This is a great book that straddles the fields of gender, sexuality, legal and social histories. It could have significant international appeal as histories of sex work are few and far between. International scholars will be able to look to Untold Intimacies as a key foundational reference.
Untold Intimacies makes a significant contribution to New Zealand historical writing as well as the global literature on sex work. It will take its place as a significant intervention in the scholarship on the history of prostitution, sexuality, policing, violence, gender and women.
This book provides a valuable contribution to scholarship in documenting the oral histories of sex workers in Aotearoa in the period 1978–2008. It offers excellent insight into this period of history that readers will learn a lot from. The storytelling is compelling and creates a sense for the reader of ‘getting to know’ participants. The stories feel authentic and are told in a way that unpacks the complexities and contradictions of the lives and experiences of its protagonists.
This is a serious and engaging account of our diverse sex worker histories. It captures a period that spans a tremendous change in policy and law for sex workers in Aotearoa New Zealand.
The stories of sex workers in New Zealand as they changedthe world.
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
