- Taschenbuch: 250 Seiten
- Verlag: Alyson Books; Auflage: 1 (15. Mai 2003)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 155583731X
- ISBN-13: 978-1555837310
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 20,2 x 27,7 x 1,4 cm
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 905.342 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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Complete picture of the evolution of hustler culture from the 1600's onwards.
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Male and transgendered hustlers have been a mostly invisible part of American life for over 400 years. Their invisibility leaves these men unprotected, victimised, and at risk for sexually transmitted diseases, assault, and murder. A critical examination of sex work through the ages and today, Strapped For Cash serves as both a cultural analysis and a guide for those who conduct HIV/AIDS and other interventions among male and transgendered sex workers. Mack Friedman brings to this work a perspective informed by his work as a case manager targeting prostituted youth. Drawn from many sources, including 50 oral histories from current and former male and transgendered sex workers, details of the work of anti-vice committees, academic research, and uncovered materials from archives around the country, Strapped For Cash presents the first complete picture of the evolution of hustler culture. Friedman reaches back to European hustler history to find the influences that informed male-male sex trade in the New World and carries this research forward to examine media representations, the development of male pornography, and the larger social implications of male sex work.Frank and unapologetic, Strapped For Cash is a powerfully provocative study of this marginalised world.
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An Important Document, A Very Interesting Read
14. August 2003
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Mack Friedman has done his research very well indeed and has the ability to write historical data accurately and with style. STRAPPED FOR CASH: A History of American Hustler Culture is not the usual titillating gossip book that the unfortunate choice of cover and format might suggest. Friedman has studied the history of sex workers from the 1600s to the present. His emphasis is on male and transgender sex workers which he reports to be as old an industry as the 'world's oldest business - prostitution'. He very smoothly and with considerable style writes about centuries of documents which reveal the fact that male sex workers (now known as hustlers) have been active throughout the world in the major cities. His resources include many papers form the Kinsey Report and he follows the lives and reportings of a number of Kinsey's informants, pages of interesting and illuminating facts. Friedman also devotes an entire chapter to the history of male nude photography, at times accompanying the photographs with notes about the models and the photographers. He addresses the changes in the sex worker culture that accompanied the Industrial Revolution and both World Wars, the influence of the military on the sex market, the introduction of drugs as an accompaniment to the field, the use of the media ads including the Internet as a replacement for the brothels and street corners, and then adds the impact of AIDS and the gentrification or urban development in the major cities on the lives of those sex workers dependent on the streets for their livelihood.
Friedman closes his book with a chapter on first hand oral histories, sensitive interviews with all types of male sex workers. He has the ability to reveal facts in a scientific way while making the reader understand the plight of the sex worker. He does this in such a way that he is not disregarding the dangers of the occupation both to the workers and to the clients; Friedman is able to demonstrate, through his careful historical evidence, that sex work is here to stay and pleads a powerful case for the sociological plight and for the care of those young men who enter this trade. It is a quiet but plangent plea presentd in a way that causes thoughtful concern for the reader.
The book is well illustrated with both old and new photographs and each chapter is extensively footnoted with references. It is an excellent contribution to gender studies. And though the cover and format are likely to enhance sales of the book (for many of the wrong reasons), I think this tome deserves more dignity in presentation.
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Too much like a textbook
25. September 2005
Format:Taschenbuch
I was really excited to get this book and very disappointed with it when it arrived. It is very dry, and presented like a textbook. For such a subject, the author takes things way too seriously, and could of had a lot more fun with this, as opposed to just presenting a dry textbook style report. Good pictures though
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not strapped for information
27. April 2008
Format:Taschenbuch|Von Amazon bestätigter Kauf
chicago's loss is pittsburgh's gain.
friedman is a great hagiographer. and while his book does not offer a real answer for his interest (i don't wish to speculate either), the text is filled to the rim with historical information and backed with exhaustive documentation.
no one should read this if they want a history book version of a movie like 'opencam'. they are going to be disappointed. this is not a casual read either. but it is the perfect read if you don't want to be disturbed. no one is going to inquire about this subject matter casually.
but if they do, it could be the start of an engrossing conversation!
friedman is a great hagiographer. and while his book does not offer a real answer for his interest (i don't wish to speculate either), the text is filled to the rim with historical information and backed with exhaustive documentation.
no one should read this if they want a history book version of a movie like 'opencam'. they are going to be disappointed. this is not a casual read either. but it is the perfect read if you don't want to be disturbed. no one is going to inquire about this subject matter casually.
but if they do, it could be the start of an engrossing conversation!
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