Common prostitutes and ordinary citizens : commercial sex in London, 1885-1960 /

"Between 1885 and 1960, laws and policies designed to repress prostitution dramatically shaped London's commercial sex industry. This book examines how laws translated into street-level reality, explores how women who sold sex experienced criminalization, and charts the complex dimensions...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Laite, Julia
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.
Colección:Genders and sexualities in history.
Temas:
Prostitution > England > London > History.
Prostitution > Law and legislation > England > London.
Social history.
Sociology.
Criminology.
History, Modern.
Ethics.
Social Conditions
Sociology
Ethics
Criminology
Histoire sociale.
Sociologie.
Histoire moderne et contemporaine.
Morale.
Criminologie.
social history.
sociology.
ethics (philosophy)
criminology.
20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000 > c 1800 to c 1900 > London, Greater London. > 20th century.
Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900 > c 1800 to c 1900 > London, Greater London. > 20th century.
British & Irish history > c 1800 to c 1900 > London, Greater London. > 20th century.
Social & cultural history > c 1800 to c 1900 > London, Greater London. > 20th century.
HISTORY > Europe > Great Britain.
HISTORY > Modern > 20th Century.
HISTORY > Modern > 19th Century.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Women's Studies.
PSYCHOLOGY > Human Sexuality.
SELF-HELP > Sexual Instruction.
History.
Prostitution
Prostitution > Law and legislation
England > London
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"Between 1885 and 1960, laws and policies designed to repress prostitution dramatically shaped London's commercial sex industry. This book examines how laws translated into street-level reality, explores how women who sold sex experienced criminalization, and charts the complex dimensions of the underground sexual economy in the modern metropolis"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource (ix, 299 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780230354210
0230354211

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