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Illicit flirtations : labor, migration, and sex trafficking in Tokyo /

"In 2004, the U.S. State Department declared Filipina hostesses in Japan the largest group of sex trafficked persons in the world. Since receiving this global attention, the number of hostesses entering Japan has dropped by nearly 90 percent--from more than 80,000 in 2004 to just over 8,000 tod...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Parreñas, Rhacel Salazar
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, ©2011.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : the indentured mobility of migrant hostesses
  • The migration of entertainers to Japan
  • The labor system in hostess clubs
  • Buttressing masculinity
  • The risky business of love
  • Cultures of flirtation
  • Making love for a visa
  • The invisibility of hostesses
  • The segregation of hostesses
  • Conclusion : ensuring the safe passage of migrant hostesses.