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The burgher and the whore [electronic resource] : prostitution in early modern Amsterdam / Lotte van de Pol ; translated by Liz Waters.
Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011Description: 1 online resource.ISBN: 9780191725142 (ebook) :.Uniform titles: Burger en de hoer. English Subject(s): Prostitution -- Netherlands -- Amsterdam -- History -- 16th century | Prostitution -- Netherlands -- Amsterdam -- History -- 17th century | Amsterdam (Netherlands) -- Social conditions -- 16th century | Amsterdam (Netherlands) -- Social conditions -- 17th century | Amsterdam (Netherlands) -- Moral conditions -- History -- 16th century | Amsterdam (Netherlands) -- Moral conditions -- History -- 17th century | Poor -- Netherlands -- Amsterdam -- History -- 16th century | Poor -- Netherlands -- Amsterdam -- History -- 17th century | Red-light districts -- Netherlands -- Amsterdam -- HistoryAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780199211401DDC classification: 306.740949235209031 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online 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.| Item type | Current library | Class number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| ebook | House of Lords Library - Palace Online access | 1 | Available |
Translated from the Dutch.
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.
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on May 11, 2011).
Includes bibliographical references and index.