{"product_id":"transgender-sex-work-in-sri-lanka-the-politics-of-nachchi-sex-workers-9783031915390","title":"Transgender Sex Work in Sri Lanka: The Politics of Nachchi Sex Workers","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Kaushalya Ariyarathne\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Palgrave MacMillan\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Criminology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Transgender sex workers\" is a scarcely explored area in academic discourses, garnering widespread interest amongst gender and sexuality scholars around the world. This book explores the narratives and experiences of \u003cem\u003eNachchi \u003c\/em\u003esex workers in contemporary Sri Lanka; a local term for a community assigned male at birth but who choose to live as women with a preference for male partners. It explores their lived experiences and stories through unique interviews, critically examining the historical and post-colonial (and post-war) discourses originating from the Sri Lankan state and civil society. It challenges the hegemonic, neo-liberal narratives that tend to homogenise and simplify their subjectivities. It also dissects the realm of 'politics, ' particularly subaltern politics and how this colonial population is excluded from the hierarchy of power. This book takes a decolonial approach to the historical knowledge production on \u003cem\u003eNachchi\u003c\/em\u003e sex worker subjectivities by unearthing important, yet suppressed verbal histories and narrations of living community members. The author also reflects on her journey, transitioning from a researcher and academic to a full-time politician, a transformation that shapes her evolving perspectives on politics throughout the writing of the book.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Palgrave MacMillan","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47854011973783,"sku":"9783031915390","price":2836.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9783031915390.webp?v=1780037983","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/transgender-sex-work-in-sri-lanka-the-politics-of-nachchi-sex-workers-9783031915390","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}