Bodies, borders, and sex tourism in a globalized world: A tale of two cities - Amsterdam and Havana

Social Problems

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 545-571

  Wonders, Nancy A ^a   Michalowski, Raymond ^b  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0035511372     PISSN: 00377791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/sp.2001.48.4.545     Document Type: Article

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