Prostitution and Social Control in Eighteenth-Century Ports
Author:   Marion Pluskota
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9781848935617


Pages:   178
Publication Date:   17 November 2015
Format:   Hardback
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Prostitution and Social Control in Eighteenth-Century Ports


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Author:   Marion Pluskota
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Pickering & Chatto (Publishers) Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.385kg
ISBN:  

9781848935617


ISBN 10:   1848935617
Pages:   178
Publication Date:   17 November 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Introduction I. Social origins and family ties of port prostitutes II. A widening sphere? Prostitutes and labour relations in a port environment III. Prostitutes and police territorialisation: from informal control to a better supervision of the population IV. Prostitution and criminality: when informal control is not enough. Community, police and the court’s interactions with prostitutes V. Spatial distribution of prostitutes: Agency and appropriation of the urban space Conclusion. The elites and the prostitutes of the ports.

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Marion Pluskota is a Post-Doctoral Researcher at the Institute for History, Leiden University, the Netherlands.

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