In the nineteenth century, state policy towards prostitution was primarily shaped by an assessment of its role in spreading venereal diseases.
In this book, the author traces normative and organisational efforts of the authorities of the Kingdom of Poland, which sought to maintain control over prostitution and the health of women who offered paid sexual services.
The author uses data collected by the police and medical authorities supervising legal and illegal prostitution to provide a demogr.
Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der W Tolerated evil: prostitution in the kingdom of poland in the nineteenth century, hardcover/jan burzynski
