TY  - BOOK
AU  - Banerjee, Sumanta
AU  - Banerjee, Sumanta
TI  - Under the Raj : : prostitution in colonial Bengal
SN  - 9781583670354
U1  - 954 BAN 
PY  - 1998///
CY  - New York 
PB  - : Monthly Review Press, 
KW  - History of Asia
KW  - India & neighboring south Asian countries
KW  - Prostitution -- India -- Bengal -- History -- 19th century
KW  - Prostitutes -- India -- Bengal -- Social conditions
KW  - Prostitutes -- Social conditions
KW  - India -- Bengal
KW  - Sex Work -- history
N1  - 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
N2  - "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

ER  -