{"product_id":"prostitution-and-feminism-towards-a-politics-of-feeling-hardback-9780745612041","title":"Prostitution and Feminism; Towards a Politics of Feeling (Hardback) 9780745612041","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eProstitution and Feminism\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eTowards a Politics of Feeling\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMaggie O'Neill (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780745612041, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 22 November 2000\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e240 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 15.8 x 2.2 cm, 0.463 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e‘\u003ci\u003eProstitution and Feminism\u003c\/i\u003e is a great examples of feminist research, developing new theoretical concepts and methodological approaches for a feminism that can entwine critical conceptual explorations with an ethnographic approach that brings life to the broader analysis. A wide-ranging, readable and authoritative book.’ – \u003ci\u003eVikki Bell, Goldsmiths College, University of London\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘By working across traditional disciplinary divides, O’Neill provides a stimulating and fresh approach to feminist work in the area of prostitution, at the same time making timely demands on the reader to think more deeply about the nature and purpose of feminist theory and research.’ – \u003ci\u003eJenny Ryan, Manchester Metropolitan University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eFeminists have long differed in their view of prostitution. While some regard it as a classic form of exploitation and degradation, others offer a more sympathetic interpretation of women's involvement in the sex industry. In this important new book, Maggie O'Neill seeks to explore the theoretical debates on prostitution and the relevance of these to the everyday lived experiences of women working on the streets.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eBased upon her own ethnographic research - defined as ethno-mimesis - the author seeks to undermine and demystify stereotypical images of prostitutes. She explores the narratives offered by prostitutes themselves, as well as other forms of their representation in film, art and photography, and shows how these various mediums may be used to shed light on the socio-economic processes and structures which lead women into prostitution. These personal accounts produce what O'Neill refers to as 'a politics of feeling', which, she argues, may be used to transform attitudes, policy and practice in relation to female prostitution. By relating these individual experiences to critical feminist theory, the book deepens our understanding of the phenomenon of prostitution in contemporary society.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book will be of particular interest to students and scholars in gender studies, feminist theory and sociology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAcknowledgements. \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Socio-cultural Contexts-Renewed Methodologies for Social Research.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart I Feminist Knowledge and Social Research: Understanding Prostitution.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Feminism(s) and Prostitution.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Feminist Knowledge and Social Research: Ethno-mimesis as Perfomative Praxis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart II Interpretive Ethnographies: Life History Work.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Women's Voices, Women's Lives.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Adolescent Prostitution: Runaways, Homelessness and Living in Local Authority Care.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIII Feminist Postmodernisms and Ethnographies of Difference: between Modernity and Postmodernity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Imagining Women: Prostitution, the Aestheticization of the Whore and the Social Organization of Desire.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 The City, Masculinity and the Social Organization of Desire: Pimps and Punters.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Conclusion: Towards a Politics of Feeling.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Sociology%20\u0026amp;%20anthropology%20%5BJH%5D%22\"\u003eJH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52406536241432,"sku":"9780745612041","price":42.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780745612041.jpg?v=1784139766","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/prostitution-and-feminism-towards-a-politics-of-feeling-hardback-9780745612041","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}