The Secret History of Georgian London - How the Wages of Sin Shaped the Capital

Informationen zum Autor Dan Cruickshank is an architectural historian and television presenter. He is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects, a member of the Executive Committee of the Georgian Group, and on the Architectural Panel of the National Trust. His recent work includes the television programmes and accompanying books Around the World in 80 Treasures (2005) and Dan Cruickshank's Adventures in Architecture (2008). He lives in Spitalfields, London. Klappentext Georgian London evokes images of elegant buildings and fine art, but it was also a city where prostitution was rife, houses of ill repute widespread, and many tens of thousands of people dependent in some way or other on the wages of sin. Zusammenfassung Georgian London evokes images of elegant buildings and fine art, but it was also a city where prostitution was rife, houses of ill repute widespread, and many tens of thousands of people dependent in some way or other on the wages of sin.

Product details

• Authors: Dan Cruickshank
• Publisher: Windmill Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 02.09.2010
• EAN: 9780099527961
• ISBN: 978-0-09-952796-1
• No. of pages: 688
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 51 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; London, Greater London, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, European History, HISTORY / Social History, HISTORY / Modern / 18th Century, c 1500 onwards to present day, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, British & Irish history, Sex and sexuality, social aspects, Ethical Issues: Prostitution & Sex Industry, Ethical issues and debates, C 1700 To C 1800