Bourbon street, b-drinking, and the sexual economy of tourism
Auteur :
Demovic, Angela R.
Éditeur :
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN :
9781498531320
Date de publication :
11 mai 2018
Dimensions :
23,0 x 15,9 x 1,9 cm
Poids :
526 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Combining historic and ethnographic research, Angela R. Demovic reveals the intersection of alcohol sales and stripteasing in the French Quarter. She demonstrates how B-drinkers—workers hired by bar owners to flirt with patrons who buy them drinks—maintain agency and create community in a tourism economy.