Book contents
- The Sexual Question
- Cambridge Latin American Studies
- The Sexual Question
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures*
- Maps
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 Regulating Prostitution
- 2 Protecting Men
- 3 Policing Women
- 4 Medicalizing Sin
- 5 Combating Venereal Disease
- 6 Abolishing Vice
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
- Cambridge Latin American Studies
Introduction
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 22 February 2020
- The Sexual Question
- Cambridge Latin American Studies
- The Sexual Question
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures*
- Maps
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 Regulating Prostitution
- 2 Protecting Men
- 3 Policing Women
- 4 Medicalizing Sin
- 5 Combating Venereal Disease
- 6 Abolishing Vice
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
- Cambridge Latin American Studies
Summary
This chapter serves as an introduction to the book. It presents the main arguments of the book and well as the historical context and discusses the scholarship with which it is in dialogue. It also briefly introduces each chapter.
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- The Sexual QuestionA History of Prostitution in Peru, 1850s–1950s, pp. 1 - 23Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020