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Gender, sexuality, and syphilis in early modern Venice : the disease that came to stay
- Author
- McGough, Laura J., 1964-
- Title
- Gender, sexuality, and syphilis in early modern Venice : the disease that came to stay / Laura J. McGough.
- Format
- Book
- Published
- Basingstoke [England] : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
- Description
- x, 202 p. ; 23 cm.
- Uniform series
- Early modern history (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm))
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
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- 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.
- Kinsey subjects
- Syphilis. Syphilis history--Italy--Venice--16th century. Syphilis history--Italy--Venice--17th century. Sex behavior--Italy--Venice--History--16th century. Sex behavior--Italy--Venice--History--17th century. Gender role identification--Italy--Venice--16th century. Gender role identification--Italy--Venice--17th century.
- ISBN
- 9780230252929 (hardback) 0230252923 (hardback)