{"product_id":"9780099527961","title":"The Secret History of Georgian London","description":"Author: Cruickshank, Dan\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780099527961\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Oct 2010\u003cbr\u003ePages: 688\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of our leading historians describes how Georgian London was shaped by the sex industry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGeorgian London evokes images of elegant buildings and fine art, but it was also a city where prostitution was rife, houses of ill repute widespread, and many tens of thousands of people dependent in some way or other on the wages of sin. The sex industry was, in fact, a very powerful force indeed, and in \u003ci\u003eThe Secret History of Georgian London\u003c\/i\u003e, Dan Cruickshank compellingly shows how it came to affect almost every aspect of life and culture in the capital.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExamining the nature of the sex trade, he offers a tantalising insight into the impact of prostitution to give us vivid portraits of some of the women who became involved in its world. And he discusses the very varied attitudes of contemporaries - those who sympathised, those who indulged, and those who condemned. As he powerfully argues, these women, and many thousands like them, not only shaped eighteenth-century London, they also helped determine its future development.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46882736767134,"sku":"UBD-9780099527961","price":39.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780099527961.jpg?v=1779861972","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780099527961","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}