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Under the Raj : prostitution in colonial Bengal / Sumanta Banerjee

By: Banerjee, SumantaContributor(s): Banerjee, SumantaMaterial type: Text

TextPublisher number: :International Book Distributors | :Flat No 14, Prakash Apartment 5 Ansari Road Darya Ganj New Delhi Publication details: New York : Monthly Review Press, ©1998Description: 228 pages : 1 map ; 23 cmISBN: 9781583670354Subject(s): History of Asia | India & neighboring south Asian countries | Prostitution -- India -- Bengal -- History -- 19th century | Prostitutes -- India -- Bengal -- Social conditions | Prostitutes -- Social conditions | India -- Bengal | Sex Work -- historyDDC classification: 954 BAN

Contents:

Introducing Phulmoni and Her Sisters -- British 'Sahibs' and 'Native Women' -- White Mars and Black Venus -- The 'Beshya' and the 'Babu' -- Voices from the Pit -- The Burden of the 'Bhadralok' -- Official Laws Versus Unofficial Needs

Summary: "Under the Raj explores the world of the prostitute, seeking to understand the culture of the trade and its impact on society, in the changing reality of nineteenth century Bengal. Sumanta Banerjee outlines the class structure that emerged within the profession, examines popular perceptions of prostitution, and addresses questions of identity, autonomous space, collective consciousness and constructions of femininity within the prostitute community. In the process, he crafts a more supple and enhanced definition of the sociology of prostitution, moving beyond homogenizing of monolithic notions to reveal the diverse and often contradictory forces shaping commercial and social relations in colonial society."--BOOK JACKET.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
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Introducing Phulmoni and Her Sisters --
British 'Sahibs' and 'Native Women' --
White Mars and Black Venus --
The 'Beshya' and the 'Babu' --
Voices from the Pit --
The Burden of the 'Bhadralok' --
Official Laws Versus Unofficial Needs

"Under the Raj explores the world of the prostitute, seeking to understand the culture of the trade and its impact on society, in the changing reality of nineteenth century Bengal. Sumanta Banerjee outlines the class structure that emerged within the profession, examines popular perceptions of prostitution, and addresses questions of identity, autonomous space, collective consciousness and constructions of femininity within the prostitute community. In the process, he crafts a more supple and enhanced definition of the sociology of prostitution, moving beyond homogenizing of monolithic notions to reveal the diverse and often contradictory forces shaping commercial and social relations in colonial society."--BOOK JACKET.

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