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The anatomist The anatomist Federico Andahazi After testing scores of prostitutes, Mateo Colombo, a 16th century Italian physician, finally discovers the organ governing woman's love--the clitoris. But the publication of his discovery attracts t… OL19870263W
City of Dreadful Delight City of Dreadful Delight Judith R. Walkowitz Amazon's Description From tabloid exposes of child prostitution to the grisly tales of Jack the Ripper, narratives of sexual danger pulsated through Victorian London. Expertly blending social hist… OL4125481W
Prostitution in Mediaeval Society (Women in Culture & Society) Prostitution in Mediaeval Society (Women in Culture & Society) Leah Lydia Otis Prostitution in Medieval Society, a monograph about Languedoc between the twelfth and sixteenth centuries, is also much more than that: it is a compelling narrative about the social construction of s… OL9348079W