Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Steinfatt, Thomas M., 1941–
Working at the bar : sex work and health communication in Thailand / Thomas
M. Steinfatt.
p. cm.—(Civic discourse for the third millennium)
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 1-56750-566-X (alk. paper)—ISBN 1-56750-567-8 (pbk. : alk paper)
1. Sex-oriented businesses—Thailand. 2. Communication in medicine—
Thailand. I. Title: Sex work and health communication in Thailand. II. Title.
III. Series.
HQ242.55.A5 S78 2002
331.25—dc21 2001046316

British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data is available

Copyright © 2002 by Thomas M. Steinfatt

All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be
reproduced, by any process or technique, without the
express written consent of the publisher.

Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 2001046316

ISBN: 1-56750-566-X
1-56750-567-8 (pbk.)

First published in 2002

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Copyright Acknowledgments

The author and the publisher gratefully acknowledge permission to use the following:

Author’s (Thomas M. Steinfatt) interview with Khun Udom Patpong, July 28, 1993. Permission
kindly granted by Mr. Patpong’s daughter, Varita Vajrabhaya.

Author’s (Thomas M. Steinfatt) personal communication with Cheryl Overs,
October 23, 1997. Permission kindly granted by Cheryl Overs.

Excerpts from Jo Bindman (Anti-Slavery International) and Jo Doezema (Network of Sex Work
Projects), Redefining Prostitution as Sex Work on the International Agenda (London: Anti-Slavery
International, 1997). English-language publication kindly granted by Anti-Slavery Interna
tional, London.

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