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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Walkowitz, Judith R., author.

Series:

ACLS Humanities E-Book.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Prostitution--Great Britain--History--19th century.

Prostitution.

Sexually transmitted diseases--Great Britain--History--19th century.

Sexually transmitted diseases.

Sexually transmitted diseases--Law and legislation--Great Britain--History--19th century.

Women--Great Britain--History--19th century.

Women.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 347 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Other Title:

Prostitution & Victorian Society

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1980.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780511096730

0511096739

9780511583605

0511583605

Publisher Number:

2027/heb00983 hdl