Dealing in Desire: Asian Ascendancy, Western Decline, and the Hidden Currencies of Global Sex Work
This captivating ethnography explores Vietnam s sex industry as the country ascends the global and regional stage Over the course of five years, author Kimberly Kay Hoang worked at four exclusive Saigon hostess bars catering to diverse clientele wealthy local Vietnamese and Asian businessmen, Viet Kieus ethnic Vietnamese living abroad , Western businessmen, and Western budget tourists Dealing in Desire takes an in depth and often personal look at both the sex workers and their clients to show how Vietnamese high finance and benevolent giving are connected to the intimate spheres of the informal economy For the domestic super elite who use the levers of political power to channel foreign capital into real estate and manufacturing projects, conspicuous consumption is a means of projecting an image of Asian ascendancy to potential investors For Viet Kieus and Westerners who bring remittances into the local economy, personal relationships with local sex workers reinforce their ideas of Asia s rise and Western decline, while simultaneously bolstering their diminished masculinity Dealing in Desire illuminates Ho Chi Minh City s sex industry as not just a microcosm of the global economy, but a critical space where dreams and deals are traded. Free Download [ Dealing in Desire: Asian Ascendancy, Western Decline, and the Hidden Currencies of Global Sex Work ] Author [ Kimberly Kay Hoang ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr This book shows that sex workers who work in hostess bars bars with sex workers in Vietnam sometimes see their work as a better option than alternative jobs working in factories, as maids, or in other dead end jobs It also shows different types of men who patronize in a quite patronizing way 4 types of hostess bars in Vietnam The four types she examines are hostess bars that cater to 1 local wealthy Vietnamese businessmen and Asian investors 2 Vietnamese men who live outside of Vietn This book shows that sex workers who work in hostess bars bars with sex workers in Vietnam sometimes see their work as a better option than alternative jobs working in factories, as maids, or in other dead end jobs It also shows different types of men who patronize in a quite patronizing way 4 types of hostess bars in Vietnam The four types she examines are hostess bars that cater to 1 local wealthy Vietnamese businessmen and Asian investors 2 Vietnamese men who live outside of Vietnam and who return to visit family, to do business, or for other reasons 3 wealthy non Vietnamese Western businessmen cycling through Vietnam or living therepermanently 4 less wealthy Western men who are able to use their foreign currency to live comfortably in Vietnam while accessing the sex industry most of whom appear to be 50 years old or older Hoang did extensive participant observation fieldwork in one bar for...This is one of the most thoughtful pieces of social science research I ve ever read Deconstructs inaccurate perceptions of sex work in HCMC and offers a new specific framework in its stead by looking at how performances of gender and sexuality are presented in four client populations Vietnamese businessmen, Viet Kieu members of the Vietnamese diaspora returning to the country , Western businessmen and Western budget travelers This summary does the work little justice Anyone interested in ge This is one of the most thoughtful pieces of social science research I ve ever read Deconstructs inaccurate perceptions of sex work in HCMC and offers a new specific framework in its stead by looking at how performances of gender and sexuality are presented in four client populations Vietnamese businessmen, Viet Kieu members of the Vietnamese diaspora returning to the country , W...I read this book as a course assignment and found it fascinating I read the entire book in one sitting It discusses the inner workings of sex work in Vietnam The researcher spent years working close to in the industry to g...A fascinating, easy to read ethnography that explores the lives of sex workers in Ho Chi Min City Hoang explores four different bars with different clienteles, contrasting how capital, race and gender interact.Wow the best book I ve read for my Urban Ethnography of Asia class so far The whole thing had me constantly stopping to reflect The author took quite the sacrifices for ethnography.Fascinating, although all the workers cater to the I assume higher end of the market Not what I was expecting.Insightful ethnography of sex work in Vietnam.very good you need undersand the normal knowledgeReally fascinating, courageous research from Kimberly It oftentimes can seem quite technical and can be heavy on the lexicon of ethnographers anthropologists, but the narratives, interviews, and insider s account that kimberly gives are absolutely fascinating and gripping A terrific snap...This was a fascinating exploration of sex work and global capitalism Hoang explored multiple classes of sex workers in Vietnam and inverted much of the classical narratives around these women Hoang articulates the agency and narratives of a group of women through and in depth fieldwork experience.
- 03 September 2018 Kimberly Kay Hoang
- Paperback
- 248 pages
- 0520275578
- Kimberly Kay Hoang
- Dealing in Desire: Asian Ascendancy, Western Decline, and the Hidden Currencies of Global Sex Work