num_pages: 215
description: In this study of Bernard Mandeville's A Modest Defence of Publick Stews , Irwin Primer breaks new ground by arguing that in addition to being an advocation for the establishment of state-regulated houses of prostitution, Mandeville's writing is also a highly polished work of literature.
language: English
title: A Modest Defence of Publick Stews
titlecomplete: A Modest Defence of Publick Stews
genres: Economics, Classics, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 19
publisher: Palgrave Macmillan