's main red light areas, and upon the personal testimonies of the girls and women who are forced into prostitution. It is about their experiences; their journey from home to captivity; the horrors of their 'seasoning' for prostitution and about their life within the brothel. It tells the story of girls and young women who come from the poorest and most disadvantage sections of society and who are the victims and survivors of terrible exploitation and brutality. It tells of the hypocrisy of their clients, the ruthlessness of the Industry's management and the injustice of societies that then brand these women as despised whores who must carry their shame with them for the rest of their lives. Sex Slaves speaks out against a monstrous trade and listens to the voices of some of the world's most silent and abused women.