The Politics of Trafficking

by Limoncelli, Stephanie A.

• ISBN13: 9780804762946
• ISBN10: 0804762945
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-02-23
• Publisher: Stanford Univ Pr

Summary

Sex trafficking is not a recent phenomenon. Over 100 years ago, the first international traffic in women for prostitution emerged, prompting a worldwide effort to combat it.The Politics of Traffickingprovides a unique look at the history of that first anti-trafficking movement, illuminating the role gender, sexuality, and national interests play in international politics. Initially conceived as a global humanitarian effort to protect women from sexual exploitation, the movement's feminist-inspired vision failed to achieve its universal goal and gradually gave way to nationalist concerns over "undesirable" migrants and state control over women themselves. Addressing an issue that is still of great concern today, this book sheds light on the ability of international non-governmental organizations to challenge state power, the motivations for state involvement in humanitarian issues pertaining to women, and the importance of gender and sexuality to state officials engaged in nation building.

Author Biography

Stephanie A. Limoncelli is a Lecturer in the Department of Sociology at Loyola Marymount University and a former Research Associate at the International Institute at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Table of Contents

List of Tables	p. viii
Preface	p. ix
Abbreviations	p. xii
Introduction	p. 1
The Internationalization of Prostitution and Emergence of the Traffic	p. 19
Constructing the Traffic as an International Social Problem	p. 42
Reforming Regulation and Nationalizing Prostitution	p. 71
International Abolitionist Federation Reformers and the Dutch Movement	p. 95
International Bureau Reformers and the French Movement	p. 112
Italy's State-Driven Movement	p. 133
The Politics of Trafficking	p. 144
Notes	p. 157
References	p. 189
Index	p. 209
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