Genesis of a red-light district
Prostitution in Nantes between 1750 and 1810
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12275201 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marion Pluskota (0000-0002-0868-0640, Leiden University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 22-41 |
| Publication date | 2013-07-29 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Urban History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0963-9268 • E-ISSN: 1469-8706 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0963926813000308 |
| OpenAlex | W2126552017 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 14 |
This article examines the origins of a red-light district in a French provincial city before the implementation of official regulation. It aims at redefining the role of prostitutes, police and society in the development of ‘reserved districts’. Based on the study of judicial archives over a 60-year period, the mapping of the spatial distribution of prostitutes in Nantes reveals the spread of prostitution in most of the city's districts. However, the migrations and movement of prostitutes within the city show a gradual clustering over two districts: this was motivated by economic rationales and was initiated by the prostitutes and, only later in the century, encouraged by the police and community
Art · Criminology · Distribution (mathematics · Geography · Period (music · Political science · Sociology · European Political History Analysis · French Historical and Cultural Studies · Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2025 (2) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |