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UNINA9910822060803321 |
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Autore |
McHugh Paul |
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Titolo |
Prostitution and Victorian social reform / / Paul McHugh |
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London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
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ISBN |
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1-136-24775-0 |
0-203-10404-8 |
0-415-62360-X |
1-136-24776-9 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (306 p.) |
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Collana |
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Routledge Library Editions: Women's History ; ; Volume 26 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Prostitution - England - History - 19th century |
Sexually transmitted diseases - England - History - 19th century |
Sexually transmitted diseases - Law and legislation - England - History - 19th century |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Preface 1. Introduction 2. Regulating Prostitution 3. The Attack on the Acts Launched 4. Defeat and Regrouping 5. The Repeal Campaign in Action - Organisation and Methods 6. The Role of Women in the Repeal Movement 7. Religion and the Repeal Campaign 8. The Liberal Strategy 9. Political Connections and Alliances in the Repeal Campaign 10. Conclusion. Appendices |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In the mid-19th century many parts of England and Wales were still subjected to a system of regulated prostitution which, by identifying and detaining for treatment infected prostitutes, aimed to protect members of the armed forces (94 per cent of whom were forbidden to marry) from venereal diseases. |
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