Prostitution and Victorian society : women, class, and the state / / Judith R. Walkowitz

• Autore: Walkowitz Judith R.
• Pubblicazione: Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 1980
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (ix, 347 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Disciplina: 301.41/54/0941
• Soggetto topico: Prostitution - Great Britain - History - 19th century; Sexually transmitted diseases - Great Britain - History - 19th century; Sexually transmitted diseases - Law and legislation - Great Britain - History - 19th century; Women - Great Britain - History - 19th century
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Sommario/riassunto: The state regulation of prostitution, as established under the Contagious Diseases Acts of 1864, 1866 and 1869, and the successful campaign for the repeal of the Acts, provide the framework for this study of alliances between prostitutes and feminists and their clashes with medical authorities and police. Prostitution and Victorian Society makes a major contribution to women's history, working-class history, and the social history of medicine and politics. It demonstrates how feminists and others mobilized over sexual questions, how public discourse on prostitution redefined sexuality in the late nineteenth century, and how the state helped to recast definitions of social deviance.
• Altri titoli varianti: Prostitution & Victorian Society
• Titolo autorizzato: Prostitution and Victorian society
• ISBN: 0-511-09673-9; 0-511-58360-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996247905503316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno
• Serie: ACLS Humanities E-Book.