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Title:

Historical sex work : new contributions from history and archaeology / edited by Kristen R. Fellows, Angela J. Smith, and Anna M. Munns.

Publisher:

University Press of Florida,

Copyright Date:

2020

Description:

viii, 295 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Subject:

Prostitution--United States--History.
Social archaeology--United States.
Prostitution.
Social archaeology.
United States.
History.

Other Authors:

Fellows, Kristen R., editor. http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2020051372
Smith, Angela (Angela Joan), editor. http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nb2012027790
Munns, Anna M., editor. http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2020051222

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

The View from Two Fields: History and Archaeology of Historical Sex Work / Angela J. Smith, Anna M. Munns, and Kristen R. Fellows -- Section I. Law and Spatial Order -- Landscapes of Power and Desire: A Geographical Analysis of Washington, DC's Nineteenth-Century Brothel District / Jennifer A. Lupu -- The Legal Language of Sex: Interpreting a Prostitution Hierarchy Using the Terminology of Criminal Charges / Anna M. Munns -- "Alleged Crusades" and "Self-Fooled Reformers": The Rise and Fall of White Slavery Hysteria in the 1910s / Ashley Baggett and Carol A. Bentley -- Sex Workers in the City: Brothels, Working Women, and the Urban Landscape of Nineteenth-Century Boston's North End Neighborhood / Alexander D. Keim -- Section II. Illuminating Brothel Diversity: Children and Women of Color -- Ghosts in the Archives: Using Archaeology to Discuss Brothel Childhoods / Jade Luiz -- Using Racial Stereotypes as a Business Strategy: Ida Dorsey in Minneapolis / Penny A. Petersen -- Melvina Massey: Fargo's Most Famous Madam / Angela J. Smith -- Section III. On the Flip Side: Men and Masculinities -- Homosocial Bonding in the Brothel: Feminine Spaces and Masculine Identities / Kristen R. Fellows -- The Enterprising Career of Tom Savage in Los Angeles' Red-Light District, 1870-1909 / AnneMarie Kooistra -- "A WEAK MAN can now cure himself": Brothels as Alternative Venues for Treatment of "Private -- Diseases of Men?" and Other Afflictions / Mark S. Warner -- Final Thoughts: Points of Intersection and Future Directions / Kristen R. Fellows and Angela J. Smith

Summary:

"Exploring the sex trade in America from 1850 to 1920 through perspectives from archaeologists and historians, this volume expands the geographic and thematic scope of research on the subject, helping create an inclusive and nuanced view of social relations in United States history"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

081306659X
9780813066592

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1153337070

LCCN:

2020017098

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)