| Beyond Brutal Passions: Prostitution in Early Nineteenth-Century Montreal Volume 30 Contributor(s): Poutanen, Mary Anne (Author) |
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ISBN: 0773545344 ISBN-13: 9780773545342 Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press OUR PRICE: $33.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Canada - Pre-confederation (to 1867) - Social Science | Gender Studies - Social Science | Women's Studies |
| Dewey: 306.740 |
| LCCN: 2016364879 |
| Series: Studies on the History of Quebec/Études D'Histoire Du Quebec |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (1.30 lbs) 432 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: During a time of significant demographic, geographic, and social transition, many women in early nineteenth-century Montreal turned to prostitution and brothel-keeping to feed, clothe, protect, and house themselves and their families. Beyond Brutal Passions is a close study of the women who were accused of marketing sex, their economic and social susceptibilities, and the strategies they employed to resist authority and assert their own agency. Referencing newspapers, parish registers, census returns, coroners' reports, city directories, documents of Catholic and Protestant institutions, police books, and court records, Mary Anne Poutanen reveals how these women confronted limited alternatives and how they fought against established authority in the pursuit of their livelihoods. She details these women's lives not only as prostitutes but also as wives, mothers, sisters, and daughters who reconstructed the bonds of kinship and solidarity. An insightful history of prostitution, Beyond Brutal Passions explores the complicated relationships between women accused of prostitution and the society in which they lived and worked. |