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020			_a9781583670354
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100			_aBanerjee, Sumanta
245			_aUnder the Raj _b: prostitution in colonial Bengal _c/ Sumanta Banerjee
260			_aNew York _b: Monthly Review Press, _c©1998.
300			_a228 pages : 1 map _c; 23 cm
365			_b2543
505			_aIntroducing 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
520			_a"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.
650			_aHistory of Asia
650			_aIndia & neighboring south Asian countries;
650			_aProstitution -- India -- Bengal -- History -- 19th century.
650			_aProstitutes -- India -- Bengal -- Social conditions.
650			_aProstitutes -- Social conditions.
650			_aIndia -- Bengal.
650			_aSex Work -- history.
700			_aBanerjee, Sumanta
942			_cBOOK