Includes bibliographical references (p. [297]-333) and index
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Preface : beginnings, backlash, and brazenness -- 1. Uncloaking the striptease past -- 2. 'I ain't Rebecca, and this ain't Sunnybrook Farm' : men behind the marquee -- 3. 'We were like snowflakes--no two were alike' : dancers and their gimmicks -- 4. 'Peelers sell beer, and the money was huge' : the shifting conditions of selling fantasy -- 5. 'Everyone wanted to date a dancer, nobody wanted to marry one' : occupational hazards in the industry -- 6. 'You started to feel like a dinosaur' : exiting and aging in the business
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Burlesque (Theater)-- British Columbia-- Vancouver-- History-- 20th century
Nightlife-- British Columbia-- Vancouver-- History-- 20th century
Sex-oriented businesses-- British Columbia-- Vancouver-- History-- 20th century
Showgirls-- British Columbia-- Vancouver-- History-- 20th century
Striptease-- British Columbia-- Vancouver-- History-- 20th century
Stripteasers-- British Columbia-- Vancouver-- History-- 20th century