Origins of the Magdalene Laundries: An Analytical History - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Rebecca Lea McCarthyAudience:Young AdultPublish date:2010-02-01Pages:269
Language:EnglishPublisher:McFarland & CompanyISBN-13:9780786444465ISBN-10:786444460UPC:9780786444465Book Category:History, ReligionBook Subcategory:World, Biblical Studies, EuropeBook Topic:New Testament, MedievalSize:8.90 x 5.90 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.8003Product ID:SC5VFN5N13
The convents, asylums, and laundries that once comprised the Magdalene institutions are the subject of this work. Though originally half-way homes for prostitutes in the Middle Ages, these homes often became forced-labor institutions, particularly in Ireland. Examining the laundries within the context of a growing world capitalist economy, the work argues that the process of colonization, and o...
Language:EnglishPublisher:McFarland & CompanyISBN-13:9780786444465ISBN-10:786444460UPC:9780786444465Book Category:History, ReligionBook Subcategory:World, Biblical Studies, EuropeBook Topic:New Testament, MedievalSize:8.90 x 5.90 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.8003Product ID:SC5VFN5N13
Rebecca Lea McCarthy is a professor of humanities at Kaplan University. She lives in Tacoma, Washington.
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