Global Anti-Vice Activism, 18901950 by Jessica R. Pliley, Ro... - 9781107500754

Global Anti-Vice Activism, 18901950Fighting Drinks, Drugs, and 'Immorality'\nAuthor(s): Jessica R. Pliley, Robert Kramm, Harald Fischer-Tin\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781107500754, 978-1107500754\nSynopsis\nVice was one of the primary shared interests of the global community at the turn of the twentieth century. Anti-vice activists worked to combat noxious substances such as alcohol, drugs and cigarettes, and 'immoral' sexual activities such as prostitution. Nearly all of these activists approached the issue of vice by expressing worries about the body, its physical health, and functionality. By situating anti-vice politics in their broader historical contexts, Global Anti-Vice Activism, [tel] sheds fresh light on the initiatives of various actors, organizations and institutions which have previously been treated primarily within national and regional boundaries. Looking at anti-vice policy.