ABSTRACT

Southeast Asian sex workers are stereotypically understood as passive victims of the political economy, and submissive to western men. The advent of HIV/AIDS only compounds this image. Sex Work in Southeast Asia is a cultural critique of HIV/AIDS prevention programmes targetting sex tourism industries in Southeast Asia.

chapter |12 pages

Introduction

chapter |18 pages

Cartographies of Desire

chapter |18 pages

Negotiating the Bar

chapter |19 pages

Beyond the Bar

chapter |7 pages

Conclusion