Elizabeth R. (esjro) - , reviewed on 8/29/2010 + 911 more book reviews

Travels in the Skin Trade is a sensitively written introduction to prostitutes in Thailand and the foreign customers who frequent them. Through numerous interviews with sex tourists, Jeremy Seabrook reveals what makes Thai prostitutes so appealing compared to their Western counterparts. Chapters are devoted to the economic, historical, and social conditions that led to the rise of the sex industry in Thailand, but most compelling are the sections which allow the reader to meet people and organizations working towards making better lives for working women, and stopping the abuse of children.

The second edition of this book was published in 2001 so some material is somewhat dated. On the other hand, it is telling that the problems and working conditions for the women have remained so much the same.

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