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The burgher and the whore : prostitution in early modern Amsterdam /

Amsterdam's reputation as a city of prostitutes is age-old. 'The Burgher and the Whore' is the story of the red light district's 'golden age', bringing to life the relationships between men and women and providing a fascinating account of what it was like to inhabit the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pol, Lotte van de
Other Authors: Waters, Liz
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:Translated from the Dutch.
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Subjects:
Prostitution > Netherlands > Amsterdam > History.
Amsterdam (Netherlands) > Social conditions.
Poor > Netherlands > Amsterdam > History > 16th century.
Poor > Netherlands > Amsterdam > History > 17th century.
Red-light districts > Netherlands > Amsterdam > History.
Syphilis > history
Pauvres > Pays-Bas > Amsterdam > Histoire > 16e siècle.
Pauvres > Pays-Bas > Amsterdam > Histoire > 17e siècle.
Quartiers réservés à la prostitution > Pays-Bas > Amsterdam > Histoire.
PSYCHOLOGY > Human Sexuality.
SELF-HELP > Sexual Instruction.
Prostitution
Social conditions
Netherlands > Amsterdam
Bordell
Amsterdam
Prostitutie.
Amsterdam (stad)
Electronic books.
History
Geschiedenis (vorm)
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:Amsterdam's reputation as a city of prostitutes is age-old. 'The Burgher and the Whore' is the story of the red light district's 'golden age', bringing to life the relationships between men and women and providing a fascinating account of what it was like to inhabit the greatest city of its day.
Physical Description:1 online resource (vii, 269 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-257 and index.
ISBN:9780191549496
0191549495
9780191725142
0191725145