Tolerated Evil - Prostitution in the Kingdom of Poland in the Nineteenth Century (Hardcover, New edition)

In the nineteenth century, state policy towards prostitution was primarily shaped by an assessment of its role in spreading venereal diseases. In this book, the author traces normative and organisational efforts of the authorities of the Kingdom of Poland, which sought to maintain control over prostitution and the health of women who offered paid sexual services. The author uses data collected by the police and medical authorities supervising legal and illegal prostitution to provide a demographic and sociological picture of the big-city and small-town market of sexual commerce. It was only in the early twentieth century when prostitution became an important subject of the Polish public debate, a process which is described in the book against the backdrop of the major issues and fears of the epoch.

General

Imprint:	Peter Lang Ag
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Polish Studies - Transdisciplinary Perspectives, 30
Release date:	July 2020
First published:	2020
Revised by:	Jan Burzynski
Authors:	Jolanta Sikorska-Kulesza
Dimensions:	210 x 148mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	356
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-3-631-81584-7
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Ethical issues & debates > Prostitution Books > History > European history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > General Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900
LSN:	3-631-81584-0
Barcode:	9783631815847

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