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Harlots, Whores & Hackabouts - A History of Sex for Sale (Hardcover)
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Harlots, Whores & Hackabouts - A History of Sex for Sale (Hardcover)
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The history of selling sex is a hidden one, its practitioners a
'damnable crew' pushed to the margins of history. Harlots, Whores
& Hackabouts redresses the balance, revealing the history of
sex for sale, from medieval back street to Wild West saloon, and
from the brothel to state bedroom. This enthralling history is
brought to life by Kate Lister's witty and authoritative text, and
illuminated by a rich archive of photographs, artworks and objects.
Structured thematically in broadly chronological order, the book
introduces a lively cast of complex and entertaining characters
operating in an array of different periods and settings. The
Mesopotamian harlot Shamhat was powerful and respected, able to
civilize the wild man Enkidu through her charms. In medieval London
Elizabeth Moryng serviced clergy under the guise of an embroidery
business, though was eventually jailed for being a prolific
procuress and bawd. In Renaissance Venice the courtesan Veronica
Franco published her poetry, rubbed shoulders with royalty and
founded a charity for other courtesans. In the hedonistic floating
world of Edo, Japan, kabuki actresses and then geishas entertained
and pleasured their patrons. Three men were hanged in 18th-century
London for buggery after being found in the Molly House of Margaret
Clap. And at the turn of the century, in New Orleans, Lulu White
ran Mahogany Hall, a four-storey building that housed up to forty
sex workers. Lister's illuminating tales invite readers to look,
listen and reconsider everything they thought they knew about the
world's oldest profession. With 450 illustrations in colour
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