9780801454196 - The Devil's Chain: Prostitution and Social Control in Partitioned Poland di Stauter-Halsted, Keely (8 risultati)

hardcover. Condizione: New. Book is BRAND NEW. Edges have little-to-no wear, and all copy is crisp, clean, and there is no highlighting or underlining. 100% of proceeds from book sales support our mission of promoting literacy around the world. Please note the image in this listing may be a stock photo and not the actual item.

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Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. In the half-century before Poland's long-awaited political independence in 1918, anxiety surrounding the country's burgeoning sex industry fueled nearly constant public debate. The Devil's Chain is the first book to examine the world of commercial sex throughout the partitioned Polish territories, uncovering a previously hidden conversation about sexuality, gender propriety, and social class. Keely Stauter-Halsted situates the preoccupation with prostitution in the context of Poland's struggle for political independence and its difficult transition to modernity. She traces the Poles' growing anxiety about white slavery, venereal disease, and eugenics by examining the regulation of the female body, the rise of medical authority, and the role of social reformers in addressing the problem of paid sex. Stauter-Halsted argues that the sale of sex was positioned at the juncture of mass and elite cultures, affecting nearly every aspect of urban life and bringing together sharply divergent social classes in what had long been a radically stratified society. She captures the experiences of the impoverished women who turned to the streets and draws a vivid picture of the social milieu that shaped their choices. The Devil's Chain demonstrates that discussions of prostitution and its attendant disorders-sexual deviancy, alcoholism, child abuse, vagrancy, and other related problems-reflected differing visions for the future of the Polish nation. In the half-century before Poland's long-awaited political independence in 1918, anxiety surrounding the country's burgeoning sex industry fueled nearly constant public debate. The Devil's Chain is the first book to examine the world of commercial sex throughout the partitioned Polish territories, uncovering a previously hidden conversation about sexuality, gender propriety, and social class. Keely Stauter-Halsted situates the preoccupation with prostitution in the context of Poland's struggle for political independence and its difficult transition to modernity. She traces the Poles' growing anxiety about white slavery, venereal disease, and eugenics by examining the regulation of the female body, the rise of medical authority, and the role of social reformers in addressing the problem of paid sex.Stauter-Halsted argues that the sale of sex was positioned at the juncture of mass and elite cultures, affecting nearly every aspect of urban life and bringing together sharply divergent social classes in what had long been a radically stratified society. She captures the experiences of the impoverished women who turned to the streets and draws a vivid picture of the social milieu that shaped their choices. The Devil's Chain demonstrates that discussions of prostitution and its attendant disorders-sexual deviancy, alcoholism, child abuse, vagrancy, and other related problems-reflected differing visions for the future of the Polish nation. The Devil's Chain is the first book to examine the world of commercial sex throughout the partitioned Polish territories, uncovering a previously hidden conversation about sexuality, gender propriety, and social class. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Condizione: New. Num Pages: 392 pages, 16, 16 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; JFMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 685. . 2015. Hardcover. . . . .

Condizione: New. Num Pages: 392 pages, 16, 16 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; JFMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 685. . 2015. Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Hardcover. Condizione: Brand New. 1st edition. 392 pages. 9.75x6.75x1.25 inches. In Stock.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - The Devil's Chain is the first book to examine the world of commercial sex throughout the partitioned Polish territories, uncovering a previously hidden conversation about sexuality, gender propriety, and social class.