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Philosophy General

Reading, Writing, and Rewriting the Prostitute Body

by (author) Shannon Bell

Publisher
Indiana University Press
Initial publish date
Jun 1994
Category
General, Women's Studies
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780253208590
    Publish Date
    Jun 1994
    List Price
    $18.00

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Description

"I found this a fascinating book: wide-ranging, readable." —Alison Jaggar

Bell shows how the flesh-and-blood female body engaged in sexual interaction for payment has no inherent meaning and is signified differently in different cultures or discourses. The author contends that modernity has produced "the prostitute" as the other within the categorial other: woman.

About the author

Shannon Bell is an associate professor in the Department of Political Science at York University.

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