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Profit and passion transactional sex in colonial Mexico / Nicole von Germeten.
| Author/creator | Germeten, Nicole von |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2018] |
| Description | 1 online resource. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Bawds and brothels -- From whores to prostitutes -- Respectable mistresses -- Courtesans and their lovers -- Streetwalkers and the police -- Multiple prostitute identities -- Selling sisters, saving the family. |
| Abstract | "This book recounts four centuries of the history of women labeled public women, whores, and prostitutes in New Spain's archival records and works of literature from Spain and Mexico. Performing conventional gender roles, women resisted the archival inscription of these labels, so this complex story of multi-layered viceregal sex work acknowledges the ambiguities and limitations of documenting the history of sexuality via written sources. The elusive, ever-changing terminology for prosecuted women in the early modern Iberian world, voiced by kings, jurists, magistrates, inquisitors, and bishops, as well as disgruntled husbands and neighbors, foreshadows the increasing regulation, criminalization, and polarizing politics of modern global transactional sex. Key themes include: the history of the word "prostitute/prostitution," narratives presented by women in a court setting, the creation of a victim narrative by defendants and prosecutors, legal history, and the importance of the economic and familial context in shaping sexual transactionality. Sources used come from the archives of police, church, and inquisitorial investigations. Interpretations are shaped by archival and sex work activism theories"--Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Source of description | Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Germeten, Nicole von, author. Profit and passion Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2018] 9780520297296 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2017046755 |
| ISBN | 9780520969704 (ebook) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |