City of Eros
Subtitle: New York City, prostitution, and the commercialization of sex, 1790-1920
By: Timothy J. Gilfoyle.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: W.W. Norton
Published: 1992
Place of publication: New York, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 462
Subjects: Prostitution -- New York (State) -- New York -- History.; Sex-oriented businesses -- New York (State) -- New York -- History.
Description: A social history of prostitution in New York City examines the streets and neighborhoods where it flourished, the brothel owners, and the women for whom prostitution became either an escape from poverty or a trap.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 423-437) and index.