Prostitution: Prevention and Reform in England, 1860-1914 - Women's and Gender History

Bartley, Dr Paula

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Prostitution: Prevention and Reform in England, 1860-1914 is the first comprehensive overview of attempts to eradicate prostitution from English society, including discussion of early attempts at reform and prevention through to the campaigns of the social purists.
Prostitution looks in depth at the various reform institutions which were set up to house prostitutes, analysing the motives of the reformers as well as daily life within these penitentiaries.
This indispensable book reveals:
* reformers' attitudes towards prostitutes and prostitution * daily life inside reform institutions
* attempts at moral education
* developments in moral health theories
* influence of eugenics
* attempts at suppressing prostitution.

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Book information

ISBN:	9780415214575
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Imprint:	Routledge
Pub date:	28 Oct 1999
DEWEY:	306.74094209034
DEWEY edition:	21
Language:	English
Number of pages:	229
Weight:	392g
Height:	233mm
Width:	158mm
Spine width:	14mm