Capitalism's Sexual History

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Capitalism's Sexual History is written by Nicola J. Smith and published by Oxford University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 019753029X (ISBN 10) and 9780197530290 (ISBN 13).

Sexuality is often understood to be uniquely private and intimate--something that can and should be protected from capitalism's influence. This book argues, in contrast, that the histories of capitalism and sexuality are closely intertwined. Integral to this story has been the illusion that economic and sexual practices are tied to fundamentally different realms. Focusing on the history of sex work in Britain, the book shows that capitalism has long needed the construction of artificial boundaries around sex and work in order to extract profit from sexual labor, both paid and unpaid.