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The Construction of U.S. Camptown Prostitution in South Korea: Trans/Formation and Resistance (November 28, 2006)

Category: Human Trafficking/Exploitation

Author Na Young Le authored this paper about U.S. camptown prostitution that takes an in-depth look its history and how it is transforming over time.  Lee explores the impact of:   Japanese colonialism, U.S. military occupation, national division, and the Korean War noting that "camptown prostitution has been historically constructed and reconstructed within a complex web of dynamic power relations between/among nation-states, subjects, and NGOs."

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