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Beyond brutal passions : prostitution in early nineteenth-century Montreal /
During a time of significant demographic, geographic, and social transition, many women in early nineteenth-century Montreal turned to prostitution and brothel-keeping to feed, clothe, protect, and house themselves and their families. Beyond Brutal Passions is a close study of the women who were acc...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Montreal [Quebec] :
McGill-Queen's University Press,
[2015]
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| Colección: | Studies on the history of Quebec ;
30. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction Brutal Passions and Beyond: Locating Women's Experiences in the Montreal Judicial Archives
- PART I Prostitutes, Brothel-Keepers, and Their Workplaces. 1 Disorderly Women and Disorderly Houses: The Social Geography of Prostitution
- 2 At Home in the Brothel: The Household Economy and Residential Prostitution
- 3 Kinship, Friendship, and Community: Street Prostitution, Homelessness, and Subsistence Strategies.
- PART II Between Law and Custom: Regulating Prostitution. 4 Seeking Justice: Plaintiffs, Prostitution Laws, and Legal Procedures
- 5 Policing Prostitution: Peace Officers, Prostitutes, and Ambiguity
- 6 Judging Prostitutes: Encounters, Strategies, and Outcomes at Court
- 7 Correcting Prostitutes: Harsh Punishment for Brutal Passions
- Conclusion: Discourse, Everyday Life, and Women's Agency.