Prostitution in Europe

by Abraham Flexner

This vintage book contains Abraham Flexner’s 1919 study, “Prostitution in Europe”. This volume offers a fascinating insight into prostitution early twentieth-century Europe, and is highly recommended for students of sociology. Contents “Prostitution; Definition and Extent”, “The Demand”, “The Supply”, “Prostitution and the Law”, “Regulation and Order―The Streets”, “Regulation and Order―Segregation and Bordellos”, “Regulation and Disease”, “The Real Inwardness of Regulation”, etcetera. Abraham Flexner (1866–1959) was an American educator and reformer. He is most famous for his important role in reforming medical and higher education twentieth-century America. Many antiquarian texts such as this are becoming increasingly rare and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now, in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition. It comes complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.

464 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 2004

About the author

Critical report of American educator Abraham Flexner on American and Canadian medical schools in 1910 resulted in a sweeping reform.

People best know his role in the 20th century of higher education in the United States.

After founding and directing a college-preparatory school in his hometown, Flexner in 1908 published a critical assessment of the state of the American educational system, titled The American College: A Criticism . His work attracted the Carnegie foundation to commission an evaluation in depth into 155 colleges and universities across the United States and Canada. His resultant self-titled Flexner Report , published in 1910, sparked reform in the United States. Flexner also founded the institute for advanced study, which in Princeton brought together some of the greatest minds in history to collaborate on intellectual discovery and research.

Reviews

[Jace · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5, rated down to 2.
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oddly progressive for its time at parts, and clearly of its time in others. very detailed and comprehensive study so it was quite figure-heavy, and the way the author jumped from saying stuff like to "2942" in one sentence to "one thousand two hundred and three" the next made it hard to follow at times. probably wouldn't read again since the language made it hard to follow at times (and the amount of regurgitation of stats made it a bit boring), hence the round down, but still an interesting read overall.