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Introduction

Introduction: prostitution in twentieth century Europe

Sonja Dolinseka Historical Seminar, University of Erfurt, Erfurt, Germany;b Department of Media Studies, Paderborn University, Fakultät Für Kulturwissenschaften, Institut Für Medienwissenschaften, Paderborn, GermanyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7771-105XView further author information
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Siobhán Hearnec Department of Russian Studies, School of Modern Languages and Cultures, Durham University, Durham, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 121-144 | Received 09 Jun 2020, Accepted 11 Jan 2022, Published online: 31 Mar 2022

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