The State of Sex

Nevada's Brothel Industry

By Kathryn Hausbeck, Barbara G. Brents

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About the Book

This book looks at Nevada's brothel industry. It provides a history of brothels in Nevada as well as an examination of the current-day brothel industry. Based on interviews with brothel workers, owners, and local politicians, this book offers a vivid account of what life is like in a brothel.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction: Beyond 'Sin City' Sex 2. A Day in the Life of a Brothel 3. The History of Nevada Prostitution 4. Geographies of Prostitution: The Rhetoric of Space, Sex and Social Control 5. The Lay of the Land: How the Brothel Industry is Organized 6. "Pro-Family, Pro-Prostitution": Selling Sex as a Social Movement? 7. Doing the Sex: Women in the Brothels 8. Lessons from the State of Sex