Oxford University Press

Prostitution in Early Modern AmsterdamAmsterdam was, after London and Paris, the largest and wealthiest city of early        modern Europe, and was, as nowadays, renowned for its prostitution. The Burgher and        the Whore reconstructs Amsterdam's whoredom in detail, and explores the trade as a        pre-industrial business, embedded in the...

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An exploration of the relationship between poetry, song, and authority in Augustan Rome. Michele Lowrie argues that the medium of writing, as opposed to song, could offer an escape from current social and political demands by shifting the focus toward the readership of posterity....

As individuals assume greater responsibility for retirement saving, the book analyses how people save and make financial decisions, taking into account the behavioural revolution and the effect of society and context. It shows an integrated approach to individual financial decision-making is necessary to address the apparent planning shortfall....

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