Women for Hire - Prostitution and Sexuality in France after 1850

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.

About the author

Alain Corbin is Professor of History, Emeritus, at the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne.Alan Sheridan is the author of Michel Foucault: The Will to Truth. He has also translated over 50 books, including works by Sartre, Lacan, and Foucault.

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Alain Corbin
• Assisted by: Alan Sheridan (Translation)
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.09.1996
• EAN: 9780674955448
• ISBN: 978-0-674-95544-8
• Weight: 689 g
• Illustrations: 17 line illustrations, 10 tables
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Women, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Social and cultural history, Gender studies: women, Sex and sexuality, social aspects, Gender studies: women and girls, Ethical Issues: Prostitution & Sex Industry, Ethical issues and debates, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Sexuality