Hofman, Elwin
(ed.)
Rodríguez García, Magaly
(ed.)
Vanhees, Pieter
(ed.)
Editorial: Leuven University Press
Número de páginas: 240 págs. 23.4 x 15.6 cm
Fecha de edición: 16-09-2024
EAN: 9789462704107
ISBN: 978-94-6270-410-7
Precio (sin IVA): 27,50 €
Precio (IVA incluído): 28,60 €
The bathhouses of the fifteenth-century ‘frows of Flanders’ were well-known throughout Europe. In the nineteenth century, Belgium faced international outrage as the alleged epicentre of white slavery. Although Belgians were then accused of forcing white women into prostitution, they were also free to include any suspect women in the prostitution registers of colonial Congo. Throughout the First and Second World Wars, both allied and German soldiers sought relief in Belgian brothels. This book presents the compelling life stories of sex workers and their interactions with authorities, clients and pimps.