{"product_id":"going-down-to-the-sea-ko-lin-chin-9786162150777","title":"Going Down to the Sea: Chinese Sex Workers Abroad","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this book, eighteen Chinese women tell how they came to sell sex in Hong Kong, Macau, Taipei, Bangkok, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Los Angeles, and New York. The women's candid stories put a human face on issues of globalized commercial sex and provide a raw, inside view of the money-driven transnational sex industry. The author, an expert in the field of criminal justice, frames their personal accounts with contextual details and incisive commentary to provide a rich understanding of the realities and myths of prostitution and global sex trafficking. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile the interviews were gathered as part of an extensive research project for the author's 2012 book, \u003ci\u003eSelling Sex Overseas\u003c\/i\u003e, the full accounts are published here for the first time. The women describe, in their own words, what motivated them to leave China to work in the sex trade abroad, how much they earn, what hardships they face, and what they hope for in the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ko-Lin Chin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 6162150771\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9786162150777\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Silkworm Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 186\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.53h x 5.58w x 0.42d","brand":"Ko-Lin Chin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46670480048383,"sku":"9786162150777","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ab29a45c-1c0d-458c-bf08-c4edd792408a.jpg?v=1741316925","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/going-down-to-the-sea-ko-lin-chin-9786162150777","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}