Literature and movies on the subject of prostitution and trafficking

 

A lot of literature and movies regarding trafficking and prostitution exist on the market. As always you will find different quality and validity of the content in the many books written about the subject. If you look carefully though, there will be a lot of relevant and valid knowledge in many books - e.g. in the 20 book titles shown below. Some of the 5 movies mentioned below are actually quite realistic and often based on facts collected from the real world. To make this site we have used a lot of information from the many books mentioned below. We can recommend you to read some of the following titles on prostitution and trafficking:

 

 

Litterature

 

Slavery Inc.: The untold story of international sex trafficking, Lydia Cacho, Portobello Books, 2012

 

Pornography: Driving the demand in international sex trafficking, David E. Quinn & others, Captive Daughters Media, 2007

 

Selling Olga: Stories of human trafficking & resistance, Louisa Waugh, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2006

 

The Natashas: Inside the new global sex trade, Victor Malarek, Arcade Publishing, 2003

 

Sex traffic: Prostitution, crime & exploitation, Paola Monzini, Zed Books Ltd., 2005

 

Sex trafficking: The global market in women & children, Kathryn Farr, Worth Publishers, 2004

 

Sex trafficking: Inside the business of modern slavery, Siddharth Kara, Columbia University Press, 2009

 

Trafficking and prostitution reconsidered, new perspectives on migration, sex work & human rights, Kamala Kempadoo, Paradigm Publishers, 2005

 

Rethinking trafficking in women: Politics out of security, Claudia Aradau, Palgrave Macmillian, 2008

 

Prostitution & sex trafficking: Opposing viewpoints, Loise Gerdes, Book editor, Greenhaven Press, 2006

 

Hookers, Candid confessions of real call girls, Julian Davies, Milo Books, 2008

 

Dirty work, Julia Bell, Walker & Co., 2007

 

Sex for sale: Prostitution, pornography and the sex industry, Ronald Weitzer,Routledge, 2000

 

Woman, child for sale: The new slave trade in the 21st. century, Gilbert King, Chamberlain Bros., 2004

 

Prostitution and pornography: Philosophical debate about the sex industry, Jessica Spector, Standford University Press, 2006

 

The idea of prostitution, Sheila Jeffreys, Spiniflex Press Pty Ltd.1997

 

Sex work now, Rosie Campbell & others, Willan Publishing, 2006

 

Sex work: A risky business, Teela Sanders, Willan Publishing, 2005

 

Vanilla slim, an improbable pimp in the empire of lust, Bob Armstrong, Carroll & Graf Publishers, 2006

 

Working sex: Sex workers write about a changing industry, Annie Oakley, Seal Press, 2007

 

The X factor: Inside the American Hardcore film industry, Anthony Petkovich, Head Press, 1997

 

Legal responses to trafficking in women for sexual exploitation in the European Union, Heli Askola, Hart Publishing, 2007

 

Soiled doves: Prostitution in the early west, Anne Seagraves, Wesanne Publications, 1994

 

 

 

Film

 

The whistleblower: Sex trafficking; one woman's fight for justice, featuring Rachel Weisz, Monica Belluchi and Vanessa Redgrave, 2010

 

Lilja 4-ever: The dream about a better life can become a nightmare, featuring Oksana Akinsjina, 105 min., 2002

 

Sex Traffic, featuring Wendy Crewson, Anna-maria Marinka and John Simm, 178 min., 2006

 

Human trafficking: Every day young girls are bought and sold, featuring Mira Sorvino, Donald Sutherland and Robert Carlyle, 170 min., 2005

 

Matrioshki: They said we only had to dance, (3 discs) 450 min, 2006

 

Trade: When human trafficking hits home, featuring Kevin Kline, 120 min., 2008

 

Slave - Love hurts, featuring Sam Page, Natassia Malthe and David Gant, Darryn Welch, 2009