City of Dreadful Delight : Narratives of Sexual Danger in Late-Victorian London by Judith R. Walkowitz (1992, Trade Paperback)

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The book explores the social, historical, and cultural aspects of prostitution and sex trade in Victorian London.

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PublisherUniversity of Chicago Press
ISBN-100226871460
ISBN-139780226871462
eBay Product ID (ePID)83212

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Book TitleCity of Dreadful Delight : Narratives of Sexual Danger in Late-Victorian London
Number of Pages368 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicFeminism & Feminist Theory, Sociology / General, Gender Studies, Popular Culture, Women's Studies, Europe / Great Britain / General, Prostitution & Sex Trade, Criminology
Publication Year1992
IllustratorYes
GenreSocial Science, History
AuthorJudith R. Walkowitz
Book SeriesWomen in Culture and Society Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight18.1 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN91-048153
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal305.4/2/09421/09034
Table Of ContentSeries Editor's Foreword Acknowledgments Introductions 1. Urban Spectatorship 2. Contested Terrain: New Social Actors 3. "The Maiden Tribute of Modern Babylon" 4. "The Maiden Tribute": Cultural Consequences 5. The Men and Women's Club 6. Science and the Séance: Transgressions of Gender and Genre 7. Jack the Ripper Epilogue: The Yorkshire Ripper Notes Selected Bibliography Index
SynopsisFrom tabloid exposes of child prostitution to the grisly tales of Jack the Ripper, narratives of sexual danger pulsated through Victorian London. Expertly blending social history and cultural criticism, Judith Walkowitz shows how these narratives reveal the complex dramas of power, politics, and sexuality that were being played out in late nineteenth-century Britain, and how they influenced the language of politics, journalism, and fiction. Victorian London was a world where long-standing traditions of class and gender were challenged by a range of public spectacles, mass media scandals, new commercial spaces, and a proliferation of new sexual categories and identities. In the midst of this changing culture, women of many classes challenged the traditional privileges of elite males and asserted their presence in the public domain. An important catalyst in this conflict, argues Walkowitz, was W. T. Stead's widely read 1885 article about child prostitution. Capitalizing on the uproar caused by the piece and the volatile political climate of the time, women spoke of sexual danger, articulating their own grievances against men, inserting themselves into the public discussion of sex to an unprecedented extent, and gaining new entree to public spaces and journalistic practices. The ultimate manifestation of class anxiety and gender antagonism came in 1888 with the tabloid tales of Jack the Ripper. In between, there were quotidien stories of sexual possibility and urban adventure, and Walkowitz examines them all, showing how women were not simply figures in the imaginary landscape of male spectators, but also central actors in the stories of metropolotin life that reverberated in courtrooms, learned journals, drawing rooms, street corners, and in the letters columns of the daily press. A model of cultural history, this ambitious book will stimulate and enlighten readers across a broad range of interests.
LC Classification NumberHQ72.G7W33

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