Tolerated evil: prostitution in the Kingdom of Poland in the nineteenth century
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In: Polish studies – transdisciplinary perspectives 30
In: Studia z historii społeczno-gospodarczej XIX i XX wieku, Band 17, S. 43-62
ISSN: 2450-6796
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In: Polish Studies - Transdisciplinary Perspectives Ser. v.30
Cover -- Seires Information -- Copyright information -- Contents -- List of abbreviations -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 THE STATE VERSUS PROSTITUTION: Rules, regulations and means of control -- 1. Between tolerance and repression - prostitution in early modern Poland -- 2. The first regulation of prostitution - Warsaw 1802 -- 3. The realm of projects and provisions (1815-1843) -- 4. The "necessary evil" and an ideal brothel -- 5. The system of supervising prostitution in the 2nd half of the 19th century - medical-and-police committees in gubernias and districts -- Chapter 2: POLICE AND MEDICAL SUPERVISION OVER PROSTITUTION -- 1. The fight against "back-alley harlotry" -- 2. The scale of illicit prostitution and the characterisation of prostitutes -- 3. The infrastructure of harlotry - panderers and pimps -- 4. The organisation of medical examination and treatment for prostitutes -- Chapter 3 LEGAL PROSTITUTION: Social and demographic analysis -- 1. The scale and territorial distribution of licensed prostitution -- 2. Brothel houses and their owners -- 3. The social and demographic makeup of tolerated prostitutes -- Chapter 4: PROSTITUTION IN THE EYES OF THE SOCIETY: Written discourse at the turn of the 19th and the 20th centuries -- 1. Abolitionism vs. regimentationism -- 2. The perceived origins of prostitution -- 3. Aid for prostitutes and the struggle for a new morality -- Concluding remarks -- Bibliography -- Index of geographical names -- Index of people -- Index of charts and graphs.
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