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.
| ISBN: | 9780230230545 |
| Publication date: | 2nd December 2011 |
| Author: | Julia Laite |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan an imprint of Palgrave Macmillan UK |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 299 pages |
| Series: | Genders and Sexualities in History |
| Genres: |
European history Social and cultural history Ethics and moral philosophy Gender studies, gender groups Crime and criminology History |
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.
Common Prostitutes and Ordinary Citizens features in the following genres: European history, Social and cultural history, Ethics and moral philosophy, Gender studies, gender groups, Crime and criminology, History
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Common Prostitutes and Ordinary Citizens was written by Julia Laite and published by Palgrave Macmillan an imprint of Palgrave Macmillan UK
Common Prostitutes and Ordinary Citizens has 299 pages
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