Sexuality, Immorality and the City: Red-light districts and the marginalisation of female street prostitutes

Sexuality, Immorality and the City: Red-light districts and the marginalisation of female street prostitutes
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性、不道德与城市:红灯区和街头妓女的边缘化

DOI:
10.1080/09663699825322
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发表时间:
1998
影响因子:
1.8
通讯作者:
P. Hubbard
P. Hubbard
中科院分区:
法学3区
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作者:
P. Hubbard

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