Origins of the Magdalene Laundries: An Analytical History

by Rebecca Lea Mccarthy

The convents, asylums, and laundries that once comprised the Magdalene institutions are the subject of this work. Though originally half-way homes for prostitutes in the Middle Ages, these homes often became forced-labor institutions, particularly in Ireland. Examining the laundries within the context of a growing world capitalist economy, the work argues that the process of colonization, and of defining a national image, determined the nature...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786444460
• ISBN13: 9780786444465
• Release Date: February 2010
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 269 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher