Table of Contents

Introduction
Histories in Person
1. A London Clinic: Anthropology and Health
2. Simply Work
3. What's in a Name? The Distribution of Knowledge among Colleagues
4. Playing the Market against the State
5. The Right to Have Rights
6. The Uses of Money
7. Infertility, Pregnancy and Future Mothers
8. Consummate Artifice: Market Makes All
9. Counterpublics
10. Time on the Game
Epilogue: The Lifescapes of Public Women
References
Index

About the Author

Sophie Day is Professor of Anthropology at Goldsmiths College. She is the author of On the Game (Pluto, 2007).

Reviews

'A highly engaging and thought-provoking text highlighting the challenges faced by sex workers in London. Highly recommended' -- Stuart Agnew, Lecturer in Criminology, University Campus Suffolk
'Academic interest in the sex industry is proliferating in a range of disciplines, and Sophie Day's book is a noteworthy addition' -- Gender and Development