Women for Hire - Prostitution and Sexuality in France after 1850 (Paperback, New Ed)
Alain CorbinDispelling the lurid stereotypes portrayed in fiction, Alain Corbin depicts prostitution in nineteenth-century France not as a vice, crime, or disease, but as a well-organized business. Corbin reveals how the brothel served the sex industry in the same way that the factory served manufacturing: it provided an institution for the efficient and profitable sale of services.
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Dispelling the lurid stereotypes portrayed in fiction, Alain Corbin depicts prostitution in nineteenth-century France not as a vice, crime, or disease, but as a well-organized business. Corbin reveals how the brothel served the sex industry in the same way that the factory served manufacturing: it provided an institution for the efficient and profitable sale of services.
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Imprint | Harvard University Press |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | September 1996 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days |
First published | September 1996 |
Authors | Alain Corbin |
Translators | Alan Sheridan |
Dimensions | 235 x 156 x 27mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback |
Pages | 512 |
Edition | New Ed |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-674-95544-8 |
Barcode | 9780674955448 |
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LSN | 0-674-95544-7 |
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