Liaisons Dangereuses: Sex, Law, and Diplomacy in the Age of Frederick the Great

by Mary Lindemann

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Liaisons dangereuses examines the local and international repercussions of a notorious episode in eighteenth-century Hamburg. Historian Mary Lindemann recounts the mysterious circumstances surrounding the violent death of a counterfeit Milanese count, Joseph Visconti, at the hands of an erstwhile Prussian lieutenant, the Baron von Kesslitz.

Reconstructing the drama from the perspectives of four principal players--the count, the baron,...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0801883172

ISBN13:9780801883170

Release Date:June 2006

Publisher:Johns Hopkins University Press

Length:376 Pages

Weight:1.56 lbs.

Dimensions:1.2" x 6.4" x 9.3"

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

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