Temporarily Yours: Intimacy, Authenticity, and the Commerce of Sex by Elizabeth

Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE Temporarily Yours by Elizabeth Bernstein Despite increased economic opportunities for women, sexual commerce has not only thrived in the Western world, it has diversified along technological, spatial, and social lines. This work paints a picture of the state of global sexual commerce and its relationship to a burgeoning consumer culture. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Generations of social thinkers have assumed that access to legitimate paid employment and a decline in the double standard would eliminate the reasons behind womens participation in prostitution. Yet in both the developing world and in postindustrial cities of the West, sexual commerce has continued to flourish, diversifying along technological, spatial, and social lines. In this deeply engaging and theoretically provocative study, Elizabeth Bernstein examines the social features that undergird the expansion and diversification of commercialized sex, demonstrating the ways that postindustrial economic and cultural formations have spawned rapid and unforeseen changes in the forms, meanings, and spatial organization of sexual labor.Drawing upon dynamic and innovative research with sex workers, their clients, and state actors, Bernstein argues that in cities such as San Francisco, Stockholm, and Amstersdam, the nature of what is purchased in commercial sexual encounters is also new. Rather than the expedient exchange of cash for sexual relations, what sex workers are increasingly paid to offer their clients is an erotic experience premised upon the performance of authentic interpersonal connection. As such, contemporary sex markets are emblematic of a cultural moment in which the boundaries between intimacy and commerce—and between public life and private—have been radically redrawn. Not simply a compelling exploration of the changing landscape of sex-work, Temporarily Yours ultimately lays bare the intimate intersections of political economy, desire, and culture. Author Biography Elizabeth Bernstein is assistant professor of sociology at Barnard College and coeditor of Regulating Sex: The Politics of Intimacy and Identity. Table of Contents Acknowledgments 1 Sexual Commerce in Postindustrial Culture 2 Remapping the Boundaries of "Vice" 3 Modern Prostitution and Its Remnants 4 The Privatization of Public Women 5 Desire, Demand, and the Commerce of Sex 6 The State, Sexuality, and the Market 7 Sexuality Debates and Pleasure Wars Appendix: Methodology Notes Bibliography Index Review "This is an ambitious book - highly readable, compelling, and original. Bernsteins claim is that the character and organization of sex work has shifted. Whereas the signature form of sex work used to be the nonwhite streetwalker working in largely marginal neighborhoods, today, she reveals, sex work is largely private, relying heavily on the Internet, and provided by someone that is as often white and middle-class as nonwhite and poor." - Steven Seidman, author of Beyond the Closet" Review Quote "This rich and multidimensional book looks at how individual practices and cultural contexts are shaped by economic structures. . . . I hope Temporarily Yours finds a wide audience among those interested in labor, emotions, gender, sexuality, urbanizm, and globalization. And public policy experts as well. TemporarilyYours is a terrific book. That it could be written and published today marks the coming of age of sociological work on sexuality and the maturation, too, of gender studies." Details ISBN0226044580 Author Elizabeth Bernstein Short Title TEMPORARILY YOURS Language English ISBN-10 0226044580 ISBN-13 9780226044583 Media Book Format Paperback Illustrations Yes Year 2007 Imprint University of Chicago Press Place of Publication Chicago, IL Country of Publication United States Edition 1st Birth 1968 DOI 10.1604/9780226044583 UK Release Date 2007-11-01 AU Release Date 2007-11-01 NZ Release Date 2007-11-01 US Release Date 2007-11-01 Pages 288 Publisher The University of Chicago Press Publication Date 2007-11-01 DEWEY 306.740973 Audience Professional & Vocational Series Worlds of Desire Subtitle Intimacy, Authenticity, and the Commerce of Sex We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICY No questions asked, 30 day returns! FREE DELIVERY No matter where you are in the UK, delivery is free. SECURE PAYMENT Peace of mind by paying through PayPal and eBay Buyer Protection TheNile_Item_ID:161783511;

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