How Long to Read Prostitution and Social Control in Eighteenth-Century Ports

How Long Does it Take to Read Prostitution and Social Control in Eighteenth-Century Ports?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 27 minutes to read Prostitution and Social Control in Eighteenth-Century Ports by Marion Pluskota

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Description

In the last third of the eighteenth-century, Bristol and Nantes were two of the most active commercial ports of England and France, despite a slowdown of their economy. Their economies were based primarily on the maritime trade, but they developed alongside Atlantic industries that attracted many migrants, both male and female, from the surrounding countryside and from abroad. The busy urban environment, the high number of sailors and single men migrating to the port, and the decline of female house based proto-industries, were factors encouraging the development of prostitution. How prostitution is perceived in the context of social control and urban change is key to understanding the evolving attitudes to gender and sexuality in the eighteenth century. In this comparative study, Marion Pluskota offers an analysis of the lives of prostitutes that looks beyond a purely criminal perspective, and which encompasses their roles within their families, relationships and social networks. Using police and judicial records, she provides a valuable corrective to the narrow analysis of prostitutes in terms of immorality or deviance. The unique forms of development and problems faced by port cities in the early modern period make them particularly interesting subjects for comparative history. This book is well suited for those who study social history, gender and women’s history.

How long is Prostitution and Social Control in Eighteenth-Century Ports?

Prostitution and Social Control in Eighteenth-Century Ports by Marion Pluskota is 204 pages long, and a total of 51,816 words.

This makes it 69% the length of the average book. It also has 63% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Prostitution and Social Control in Eighteenth-Century Ports Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 43 minutes to read Prostitution and Social Control in Eighteenth-Century Ports aloud.

What Reading Level is Prostitution and Social Control in Eighteenth-Century Ports?

Prostitution and Social Control in Eighteenth-Century Ports is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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