Truong examines the sex industry through a transnational lens, using South-east Asia as his site. The book begins with a careful examination of existing theories of prostitution and meticulously builds a map of "the social processes through which female sexuality is incorporated as labour into the sphere of production" (p. 192). Heavily influenced by Marx, Truong is not a light read, but is very rewarding for those seeking to know more about how the international sex trade operates.