Das Berliner Dirnentum / von Hans Ostwald

Hans Ostwald

This multivolume study of prostitution, the sexual underworld, and the demimonde (Halbwelt) in Berlin tell of hierarchies among prostitutes, of secret terms and nicknames, and describe in great detail the many districts and locales in which readers could experience this world for themselves. Ostwald literally maps out the world of Berlin prostitution by examining the history and demise of the brothel system, listing the streets and squares traversed by unregistered prostitutes, and providing narrative accounts of men's visits - including his own - to various dance halls and cafés, at which prostitutes were either employed or conspicuously present.