Product Information
In the late-eighteenth century all women were considered potentially infectious to men but by the early-twentieth century only certain women were considered vectors of disease. By focusing on representations of the prostitute in medical and legal discourse, art, literature and religion this book will chart these shifts, while at the same time exploring broader concerns about construction of femininity and masculinity, the protection of male sexual privilege and the impact of feminism and eugenics on medicine, the law and popular culture.Product Identifiers
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan
ISBN-139780333639245
eBay Product ID (ePID)90756869
Product Key Features
Number of Pages248 Pages
Publication NameFeminizing Venereal Disease: the Body of the Prostitute in Nineteenth-Century Medical Discourse
LanguageEnglish
SubjectMedicine, Zoology, Anthropology, Biology, History
Publication Year1997
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaPhysical Education
AuthorMary Spongberg
Dimensions
Item Height223 mm
Item Weight452 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorMary Spongberg