03854nam 2200697Ia 450 991077775830332120230912162908.01-282-07026-697866120702660-226-89500-910.7208/9780226895000(CKB)1000000000748467(EBL)432311(OCoLC)646808773(SSID)ssj0000125347(PQKBManifestationID)11144355(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000125347(PQKBWorkID)10026669(PQKB)11116659(MiAaPQ)EBC432311(DE-B1597)535605(OCoLC)824153254(DE-B1597)9780226895000(Au-PeEL)EBL432311(CaPaEBR)ebr10286159(dli)HEB02671(MiU)MIU01000000000000009751037(EXLCZ)99100000000074846719900306h19901990 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe comforts of home prostitution in colonial Nairobi /Luise WhiteChicago :University of Chicago Press,1990.©19901 online resource (xiii, 285 pages) maps0-226-89506-8 0-226-89507-6 Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-278) and index.Frontmatter --Contents --Maps --Acknowledgments --A Note on Currencies --1. Introduction: Prostitution in Comparative Perspective; or, Casual Sex and Casual Labor --2. Livestock, Labor, and Reproduction: Prostitution in Nairobi and the East African Protectorate, ca. 1900-1918 --3. Prostitution and Housing in Nairobi, 1919-29 --4. Malaya Prostitution, 1930-39 --5. Prostitution, Production, and Accumulation: The Origins and Development of the Wazi-Wazi Form in Pumwani, 1936-45 --6. Constructing Classes: Gender, Housing, and the State in Kenya --7. Prostitution in Nairobi during World War II, 1939-45 --8. Prostitution, Crime, and Politics in Nairobi, 1946-63 --9. Women, Wage Labor, and the Limits of Colonial Control --Notes --References --Index"This history is . . . the first fully-fleshed story of African Nairobi in all of its complexity which foregrounds African experiences. Given the overwhelming white dominance in the written sources, it is a remarkable achievement."-Claire Robertson, International Journal of African Historical Studies "White's book . . . takes a unique approach to a largely unexplored aspect of African History. It enhances our understanding of African social history, political economy, and gender studies. It is a book that deserves to be widely read."-Elizabeth Schmidt, American Historical ReviewProstitutionKenyaNairobiHistoryWomenKenyaSocial conditionsWorking class womenKenyaSocial conditionsKenyaColonial influenceKenyaSocial conditionsprostitutes, sex, sexuality, escort, workers, working girl, trafficking, nairobi, colonial, colonialism, history, historical, academic, scholarly, research, textbook, social studies, africa, african, white, race, racism, dominance, politics, political, gender, college, university, higher ed, educational, professor, classroom, anthropology, culture, cultural, kenya, labor, reproduction.ProstitutionHistory.WomenSocial conditions.Working class womenSocial conditions.306.74/2/0967625White Luise674704MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910777758303321The comforts of home3863127UNINA