Prostitution, Race and Politics : Policing Venereal Disease in the British Empire.

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In addition to shouldering the blame for the increasing incidence of venereal disease among sailors and soldiers, prostitutes throughout the British Empire also bore the burden of the contagious diseases ordinances that the British government passed. By studying how British authorities enforced thes...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Levine, Philippa
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013.
Temas:
Prostitution > Great Britain > Government policy > Colonies > History.
Sexually transmitted diseases > Great Britain > Government policy > Colonies > History.
British > Great Britain > Sexual behavior > Colonies.
British > Great Britain > Diseases > Colonies.
Britanniques > Sexualité > Grande-Bretagne > Colonies.
Britanniques > Maladies > Grande-Bretagne > Colonies.
British colonies
Race relations
Social policy
Great Britain > Colonies > Social policy.
Great Britain > Colonies > Race relations.
Grande-Bretagne > Colonies > Politique sociale.
Grande-Bretagne > Colonies > Relations raciales.
Great Britain
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In addition to shouldering the blame for the increasing incidence of venereal disease among sailors and soldiers, prostitutes throughout the British Empire also bore the burden of the contagious diseases ordinances that the British government passed. By studying how British authorities enforced these laws in four colonial sites between the 1860s and the end of the First World War, Philippa Levine reveals how myths and prejudices about the sexual practices of colonized peoples not only had a direct and often punishing effect on how the laws operated, but how they also further justified the dist.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (491 pages)
ISBN:9781135945022
1135945020

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