City of Eros : New York City, prostitution, and the commercialization of sex, 1790-1920
Title:
City of Eros : New York City, prostitution, and the commercialization of sex, 1790-1920
Author:
Gilfoyle, Timothy J.
ISBN:
9780393311082
Publication Information:
New York ; London : W.W. Norton, 1994
Physical Description:
462 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
General Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Abstract:
In the 19th century, New York saw the development of a sex industry at the heart of a consumer world of entertainment, goods, newspapers and advertising. In this book, Gilfoyle blends first-hand experience with demographic research to present a study of the politics and economics of sex.
Subject:
| Prostitution -- New York (N.Y.) -- History |
| Sex oriented businesses -- New York (N.Y.) -- History |
Summary:
In the 19th century, New York saw the development of a sex industry at the heart of a consumer world of entertainment, goods, newspapers and advertising. In this book, Gilfoyle blends first-hand experience with demographic research to present a study of the politics and economics of sex.