Response to Brigitte Steinmann’s review of Bombay Going: Nepali migrant sex workers in an anti-trafficking era, by Susanne Åsman. Lanham: Lexington Books. 2018

Steinmann’s thorough discussion and detailed review of my book highlights several interesting aspects in a variety of ways. However, broadly speaking, Steinmann’s reading of the book is also coloured by ideologically based preconceptions that impede a more direct dialogue with its materials and arg...

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Gepubliceerd in:URI:https://journals.openedition.org/ebhr,
Hoofdauteur: Åsman, Susanne
Formaat: Article ou chapitre numérique
Taal:Anglais
Gepubliceerd in: European Bulletin of Himalayan Research 2022
Online toegang:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Samenvatting:Steinmann’s thorough discussion and detailed review of my book highlights several interesting aspects in a variety of ways. However, broadly speaking, Steinmann’s reading of the book is also coloured by ideologically based preconceptions that impede a more direct dialogue with its materials and arguments. Furthermore, Steinmann’s reading and interpretation fails to recognise the most important purpose and objective of the book, namely, to go beyond the dominating discourses of sex traffickin...