1st Edition
Obscene Traffic Prostitution and Global Migrations from the Italian Perspective (1890–1940)
By Laura Schettini
Copyright 2023
132 Pages
by
Routledge
132 Pages
by
Routledge
132 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book explores the early globalization of prostitution from the perspective of the Italian case.
It is a story of prostitution, migration, and work, built through analyses of primary sources (the Italian archive of International Police) and covering a wide chronological period, from the end of the nineteenth century through the Second World War.
It is the story of Giuseppa, Virginia, and... Read more
Prostitution, Work, and Global Migration: An Introduction. Part 1: Routes. 1. Across the Mediterranean 2. The Americas. Part 2: Global Prostitution in Italy. 3. Italian Politics and International Prostitution 4. Global Prostitution in Italy 5. Conclusions.
Biography
Laura Schettini teaches Gender and Women’s History at the University of Padua (Italy). Her research interests include the history of sexuality, women's migration, and police. Her first book, Travestimenti e paure sociali tra Otto e Novecento (2011) won the 2012 Prize of the Italian Society of Contemporary History.
