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Gender, Place & Culture
A Journal of Feminist Geography
Volume 23, 2016 - Issue 11
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Original Articles

‘You just have to be smart’: spatial practices and subjectivity among women in sex work in London, Ontario

Sólo tienes que ser astuta: prácticas espaciales y subjetividad entre mujeres en el trabajo sexual en London, Ontario

你必须要相当聪明:安大略省伦敦的女性性工作者的空间实践与主体性

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Pages 1572-1585 | Received 24 Jan 2016, Accepted 08 Jun 2016, Published online: 10 Aug 2016

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