The archaeology of prostitution and clandestine pursuits / Rebecca Yamin and Donna J. Seifert ; foreword by Michael S. Nassaney.

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Prostitution and other illicit activities, such as gambling and smuggling, have always been a part of the American social fabric, even though the women and men who participated in these pursuits have historically tried to cover up, or hide, their questionable endeavors. Prostitution is perhaps one o...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:American experience in archaeological perspective.
Main Authors: Yamin, Rebecca, 1942- (Author)
Seifert, Donna J. (Author)
Other Authors: Nassaney, Michael S. (writer of foreword.)
Language:English
Published: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2019]
Series:American experience in archaeological perspective.
Subjects:
Prostitution > United States > History.
Brothels > United States > History.
Social archaeology > United States.
Brothels.
Prostitution.
Social archaeology.
United States.
History.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:xviii, 182 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Agency and the archaeology of the unconventional
  • The archaeology of prostitution in American cities
  • Case studies: a brothel in New York City's most notorious neighborhood and parlor houses in Washington, D.C. neighborhoods within sight of the White House
  • Brothels and prostitution in the American West
  • Clandestine pursuits: public defiance of the rules
  • Clandestine pursuits: private spaces
  • Selling sex and keeping secrets.