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Ch. 1 Introduction: The State of Sex 1
Mapping the Terrain of Nevada's Brothels 4
Nevada's Brothel Laws 8
Situating Prostitution: Context Matters 10
Researching the Brothels 11
The Brothel Industry Uncovered 17
Ch. 2 Contexts of Sexual Commerce 20
The Growth of the Leisure Economy 20
The State of Commercial Sex in Late Capitalism 34
Conclusion 40
Ch. 3 The Making of Nevada Prostitution 42
Prostitution in Industrial Societies 43
Wild West Businesses and Mining Culture: The Leisure Economy in Nevada, 1900 to 1940 45
Gaming, Girls, and Sun: The Resort Industry and the Institutionalization of Legal Brothels, 1940 to 2000 64
Conclusion 88
Ch. 4 The Business of Selling Sex 90
Rural Places, Modern Businesses 90
Running the Show: Brothel Ownership 94
Marketing Legal Sex 98
How Sex is Sold 117
Management and Workplace Relations 131
Conclusion 149
Ch. 5 Paths to Brothel Work 152
Coming from the Service Industry 157
Coming from Illegal Prostitution 162
Sexual Women in Sexual Careers 166
Cash-in-Hand: Managing Finances 169
Mobility in Brothel Work 173
Conclusion 175
Ch. 6 Brothel Labor: Making Fantasies at Work 178
Doing Sex: Labor Strategies 180
Body Practices 182
Caring Practices 190
Holistic Practices 193
Being a "Prostitute" 199
Conclusion 219
Ch. 7 Conclusion: Learning from Nevada 222
The State of Sex 224
The Social Relations of Sexual Commerce 226
Nevada's Legal Brothels as a Model? 230
App. A Nevada Brothel Guide 237
App. B Nevada County Brothel Laws and Income (2007) 240
App. C Sex Workers Interviewed 242
Notes 244
Bibliography 275
Index 292
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