Prostitution, Polygamy, and Power: Salt Lake City, 1847-1918

by Nichols, Jeffrey
ISBN: 9780252075926
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Overview

After the transcontinental railroad opened Utah to large-scale emigration and market capitalism, hundreds of women in Salt Lake City began to sell sex for a living, and a few earned small fortunes. Businessmen and politicians developed a financial stake in prostitution, which was regulated by both Mormon and gentile officials. In this book, Jeffrey Nichols examines how prostitution became a focal point in the moral contest between Mormons and gentiles and aided in the construction of gender systems, moral standards, and the city's physical and economic landscapes.
  • Format: TradePaperback
  • Author: Nichols, Jeffrey
  • ISBN: 9780252075926
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 8.60 x 0.90
  • Number Of Pages: 272
  • Publication Year: 2008
Language: English