Disorderly Women in Eighteenth-Century London: Prostitution and Control in the Metropolis, 1730-1830

ISBN-13: 9781138165724 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 240 str.

Tony Henderson

Opis

 This is the first full-length study of prostitution in London during the eighteenth and early nineteenth century. Not only is it deeply revealing about the experience of prostitution in Georgian London but it also throws light on London society as a whole and its attitudes towards the female urban poor.

Spis treści

1. Introduction.  2. The Experience of Prostitution.  3. The Geography of Prostitution in London.  4. Prostitution and the Law.  5. Policing the Streets.  6. Policing Disorderly Houses.  7. Attitudes towards Prostitution.  8. Conclusion.
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O autorze

Tony Henderson