
Dealing in Desire
Asian Ascendancy, Western Decline, and the Hidden Currencies of Global Sex Work
Kimberly Kay Hoang(Autor*in)
University of California Press
1. Auflage
Erschienen am 11. Februar 2015
Buch
Softcover
248 Seiten
978-0-520-27557-7 (ISBN)
Beschreibung
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 of political power to channel foreign capital into real estate and manufacturing projects, conspicuous consumption is a means of projecting an image of Asian ascendancy to potential investors. For Viet Kieus and Westerners who bring remittances into the local economy, personal relationships with local sex workers reinforce their ideas of Asia's rise and Western decline, while simultaneously bolstering their diminished masculinity.
Dealing in Desire illuminates Ho Chi Minh City's sex industry as not just a microcosm of the global economy, but a critical space where dreams and deals are traded.
Dealing in Desire illuminates Ho Chi Minh City's sex industry as not just a microcosm of the global economy, but a critical space where dreams and deals are traded.
Rezensionen / Stimmen
"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 received is well deserved, and Dealing in Desire is a must-read." -- Jack David Eller Anthropology Review Database "This book is ethnographically rich and is an intriguing and gripping read." American Journal of SociologyWeitere Details
Auflage
First Edition
Sprache
Englisch
Verlagsort
Berkerley
USA
Zielgruppe
Für höhere Schule und Studium
Für Beruf und Forschung
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Broschur/Paperback
Illustrationen
4 line, 2 b-w
Maße
Höhe: 229 mm
Breite: 152 mm
Dicke: 20 mm
Gewicht
363 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-520-27557-7 (9780520275577)
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Dealing in Desire
Asian Ascendancy, Western Decline, and the Hidden Currencies of Global Sex Work
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Kimberly Kay Hoang is Assistant Professor of Sociology and the College at the University of Chicago.
Inhalt
Acknowledgments Introduction: Dealing in Desire 1. Sex Work in HCMC, 1867--Present 2. The Contemporary Sex Industry 3. New Hierarchies of Global Men 4. Entrepreneurial Mommies 5. Autonomy and Consent in Sex Work 6. Constructing Desirable Bodies 7. Sex Workers' Economic Trajectories Conclusion: Faltering Ascent Appendix: The Empirical Puzzle and the Embodied Cost of Ethnography Notes Bibliography Index