Urban Reform and Sexual Vice in Progressive-Era Philadelphia
Download or Read eBook Urban Reform and Sexual Vice in Progressive-Era Philadelphia PDF written by James H. Adams and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2015-07-01 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : James H. Adams |
Publisher | : Lexington Books |
Total Pages | : 230 |
Release | : 2015-07-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781498508698 |
ISBN-13 | : 1498508693 |
Rating | : 4/5 (98 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Urban Reform and Sexual Vice in Progressive-Era Philadelphia by : James H. Adams
Book excerpt: This book examines the intersection and interplay between Progressive-Era rhetoric regarding commercialized vice and the realities of prostitution in early-twentieth-century Philadelphia. Adams asserts that reformers constructed a cultural view of prostitution that was based more upon their perceptions of the trade than on reality itself.