The Devil's Chain: Prostitution and Social Control in Partitioned Poland

by Keely Stauter-Halsted

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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...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0801454190

ISBN13:9780801454196

Release Date:December 2015

Publisher:Cornell University Press

Length:392 Pages

Weight:1.46 lbs.

Dimensions:1.2" x 6.2" x 9.3"

Age Range:18 years and up

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

Related Subjects

History Psychology Social Science Social Sciences

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