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

by Louise Settle

Overview

Sex for Sale in Scotland examines the various methods that were used to police female prostitution in Edinburgh and Glasgow between 1900 and 1939, with particular emphasis on the experiences of the women involved.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781474400008
Publisher:	Edinburgh University Press
Publication date:	05/17/2016
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.40(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Louise Settle is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Edinburgh. In 2012 she received the Jeremiah Dalziel Prize in British History for her doctoral research. She is a contributing author to various journals including Twentieth Century British History, The Journal of Scottish Historical Studies, and History and Policy.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations
Chapter One: Introduction
Chapter Two: Controlling the 'Social Evil': Policing Prostitution
Chapter Three: The Social Geography of Prostitution
Chapter Four: Reforming the 'Fallen': Voluntary Organisations, Probation and the Informal Regulation of Prostitution
Chapter Five: Women's Experiences of Prostitution
Chapter Six: Dance Clubs and Ice-Cream Tubs: Clandestine Prostitution and the Kosmo Club
Chapter Seven: Conclusion
Bibliography

Editorial Reviews

Louise Settle's study of Scottish prostitution in the early twentieth century is a robust social history that not only outlines the formal and informal regulation of prostitution in this period but which illuminates as much as the historical record allows, the complex socio-economic realities and self-determination of women who sold sex (and got caught!).

Journal of Scottish Historical Studies - Nina Attwood

This is a fine and innovative first book by a young historian that breaks ground on an area of Edinburgh history that has a great deal to tell us about the changing social fabric of the city as the extraordinary twentieth century ran its course.'

The Journal for Edinburgh History - James Hamilton

Settle’s detailed and well researched book provides a welcome addition to our knowledge of this long standing and complex social issue…A collective biography approach to previously hidden life stories provides much needed insight into the women’s lives. We see their reasons for working in prostitution, its impact and how this was often compounded by the efforts of those determined to prevent it. We also hear the women’s loud resistance screaming through.

Scottish Review of Books - Anni Donaldson