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Common Women: Prostitution and Sexuality in Medieval England (Studies in the History of Sexuality)
Common Women Prostitution and Sexuality in Medieval England - Studies in the History of Sexuality
Author: Ruth Mazo Karras, Oxford University Press
"Common women" in medieval England were prostitutes, whose distinguishing feature was not that they took money for sex but that they belonged to all men in common. Common Women: Prostitution and Sexuality in Medieval England tells the stories of these women's lives: their entrance into the trade because of poor job and marriage prospects or beca...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780195062427
ISBN-10: 0195062426
Publication Date: 1/31/1996
Pages: 221
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Publisher: Oxford University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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