Prostitution and Victorian Social Reform

Zusammenfassung

This book analyses the social composition of the different repeal and reform movements against the Contagious Diseases Acts. This is a fascinating study of ideals and principles in action, of pressure-group strategy, and of individual leaders in the repeal movement’s sixteen year progress.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Paul McHugh
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 10.10.2012
• EAN: 9780415623605
• ISBN: 978-0-415-62360-5
• Seiten: 306
• Serie: Routledge Library Editions: Women's History
• Themen: Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Recht > Strafrecht, Strafprozessrecht, Kriminologie; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, HISTORY / General, REFERENCE / General, HISTORY / World, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Modern / 19th Century, HISTORY / Study & Teaching, Social and cultural history, History and Archaeology