{"product_id":"harlots-whores-hackabouts-9780500252444","title":"Harlots Whores  Hackabouts","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA provocative and compelling illustrated cultural history of the worldâs oldest profession that recovers the stories of those who sold sex for a living.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Lavishly illustrated … full of interesting nuggets' - Sunday Times\u003cbr\u003e'The range of Lister’s scholarship is impressive ... a fascinating book about a subject too often swept under the rug. It’s also very beautiful, magnificently designed and packed with hundreds of superb photos ... packs a powerful bite' - The Times\u003cbr\u003e'An engrossing exploration of individual lives and societies’ approaches to sex work across the centuries … [Lister] showcases incredible stories of agency and freedom while also recognising social stigmatisation and hardship' - Dr Fern Riddell, BBC History Magazine\u003cbr\u003e'Engaging, readable and written with humour, compassion and sensitivity' - Catherine Curzon, All About History\u003cbr\u003e'Fascinating' - Daily Mail\u003cbr\u003e'A beautiful volume, magnificently designed and packed with superb photos – a coffee-table book that packs a powerful punch' - The Times, History Books of the Year 2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction, Tales from Gropecunt Lane\u003cbr\u003e  Chapter 1: In Service of the Gods, Sex in the Ancient World\u003cbr\u003e  Chapter 2: Toads and She-Wolves, Selling Sex in the Classical World\u003cbr\u003e  Chapter 3: The Geese that Laid the Golden Egg, Sex Work in Medieval London\u003cbr\u003e  Chapter 4: The Honest Courtesans, Selling Sex in Renaissance Europe\u003cbr\u003e  Chapter 5: The Pleasures of the Moon, The Floating World of Edo Japan\u003cbr\u003e  Chapter 6: Molly Houses and Mary-Anns, Men Selling Sex in Regency Britain\u003cbr\u003e  Chapter 7: Master of the Plum Blossoms, Sex in the Qing Dynasty\u003cbr\u003e  Chapter 8: The Great Social Evil, Prostitution in the 19th Century\u003cbr\u003e  Chapter 9: Soiled Doves and Jailbirds, Sex for Sale in the Land of the Free\u003cbr\u003e  Chapter 10: Maisons de Tolérance, Sex and the Belle Époque\u003cbr\u003e  Chapter 11: The Prophylactic Dictatorships, Sex in Wartime\u003cbr\u003e  Conclusion, The Fight Back","brand":"Thames \u0026 Hudson Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402757611863,"sku":"9780500252444","price":21.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/harlots-whores-hackabouts-9780500252444","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}