{"product_id":"book-krwf","title":"Empire of Purity","description":"Between the 1870s and 1930s, American social reformers, working closely with the US government, transformed sexual vice into an international political and humanitarian concern. As these activists worked to eradicate prostitution and trafficking, they promoted sexual self-control for both men and women as a cornerstone of civilization and a basis of American exceptionalism. \u003ci\u003eEmpire of Purity\u003c\/i\u003e traces the history of these efforts, showing how the policing and penalization of sexuality was used to justify American interventions around the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEva Payne describes how American reformers successfully pushed for international anti-trafficking agreements that mirrored US laws, calling for states to criminalize prostitution and restrict migration, and harming the very women they claimed to protect. She argues that Americans' ambitions to reshape global sexual morality and law advanced an ideology of racial hierarchy that viewed women of color, immigrants, and sexual minorities as dangerous vectors of disease.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on archives in Europe, the United States, and Latin America, \u003ci\u003eEmpire of Purity\u003c\/i\u003e ties the war on sexual vice to American imperial ambitions and a politicization of sexuality that continues to govern both domestic and international policy today.","brand":"Tantor","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49719497785648,"sku":"BDkrwf","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49719497687344,"sku":"ZEkrwf","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":49719497752880,"sku":"ZMkrwf","price":45.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/krwf-cover.jpg?v=1763042660","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-krwf","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}