Traces the history of prostitution during the period, when all prostitutes were required to register with the police, live in licensed brothels, undergo health

The most effective way to deal with prostitution has always been hotly debated by governments and women s movements alike. Feminists want it abolished or regula

"This book examines how a group of transnational British-Italian women affiliated with the exiled patriots of the Italian Left repurposed traditionally feminine

Bringing together an interdisciplinary group of scholars, this volume explores nineteenth-century Italian sexualities from a variety of viewpoints, illuminating

This study of prostitution addresses issues of female agency and experience, as well as contemporary fears about sexual coercion and the forced movement of girl