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Author: Alain Corbin ,
Alan Sheridan
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Imprint: Harvard University Press
Edition: New edition
Dimensions:
Width: 15.60cm
, Height: 2.70cm
, Length: 23.50cm
Weight: 0.689kg
ISBN: 9780674955448
ISBN 10: 0674955447
Pages: 512
Publication Date: 01 September 1996
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
This is a thorough, fascinating account of the lives of prostitutes, the workings of prostitution as a business and the continuing debates in France over the application of the 'French system' of regulation. This translation from the French Les filles de noce is a welcome contribution to the English historiography, providing an excellent source for those working on numerous dimensions of modern French history. -- Timothy Baycroft Modern and Contemporary France [UK]
An engrossing story full of intimate details about the actual lives of women.--Frances Gouda Women's Review of Books
Majestic, path-breaking...The first systematic investigation of the political and economic aspects of the French sex trade. -- Francine du Plessix Gray New York Review of Books A challenging and provocative book which remains the essential study in its field...Corbin amply demonstrates the centrality of prostitution to the social history of modern France. -- James F. McMillan Times Literary Supplement An engrossing story full of intimate details about the actual lives of women. -- Frances Gouda Women's Review of Books This is a thorough, fascinating account of the lives of prostitutes, the workings of prostitution as a business and the continuing debates in France over the application of the 'French system' of regulation. This translation from the French Les filles de noce is a welcome contribution to the English historiography, providing an excellent source for those working on numerous dimensions of modern French history. -- Timothy Baycroft Modern and Contemporary France [UK]
Majestic, path-breaking...The first systematic investigation of the political and economic aspects of the French sex trade. -- Francine du Plessix Gray New York Review of Books A challenging and provocative book which remains the essential study in its field...Corbin amply demonstrates the centrality of prostitution to the social history of modern France. -- James F. McMillan Times Literary Supplement An engrossing story full of intimate details about the actual lives of women. -- Frances Gouda Women's Review of Books This is a thorough, fascinating account of the lives of prostitutes, the workings of prostitution as a business and the continuing debates in France over the application of the 'French system' of regulation. This translation from the French Les filles de noce is a welcome contribution to the English historiography, providing an excellent source for those working on numerous dimensions of modern French history. -- Timothy Baycroft Modern and Contemporary France [UK]
Author Information
Alain Corbin is Professor of History, Emeritus, at the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. Alan Sheridan is the author of Michel Foucault: The Will to Truth. He has also translated over 50 books, including works by Sartre, Lacan, and Foucault.
