This book extends beyond readers interested in sex work to readers interested in understanding the political economy of Mexico. Yet this story does more than illuminate the caring and generous nature of her “subjects.” Rather, her birthday party is symbolic of her entrenchment in the zone and her connection to the people there, which makes this remarkable book possible. Lydia's Open Door begins with a cheerful anecdote about a surprise birthday party thrown for Kelly in the Zona Galáctica, the main site of her field research about the legal brothel industry in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, the capital city of Chiapas, Mexico. Berkeley : University of California Press, 2008. Lydia's Open Door: Inside Mexico's Most Modern Brothel. The following review was awarded Winner of the 2009 AES Sharon Stephens prize, along with Counting the Dead: The Culture and Politics of Human Rights Activism in Colombia, by Winifred Tate, which was reviewed in AE 35(2). Lydia's Open Door: Inside Mexico's Most Modern Brothel by Patty Kelly Lydia's Open Door: Inside Mexico's Most Modern Brothel by Patty Kelly
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