Liaisons dangereuses
Subtitle: sex, law, and diplomacy in the age of Frederick the Great
By: Mary Lindemann.
Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Baltimore
Language: eng
Number of pages: 353
Subjects: Trials (Murder) -- Germany -- Hamburg -- History -- 18th century.; Hamburg (Germany) -- History -- 18th century.; Europe -- Politics and government -- 18th century.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Prologue; title: Events and entanglements; title: "Et voilà; title: le spectacle!"; title: A most difficult case; title: A very diplomatic affair; title: Dramatis personae; title: Entr'acte; title: A brave and upright cavalier?; title: Woman of pleasure; title: A real Polish prince, a fake Italian count, and an authentic Spanish hidalgo.