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Vice History

Vice History is a scholarly framework within the history of crime that systematically examines the evolution, regulation, and social construction of immoral or illicit behaviors—such as gambling, prostitution, and drug use—distinguishing itself from broader criminal history by focusing specifically on activities policed as moral transgressions rather than legal offenses per se.

74

Publications

4.3K

Citations

82

Authors

36

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

6

Parents

Publications

74

Labor of Love, Labor of Sorrow: Black Women, Work, and the Family from Slavery to the Present

Gerda Lerner, Jacqueline Jones · The American Historical Review · 1986 · 913 citations

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Plutarch's "Lives": Exploring Virtue and Vice

Frederick E. Brenk, Tim Duff · The Classical World · 2002 · 251 citations

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Governing Morals: A Social History of Moral Regulation

John F. Galliher, Alan Hunt · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · 2001 · 233 citations

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The Age of Chance: Gambling in Western Culture

Charles W. Smith, Gerda Reith · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · 2003 · 227 citations

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Putting on virtue: the legacy of the splendid vices

Choice Reviews Online · 2009 · 188 citations

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Authors

82

  1. AH
    Alan Hunt

    University of Michigan, United States

    3 publications · 364 citations

    3

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  2. CU
    Carl Ubbelohde

    Chester County Historical Society, United States

    2 publications · 36 citations

    2

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  3. GR
    Gerda Reith

    University of Glasgow, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 248 citations

    2

    h-index

  4. MJ
    Michael J. Roberts

    Nelson Mandela University, South Africa

    2 publications · 68 citations

    2

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  5. JC
    John C. Burnham

    The Ohio State University, United States

    2 publications · 85 citations

    2

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Institutions

36

  1. Macquarie University

    Sydney, Australia

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    68 citations

  2. University of Iowa

    Iowa City, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    86 citations

  3. Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway

    Galway, Ireland

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    18 citations

  4. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    75 citations

  5. University of the Western Cape

    Cape Town, South Africa

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    108 citations

  6. Fordham University

    New York, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    13 citations

  7. Erasmus University Rotterdam

    Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    49 citations

  8. Oklahoma State University Oklahoma City

    Oklahoma City, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    13 citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 6 publications · 472 citations

    6

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  2. The American Historical Review

    AHR · 5 publications · 1K citations

    5

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  3. Journal of American History

    4 publications · 97 citations

    4

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  4. The Thomist: A Speculative Quarterly Review

    2 publications · 31 citations

    2

    h-index

  5. The Annals of Iowa

    2 publications · 202 citations

    2

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