Compromised Positions: Prostitution, Public Health, and Gender Politics in Revolutionary Mexico City

Bliss, Katherine Elaine

34 valutazioni di Goodreads

Lingua: inglese

Editore: Penn State University Press, University Park, 2002

0271021268 / 9780271021263

Da: RatBooks, Houston, TX, U.S.A.RatBooks

Venditore con 5 stelle

Venditore AbeBooks dal 5 settembre 2025

Visualizza gli articoli di questo venditore
Brossura

Condizione: Usato - Come nuovo

EUR 13,39

EUR 5,42 spedizione 
Spedito in U.S.A.

Quantità: 1 disponibili

Aggiungi al carrello
Resi gratuiti per 30 giorni

Descrizione dell’articolo da parte del venditore

Unread book in pristine condition. Spine tight with no creases. Pages clean and unmarked. To illuminate the complex cultural foundations of state formation in modern Mexico, 'Compromised Positions' explains how and why female prostitution became politicized in the context of revolutionary social reform between 1910 and 1940. Focusing on the public debates over legalized sexual commerce and the spread of sexually transmitted disease in the first half of the twentieth century, Katherine Bliss argues that political change was compromised time and again by reformers own antiquated ideas about gender and class, by prostitutes' outrage over official attempts to undermine their livelihood, and by clients' unwillingness to forgo visiting brothels despite revolutionary campaigns to promote monogamy, sexual education, and awareness of the health risks associated with sexual promiscuity. In the Mexican public imagination, the prostitute symbolized the corruption of the old regime even as her redemption represented the new order potential to dramatically alter gender relations through social policy. Using medical records, criminal case files, and letters from prostitutes and their patrons to public officials, 'Compromised Positions' reveals how the contradictory revolutionary imperatives of individual freedom and public health clashed in the effort to eradicate prostitution and craft a model of morality suitable for leading Mexico into the modern era.

Codice articolo ABE-1762205444782

Titolo
Compromised Positions: Prostitution, Public Health, and Gender Politics in Revolutionary Mexico City
Autore
Bliss, Katherine Elaine
Editore
Penn State University Press, University Park
Anno di pubblicazione
2002
Condizione
Come nuovo
Rilegatura
Brossura
Lingua
inglese
ISBN 10
0271021268
ISBN 13
9780271021263
Peso dell'articolo
2 libbre
Dimensioni
1.905x15.24x22.86 cm

RatBooks

Houston, TX, U.S.A.

Venditore con 5 stelle

Venditore AbeBooks dal 5 settembre 2025

Tariffe di spedizione nazionale per U.S.A.

ArticoloDa 5 a 14 giorni lavorativiDa 3 a 6 giorni lavorativi
Primo articoloEUR 5,42EUR 11,70
I tempi di consegna sono stabiliti dai venditori e variano in base al corriere e al paese. Gli ordini che devono attraversare una dogana possono subire ritardi e spetta agli acquirenti pagare eventuali tariffe o dazi associati. I venditori possono contattarti in merito ad addebiti aggiuntivi dovuti a eventuali maggiorazioni dei costi di spedizione dei tuoi articoli.

Metodi di pagamento

  • Visa
  • Mastercard
  • American Express
  • Carte Bleue
  • Apple Pay
  • Google Pay

Descrizione dello Store

Books from the personal collection of a retired anthropologist

Specializzazione

Non-ficton (social science, history, etc.)