Australian prostitution in international context∗

My thanks to Bruce Scates for comments on an earlier draft of this paper.

Abstract

Using examples from the history of prostitution in Australia, this paper examines the way in which the Australian discourse on prostitution can be understood as part of a wider, international concern with ‘the white slave traffic’ and venereal disease. These case studies are used to introduce a broader discussion of developments in the historiography of prostitution.

Notes

My thanks to Bruce Scates for comments on an earlier draft of this paper.