The great social evil


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Prostitution and Victorian Society


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A study of alliances between prostitutes and femminists and their clashes with medical authorities and police.




Evil, Barbarism and Empire


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Evil and barbarism continue to be associated with the totalitarian 'extremes' of twentieth-century Europe. Addressing domestic and imperial conflicts in modern Britain and beyond, as well as varied forms of representation, this volume explores the inter-relations of evil, atrocity and civilizational prejudice within liberal cultures of governance.










The Prostitute's Body


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Attwood examines Victorian attitudes to prostitution across a number of sources: medical, literary, pornographic.




Prostitution and the Victorians


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Fascinating excerpts from newspapers, journals, diaries, and letters show that although prostitution was widespread in Victorian Britain, it was not altogether considerd amoral.




The Social Evil in Chicago


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Tainted Souls and Painted Faces


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Amanda Anderson here reconsiders the familiar figure of the fallen woman within the context of mid-Victorian debates over the nature of selfhood, gender, and agency.