The comforts of home : prostitution in colonial Nairobi / / Luise White

• Autore: White Luise
• Pubblicazione: Chicago : , : University of Chicago Press, , 1990; ©1990
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xiii, 285 pages) : maps
• Disciplina: 306.74/2/0967625
• Soggetto topico: Prostitution - Kenya - Nairobi - History; Women - Kenya - Social conditions; Working class women - Kenya - Social conditions
• Soggetto geografico: Kenya Colonial influence; Kenya Social conditions
• Soggetto non controllato: prostitutes, 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
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-278) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: "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 Review
• Titolo autorizzato: The comforts of home
• ISBN: 1-282-07026-6; 9786612070266; 0-226-89500-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910777758303321
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