Bokus
L. McGough - Gender, Sexuality, and Syphilis in Early Modern Venice, Häftad

Häftad, Engelska, 2011

Gender, Sexuality, and Syphilis in Early Modern Venice

The Disease that Came to Stay

Av L. McGough

Del i serien Early Modern History: Society and Culture

561 kr

Beställningsvara. Skickas inom 10-15 vardagar. Fri frakt över 249 kr.

Beskrivning
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.
Produktinformation
Utforska kategorier
Mer om författaren

LAURA MCGOUGH is Lecturer in the School of Public Health, University of Ghana, Ghana. She undertook postdoctoral training in sexually transmitted diseases at Johns Hopkins University after completing her Ph.D. at Northwestern University in History, and has worked as a consultant for HIV/AIDS projects for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), WHO, and other organizations.

Betyg & recensioner

0 recensioner

Inga recensioner tillgängliga.