L. McGough
Palgrave Macmillan UK
e druk, 2010
9780230252929
Gender, Sexuality, and Syphilis in Early Modern Venice
The Disease that Came to Stay
Specificaties
Gebonden, blz.
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Engels
Palgrave Macmillan UK |
2010
ISBN13: 9780230252929
Rubricering
Onderdeel van serie
Early Modern History: Society and Culture
Levertijd ongeveer 9 werkdagen
Gratis verzonden
Samenvatting
A unique study of how syphilis, better known as the French disease in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, became so widespread and embedded in the society, culture and institutions of early modern Venice due to the pattern of sexual relations that developed from restrictive marital customs, widespread migration and male privilege.
Specificaties
ISBN13:9780230252929
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:gebonden
Uitgever:Palgrave Macmillan UK
Inhoudsopgave
Illustrations and Figures Acknowledgments Introduction A Network of Lovers: Sexuality and Disease Patterns in Early Modern Venice The Suspected Culprits: Dangerously Beautiful Prostitutes and Debauched Men Stigma Reinforced: The Problem of Incurable Cases of a Curable Disease Gender and Institutions: Hospitals and Female Asylums Conclusion Afterword Bibliography Index