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Prostitution in Medieval Society: The History of an Urban Institution in Languedoc
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"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 sexuality."
– Catharine R. Stimpson
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