Travels in the Skin Trade by Jeremy Seabrook

Book Description: Press coverage of the sex trade in Thailand routinely consists of moralizing and sensationalist denunciations of this infamous “industry”. Through the words of sex workers, performers, and all those who provide services within the sex industry – and their clients – this book poses some controversial questions: who are the real beggars – … Read more

Sexual Sites Seminal Attitudes by Sanjay Srivastava

Book Description: This book situates current research into the sexual cultures of South Asia within a cross-cultural perspective. The book argues that in societies undergoing rapid social and cultural change, the construction of sexuality and the discourses that gather around it have a fundamental connection with an entire range of processes – social, cultural, economic, … Read more

Sex Law and Society in Late Imperial China by Matthew Harvey Sommer

Book Description: This study of the regulation of sexuality in the Qing dynasty explores the social context for sexual behavior criminalized by the state, showing how regulation shifted away from status to a new regime of gender that mandated a uniform standard of sexual morality and criminal liability for all people, regardless of their social … Read more

China Sex Guide by Robert Parson

Book Description Publication Date: June 16, 2011 Through my own experiences, having lived in China for over 15 years, as well as the experiences I have heard from many other expats either visiting or living in China, I have composed a compendium of tips and guidelines to assist you in finding your own path to … Read more

Pattaya Ladyboy Was My Student! by Jeremy Wahl

Book Description: I never thought I would meet my ex-student in a Pattaya, Thailand bar on Walking Street, dancing on the platform next to me. She was a ladyboy as a senior in high school where I taught, and there she was just four years later – a young lady boy still. Instead of let … Read more

How to Become a Sex God by E. M. Lovejoy

Book Description: This is a practical guide to improving your sexual prowess and spicing up your sex life. Experienced sex therapist and counselor, E.M. Lovejoy, provides expert advice on ways to boost libido and improve sexual satisfaction. This superb guide is packed full of information on how to become a better lover and get the … Read more

Polygamy and Sublime Passion by Keith McMahon

Book Description: For centuries of Chinese history, polygamy and prostitution were closely linked practices that legitimized the “polygynous male,” the man with multiple sexual partners. Despite their strict hierarchies, these practices also addressed fundamental antagonisms in sexual relations in serious and constructive ways. Qing fiction abounds in stories of female resistance and superiority. Women—main wives, … Read more

Thai Migrant Sex Workers by Kaoru Aoyama

Book Description: Based on interviews and participatory research, this book explores Thai women’s experiences of the global sex trade. Kaoru Aoyama questions the long-standing feminist debate concerning how these women identify themselves: as sex workers, or sex slaves, while also considering the issues of gender, deviance, and migration.

Sex Disease and Society by Milton Lewis

Book Description: This work identifies significant factors influencing, on the one hand, the historical pattern of sexually acquired diseases in 12 countries in Asia and the Pacific and, on the other hand, factors shaping the government and community responses to that pattern. Contributors analyze the role of supranational forces such as colonialism and economic modernization … Read more