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



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Autore: White Luise Visualizza persona
Titolo: The comforts of home : prostitution in colonial Nairobi / / Luise White Visualizza cluster
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  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-282-07026-6
9786612070266
0-226-89500-9
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910811295503321
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