{"product_id":"mobile-orientations-nicola-mai-9780226585000","title":"Mobile Orientations: An Intimate Autoethnography of Migration, Sex Work, and Humanitarian Borders","description":"Despite continued public and legislative concern about sex trafficking across international borders, the actual lives of the individuals involved--and, more importantly, the decisions that led them to sex work--are too often overlooked. With \u003ci\u003eMobile Orientations\u003c\/i\u003e, Nicola Mai shows that, far from being victims of a system beyond their control, many contemporary sex workers choose their profession as a means to forge a path toward fulfillment. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Using a bold blend of personal narrative and autoethnography, Mai provides intimate portrayals of sex workers from sites including the Balkans, the Maghreb, and West Africa who decided to sell sex as the means to achieve a better life. Mai explores the contrast between how migrants understand themselves and their work and how humanitarian and governmental agencies conceal their stories, often unwittingly, by addressing them all as helpless victims. The culmination of two decades of research, \u003ci\u003eMobile Orientations\u003c\/i\u003e sheds new light on the desires and ambitions of migrant sex workers across the world. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nicola Mai\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 022658500X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226585000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/16\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2019","brand":"Nicola Mai","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48086418489599,"sku":"9780226585000","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_97840faa-085a-49e5-b24b-2e7f8ba67931.jpg?v=1769094560","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mobile-orientations-nicola-mai-9780226585000","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}