The re-emergence of 'trafficking': Sex work between slavery and freedom;La réémergence de la « traite »: les travailleurs du sexe entre esclavage et liberté

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 816-834

  Day, Sophie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 78449237102     PISSN: 13590987     EISSN: 14679655     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9655.2010.01655.x     Document Type: Article

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