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Prostitution and Sexuality in Shanghai: A Social History, 1849–1949 Henriot, Christian (Lumiere-Lyon II University)
Prostitution and Sexuality in Shanghai: A Social History, 1849–1949
Henriot, Christian (Lumiere-Lyon II University)
Henriot portrays the Chinese sex trade in Shanghai, from the sophisticated life of the courtesan to the world of street prostitution. At the crossroads of social and intellectual history, this study gets beyond the curtain of exoticism for a realistic look at a vibrant sector of Shanghai's economic and cultural life.
486 pages, 13 b/w illus. 12 maps 36 tables
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | April 23, 2001 |
| ISBN13 | 9780521571654 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 486 |
| Dimensions | 154 × 233 × 38 mm · 920 g |
| Language | English |
| Translator | Castelino, Noel |