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· vii · Acknowledgments This book would not have been possible without the support and hard work of so many people. First and foremost, we must thank the authors in this volume. In addition to conducting thoughtful and pathbreaking research, these women and men responded with patience and good humor to our seemingly never-ending comments and queries. We were fortunate to work with Pieter Martin at the University of Minnesota Press, whose careful editorial guidance was essential for revising this manuscript and bringing it into production. We thank Kristian Tvedten, our editorial assistant at the Press, for keeping us organized and moving the book along in a timely manner. Indexing is a fine art, and Denise Carlson is a gifted artist. We thank her for her careful and creative work producing an index for us in a short time frame. Over the course of developing and producing this volume, a number of institutions and individuals provided essential support. The annual meeting of the Western Political Science Association offered a forum to gather and discuss the initial material in this volume, and the Office of UndergraduateResearchandtheOfficefortheAdvancementofResearchatJohn Jay College/CUNY and a Professional Staff Congress-CUNY Research Grant (65157-00 43) provided funds for travel and editorial assistance. The two anonymous Press reviewers gave us thoughtful and engaged feedback that improved the individual chapters and the overall framework of the book. We are especially grateful to Kelley Burke for completing the volume ’s bibliography. We cannot thank enough our partners, Erin Carlston and John Rasmussen , for their patience and support—and dinners cooked—along the way. Finally, we express our greatest admiration, respect, and gratitude to all the sex workers who fight for justice every day. This page intentionally left blank ...

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