Sexing the Caribbean
Gender, Race and Sexual Labor
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, Ethnic Studies, Gender Studies, Women&, Sociology
| Author: | Kamala Kempadoo | ISBN: | 9781135951597 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | December 1, 2004 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Kamala Kempadoo |
| ISBN: | 9781135951597 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | December 1, 2004 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
This unprecedented work provides both the history of sex work in this region as well as an examination of current-day sex tourism. Based on interviews with sex workers, brothel owners, local residents and tourists, Kamala Kempadoo offers a vivid account of what life is like in the world of sex tourism as well as its entrenched roots in colonialism and slavery in the Caribbean.
This unprecedented work provides both the history of sex work in this region as well as an examination of current-day sex tourism. Based on interviews with sex workers, brothel owners, local residents and tourists, Kamala Kempadoo offers a vivid account of what life is like in the world of sex tourism as well as its entrenched roots in colonialism and slavery in the Caribbean.
