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Whores in History Hardcover – December 1, 1992

by Nickie Roberts (Author)

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Blending social history and sexual politics, this book aims to retrieve prostitution from the hands of male writers who have defined the "oldest profession" from their own point of view as the client sex. The author challenges orthodox views on prostitutes and, in this narrative account, proclaims herself on the side of the unrepentant whore, the most maligned woman in history. From the high-ranking temple whores of Egypt and the courtesans of Greece and Rome, she tells the story of the prostitute with liberal quotations from contemporary sources and anecdotes of bawdy-house and brothel life. She shows how, in the Middle Ages, the Church exploited the sex industry to build churches out of the proceeds; she describes French brothels Italian and the Victorian denial of female sexuality and the double standards of conventional attitudes. In the 20th century section, the book gives whores their voice and describes whores' movements such as the English Collective of Prostitutes and the American COYOTE ("call off your old tired ethics"). The author also dissects feminist approaches to the subject and argues strongly in favour of decriminalization of prostitution and the sexual and financial autonomy of the whore.

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384 pages
Language

English
Publisher

HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date

December 1, 1992
Dimensions

1.6 x 6.4 x 9.4 inches
ISBN-10

0246132345
ISBN-13

978-0246132345
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Product details

Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers; 1st Edition (December 1, 1992)
Language : English
Hardcover : 384 pages
ISBN-10 : 0246132345
ISBN-13 : 978-0246132345
Item Weight : 1.91 pounds
Dimensions : 1.6 x 6.4 x 9.4 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #2,861,865 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #4,004 in Medical Psychology of Sexuality
- #5,650 in Popular Psychology of Sexuality
- #186,307 in Social Sciences (Books)

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M. D.

Excellent

Reviewed in the United States on September 15, 2014

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Excellent book... I learned so much, like it turns out modern feminists are more anti-whore than religious theocrats used to be for most of the medieval periods; prostitution was accepted as a necessary evil to at least keep marriages intact by stopping men from cheating on married women. The modern-day views on prostitution and the modern-day pimp come from a recent culture that is more anti-sex work than even the Victorian age.

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Mz Bessy

A MUST READ for EVERY WOMAN

Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2005

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Open your eyes and see the real issues - Nickie Roberts tells you what all women today have needed to hear (and understand.) This is the best history book I've ever read because it tells you truths you'll never see in traditonal male-written stories. She's right on and I hope she continues to expose the lies. It is one of my favorite books I give women who I think are smart and can make a difference in this world.

P.S. It's "prostitution", not "prositution"... educate yourself on what that really means.

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One Star

Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2017

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Definitely written with a pre established point of view and some suspect research.

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Jim H.

good academic, social, legal review of the topic

Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2005

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for serious students, hobbyists, history-buffs, great book.

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Ligia Filgueiras

thansk... book is alright and fast deliveried ...

Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2014

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thansk...book is alright and fast deliveried. :D

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M. D.

Excellent

Reviewed in the United States on September 15, 2014

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TomPaine77

A Very Good Social History of the "Oldest Profession"

Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2006

Roberts admirably shows the human dimension of countless women shunned and abused for centuries, yet who traditionally have made more money selling their bodies than they ever could have made at "legitimate" work, even today. Roberts advocates the de-criminalizing of prostitution, and she ably convinced me in doing so. But her book came out just after the fall of Soviet Communism, and the book begs for updated chapters dealing with the massive and horrendous problem of forced sexual slavery faced by well over a million women and girls from Eastern Europe alone since 1991. This clearly is not what Roberts intended, and she should discuss how people and governments might combat sexual slavery, a much bigger problem internationally since her book was first published, while advancing the cause of emancipating free agent sex workers.

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5 stars

Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2013

This book is well-written, well-researched, comprehensive, original, and interesting! I recommended it to anyone interested in the topic. Don't miss it!

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Charles Wilson

Nickie - Sacred Pathfinder

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 2, 2015

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Excellent - as a regular devotee of sex workers, Nickie is one of my idols and the nemesis of the monstrous regiment of bimbo feminists who want to ban prostitution. Excellent book - buy it and get rid of the misconceptions in your mind about whores. The best whores are the best feminists.

M. D.

Excellent

Reviewed in Canada on September 15, 2014

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