Transnational Desires: Brazilian Erotic Dancers in New York

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Transnational Desires Brazilian Erotic Dancers in New York Suzana Maia Vanderbilt University Press nashville © 2012 by Vanderbilt University Press Nashville, Tennessee 37235 All rights reserved First printing 2012 This book is printed on acid-free paper. Manufactured in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Maia, Suzana. Transnational desires : Brazilian erotic dancers in New York / Suzana Maia. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8265-1822-4 (cloth : alk. paper) ISBN 978-0-8265-1823-1 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Stripteasers—Brazil—Case studies. 2. Stripteasers—New York (State)—New York—Case studies. 3. Brazilians— New York (State)—New York—Social conditions—Case studies. 4. Women immigrants—New York (State)—New York—Social conditions—Case studies. 5. Sex-oriented businesses—New York (State)—New York—Case studies. 6. Women—Brazil—Case studies. 7. Women—Identity— Case studies. 8. Women—Sexual behavior—Case studies. I. Title. PN1949.S7.M34 2012 305.4'379278—dc23 2011030581 ...