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Ethnographies of Prostitution in Contemporary China

Gender Relations, HIV/AIDS, and Nationalism

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  • © 2009

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  1. Tiantian Zheng
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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction

    • Tiantian Zheng
    Pages 1-27

  3. Gender and Prophylactic Use in Chinese History

    • Tiantian Zheng
    Pages 29-53

  4. Nationalism and Women in the Discourse of HIV/AIDS in China

    • Tiantian Zheng
    Pages 55-76

  5. Vilifying and Promoting Condom Use in Postsocialist China

    • Tiantian Zheng
    Pages 77-95

  6. Perceptions toward Condom Use among Male Clients of Dalian Hostesses

    • Tiantian Zheng
    Pages 97-120

  7. Perceptions toward Condom Use among Dalian Hostesses

    • Tiantian Zheng
    Pages 121-146

  8. Sexual Matters and HIV Risks in Male Clients’ Everyday Lives

    • Tiantian Zheng
    Pages 147-164

  9. Afterword

    • Tiantian Zheng
    Pages 165-181

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 183-244
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This ethnographic study of prostitution in the metropolitan city of Dalian, China, explores the lives of rural migrant women working as karaoke bar hostesses, delving into the interplay of gender politics, nationalism, and power relationships that inhere in practices of birth control, disease control, and control of women's bodies.

About the author

TIANTIAN ZHENG is Associate Professor of Sociology/Anthropology at State University of New York, USA, and author of Red Lights: The Lives of Sex Workers in Postsocialist China.

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