Sex for Sale in Scotland: Prostitution in Edinburgh and Glasgow, 1900-1939

Louise Settle

Published by Edinburgh University Press 2016

Sex for Sale in Scotland

Prostitution in Edinburgh and Glasgow, 1900-1939

Louise Settle

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781474400015

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About this book

A social history of prostitution in Scotland that focuses on the realities of women’s lives

Sex for Sale in Scotland examines the various formal and informal methods that were used to police female prostitution in Edinburgh and Glasgow between 1900 and 1939 and explores how these policies influenced women’s lives. The book uses a rich combination of police, probation, magistrates’, poor law and voluntary organisations’ records to demonstrate how these organisations combined to establish a ‘penal-welfare’ approach towards regulating prostitution in Scotland. By mapping the geography of prostitution, the book argues that prostitution was not forced into the outskirts of society, either physically or socially.

The book examines both indoor and outdoor prostitution and the relationships that developed among the wide range of people who profited from commercial sex. Particular emphasis is placed on the experiences of the women involved in prostitution, highlighting the poverty, exploitation and abuse they faced, but also the ways in which they negotiated these dangers.

This social history of prostitution maps how the organisation, policing and experiences of prostitution developed in an ever-changing urban landscape during a period of extraordinary developments in technology and entertainment, alongside the wider socio-economic changes brought about by the First World War.

Key features

First study on the history of prostitution in Scotland during the early twentieth century
Focuses on the lives and experiences of women involved in prostitution
Includes cases studies on individual women’s lives
Examines the policing of prostitution and collaborations between the police, probation service and voluntary organisations

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	iii
Acknowledgements Publicly Available Download PDF	iv
List of Figures and Tables Publicly Available Download PDF	v
1 Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2 Controlling the ‘Social Evil’: Policing Prostitution Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	17
3 The Social Geography of Prostitution Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	52
4 Reforming the ‘Fallen’: Voluntary Organisations, Probation and the Informal Regulation of Prostitution Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	81
5 Women’s Experiences of Prostitution Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	113
6 Dance Clubs and Ice-cream Tubs: Clandestine Prostitution and the Kosmo Club Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	156
7 Conclusion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	185
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	197
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	213

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 224
Illustrations
- Other: 33 B/W illustrations 2 B/W tables 9 B/W halftones
Keywords: Scottish Studies

eBook

Published: May 17, 2016
ISBN: 9781474400015