The Burgher and the Whore: Prostitution in Early Modern Amsterdam

by Lotte van de Pol

Amsterdam was, after London and Paris, the third largest city in early modern Europe, and was renowned throughout Europe for its widespread and visible prostitution. Delving deep into a wide range of sources, but making particular use of the transcripts of thousands of trials, The Burgher and the Whore reconstructs Amsterdam's whoredom in detail. The colourful and fascinating descriptions of the prostitutes, their bawds, their clients, and the police...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019921140X
• ISBN13: 9780199211401
• Release Date: May 2011
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.6" x 8.5"