Common Prostitutes and Ordinary Citizens [[electronic resource] ] : Commercial Sex in London, 1885-1960 / / by J. Laite
| Common Prostitutes and Ordinary Citizens [[electronic resource] ] : Commercial Sex in London, 1885-1960 / / by J. Laite |
| Autore | Laite J |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2012.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (315 p.) |
| Disciplina |
306.740942
306.7409420904 |
| Collana | Genders and Sexualities in History |
| Soggetto topico |
Great Britain—History
Social history Sociology History, Modern Ethics Criminology History of Britain and Ireland Social History Gender Studies Modern History Criminology and Criminal Justice, general |
| ISBN |
0-230-35421-1
9780230354210 9780230230545 |
| Classificazione | HIS015000HIS037070HIS037060SOC028000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Machine generated contents note: -- List of Figures -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: Criminalizing Commercial Sex -- Selling sex: Women, Work, and Prostitution -- Buying Sex: Men and the Marketplace -- The Crusade Begins: The Criminal Law Amendment Act and London's 'Brothels' Before the First World War -- Women in Public and Public Women: Controlling Street Prostitution 1887-1914 -- 'Down on Whores' and 'Living on the Earnings': Violence, Vulnerability and the Law after 1885 -- White Slaves and Alien Prostitutes: Trafficking, Protection, and Punishment in the Early Twentieth Century -- Making War, Taking Fingerprints, and Challenging the Law: Policy Changes and Public Debates after 1914 -- Behind Closed Doors: Off-Street Commercial Sex in the Interwar Years -- Sex, War, and Syndication: Organized Prostitution and the Second World War -- The Shame of London: Prostitution and Panic in the Post-War Metropolis -- Risking the Dangers: Reconsidering Commercial Sex in 'Permissive Britain' -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778931503321 |
Laite J
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| London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2012 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Common Prostitutes and Ordinary Citizens : Commercial Sex in London, 1885-1960 / / by J. Laite
| Common Prostitutes and Ordinary Citizens : Commercial Sex in London, 1885-1960 / / by J. Laite |
| Autore | Laite Julia <1979-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2012.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (315 p.) |
| Disciplina | 306.740942 |
| Collana | Genders and Sexualities in History |
| Soggetto topico |
Great Britain - History
Social history Sex History, Modern Ethics Criminology History of Britain and Ireland Social History Gender Studies Modern History Moral Philosophy and Applied Ethics |
| ISBN |
9780230354210
0230354211 9780230230545 |
| Classificazione | HIS015000HIS037070HIS037060SOC028000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Machine generated contents note: -- List of Figures -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: Criminalizing Commercial Sex -- Selling sex: Women, Work, and Prostitution -- Buying Sex: Men and the Marketplace -- The Crusade Begins: The Criminal Law Amendment Act and London's 'Brothels' Before the First World War -- Women in Public and Public Women: Controlling Street Prostitution 1887-1914 -- 'Down on Whores' and 'Living on the Earnings': Violence, Vulnerability and the Law after 1885 -- White Slaves and Alien Prostitutes: Trafficking, Protection, and Punishment in the Early Twentieth Century -- Making War, Taking Fingerprints, and Challenging the Law: Policy Changes and Public Debates after 1914 -- Behind Closed Doors: Off-Street Commercial Sex in the Interwar Years -- Sex, War, and Syndication: Organized Prostitution and the Second World War -- The Shame of London: Prostitution and Panic in the Post-War Metropolis -- Risking the Dangers: Reconsidering Commercial Sex in 'Permissive Britain' -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910954306103321 |
Laite Julia <1979->
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| London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2012 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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