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The burgher and the whore prostitution in early modern Amsterdam

Title
The burgher and the whore [electronic resource] : prostitution in early modern Amsterdam / Lotte van de Pol, translated by Liz Waters.
Author
Pol, Lotte van de.
Publication
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011.

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Waters, Liz.
Description
1 online resource (vii, 269 p., [8] p. of plates) : ill.
Uniform Title
Burgher and the whore (Online)
Alternative Title
  • Burgher and the whore (Online)
  • Prostitution in early modern Amsterdam
Subject
  • Prostitution > Netherlands > Amsterdam > History
  • Amsterdam (Netherlands) > Social conditions
Note
  • Originally published: De burger en de hoer. Prostitutie in Amsterdam. Amsterdam: Wereldbibliotheek, 2003.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographic references (p. [241]- 257 and index.
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  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
List of illustrations -- Introduction -- Prostitution and whoredom -- The sources -- About this edition -- 1. 'Amsterdam is the academy of whoredom': prostitutes, brothels, and music houses -- 2. 'Whores and scoundrels always talk of their honour': honour, prostitution, and the respectable citizenry -- 3. 'The caterpillar in a cabbage, the canker in the leg': attitudes to prostitution, prostitutes, and women -- 4. 'The world cannot be governed with a Bible in the hand': prosecution policies and their background -- 5. 'The devil! I must have money for this': the dark side of prosecution policy -- 6. 'Birds of a feather flock together': prostitutes, clients, and seafaring -- 7. 'Miraculous tricks, to earn a living by idling': sex for money and money for sex -- Notes -- Appendix 1. Contemporary writers on Amsterdam music houses and prostitution -- Appendix 2. Trials for prostitution in Amsterdam by decade, 1650-1749 -- Appendix 3. Dutch currency of the early modern period -- Bibliography --Index.
LCCN
2011453026
OCLC
ssj0000510725
Author
Pol, Lotte van de.
Title
The burgher and the whore [electronic resource] : prostitution in early modern Amsterdam / Lotte van de Pol, translated by Liz Waters.
Imprint
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographic references (p. [241]- 257 and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available from home with a valid library card
Available onsite at NYPL
Added Author
Waters, Liz.
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