Situating the ninety-nine: A critique of the trafficking victims protection act

Journal of Religion and Abuse

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 37-56

  Zimmerman, Yvonne C ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Coercion; Consent; Gendered migration; Gendered subjectivity; Human trafficking; Sex trafficking; Trafficking victims protection act (TVPA)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84976259479     PISSN: 15211037     EISSN: 15239179     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J154v07n03_03     Document Type: Article

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