Sex for Sale in Scotland: Prostitution in Edinburgh and Glasgow, 1900-1939

by Louise Settle

Book Overview

Sex for Sale in Scotland examines the various formal and informal methods that were used to police female prostitution in Edinburgh and Glasgow between 1900 and 1939 and explores how these policies influenced women's lives. The book uses a rich combination of police, probation, magistrates', poor law and voluntary organisations' records to demonstrate how these organisations combined to establish a 'penal-welfare' approach towards regulating...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1474429319
• ISBN13: 9781474429313
• Release Date: August 2017
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"