Comparative History of Households, Gender and Work

Learn more ›
News

Review of: Selling Sex in World Cities

Recently, the Low Countries Review of Social and Economic History (TSEG) published a favourable review of our edited volume containing a global history of sex workers, by Nina Kushner, historian…

Publications

Van regionaal naar globaal. Wat kunnen we leren…

This article aims to bring together three different long-term, global comparative studies on women’s work in three sectors: the textile industry, domestic service and sex work from the seventeenth century…

Blog

Language

“One can sleep with anyone, but one can only read some people’s words.” Benedict Anderson, Imagined Communities (1991 [2nd ed.]), p. 77   One of the great advantages of staying…

Privacy Preference Center

Consent Management

When you visit any website, it may store or retrieve information on your browser, mostly in the form of cookies. This information might be about you, your preferences or your device and is mostly used to make the site work as you expect it to. The information does not usually directly identify you, but it can give you a more personalized web experience.

Because we respect your right to privacy, you can choose not to allow some types of cookies. Click on the different category headings to find out more and change our default settings. However, blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience of the site and the services we are able to offer.

Privacy Policy

Required
You read and agreed to our Privacy Policy.

Necessary

Cookies that are necessary for the site to function properly.

Cookies Used

Required
gdpr

Analytics

These are used to track user interaction and detect potential problems. These help us improve our services by providing analytical data on how users use this site.

Cookies Used

_ga, _gat, _gat_, __cfduid