Introduction: Approaches to prostitution

Westmarland, N.; Gangoli, G.

Abstract

The issue of prostitution brings to the fore many of the contradictions in feminist politics, and the ambivalence in dealing with issues of sexuality reflected both in Asian and Western feminist politics. This chapter presents a brief insight into how our own personal views on prostitution have developed in order to ‘situate’ or ‘locate’ our knowledge about it. The rest of this book tries to move away from the individual perspectives on prostitution. It is divided into two parts: the first looks at prostitution in Europe, and the second in Asia. An overview of the chapters included in the book is also given.

Citation

Westmarland, N., & Gangoli, G. (2006). Introduction: Approaches to prostitution. In N. Westmarland, & G. Gangoli (Eds.), International approaches to prostitution: Law and policy in Europe and Asia (1-17). Policy Press. https://doi.org/10.1332/policypress/9781861346728.001.0001

• Publication Date: 2006
• Deposit Date: Jul 22, 2020
• Publisher: Policy Press
• Pages: 1-17
• Book Title: International approaches to prostitution: Law and policy in Europe and Asia
• Chapter Number: 1
• ISBN: 9781447302612,9781861346728
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1332/policypress/9781861346728.001.0001