Global Anti-Vice Activism, 1890–1950 : Fighting Drinks, Drugs, and 'Immorality'

Omtale

This book sheds fresh light on the anti-vice initiatives of various actors, organizations and institutions which have previously been treated primarily within national and regional boundaries. Looking at anti-vice policy from global social and cultural historical perspectives, it illuminates the centrality of regulating vice in imperial and national modernization projects.