The brothel and beyond : an urban history of the sex trade in early modern Venice / Saundra Weddle.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Weddle, Saundra, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Prostitution--Venice--History--16th century.

Prostitution.

Women--Venice--Social conditions--16th century.

Women.

Sex workers--Venice--History.

Sex workers.

Urbanization--Venice--History.

Urbanization.

Sex--Venice--History.

Sex.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

University Park : The Pennsylvania State University Press, 2026.

Summary:

"Explores early modern Venice's sex trade to understand women's engagement in urban life. Considers questions of gender, agency, and mobility to provide insights into women's embodied experiences and the diffusion of sex work in the city".

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgments

Note on Dates and Maps

Map Legend

Introduction

1 Isolating Rialto

2 Beyond Rialto: The Sestieri of S. Croce, S. Polo, and Dorsoduro

3 S. Marco and Its Orbit

4 Cannaregio: A Center at the Margins

Epilogue: Other Enclosures

Appendix: Selected Legislation and Events, 12281789

Glossary

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

0271101687

9780271101682