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Policing Prostitution in Nineteenth-Century Paris
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Publishing Details
Full Title:
Policing Prostitution in Nineteenth-Century Paris
Contributors:
By (Author) Jill Harsin
Series:
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Imprint:
Princeton University Press
Publication Date:
29th April 2019
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
Tertiary Education
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Other Subjects:
Sex and sexuality, social aspects
Ethical issues and debates
Dewey:
306.74094436
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
448
Dimensions:
Width 156mm, Height 234mm
Description
Prostitution was a serious problem for nineteenth-century Europe: a threat to public health and public order and, at the same time, a prop to morality, allowing society to protect the purity of most women by sacrificing that of only a few. Jill Harsin examines the methods by which the police of Paris resolved the contradictions of this situation--a
