The comforts of home : prostitution in colonial Nairobi / / Luise White
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| Autore: |
White Luise
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| Titolo: |
The comforts of home : prostitution in colonial Nairobi / / Luise White
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| Pubblicazione: | Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, c1990 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| 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 | |
| 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.: | 9910811295503321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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