The Prostitution of Sexuality (Paperback)

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Frightening, provocative, controversial, and much needed are a few words to describe this work of feminist scholarship that's a follow-up to Barry's groundbreaking Female Sexual Slavery (1979). Barry premises her new work on the fundamental (and controversial) proposition that "while rape is paradigmatic of sexual exploitation, prostitution, with or without a woman's consent, is the institutional, economic and sexual model for women's oppression." Besides promoting such a paradigm shift, her book also contains extensive documentation on the sex trade and trafficking in women, especially in Asia, that supports her call to action for a new bill of rights for women throughout the world. Not easy to digest, Barry's new book yet may reverberate for a long time in sympathetic readers' minds and prove invaluable to many who are trying to stem the oppression and exploitation of women. Mary Ellen Sullivan --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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”This is a brave and brilliant book — and constitutes a quantum leap forward for global feminist theory.”

- Robin Morgan

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Product Details

• Paperback: 392 pages
• Publisher: NYU Press (July 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0814712770
• ISBN-13: 978-0814712771
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #831,570 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)