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" The comforts of home : "
Luise White.
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1029175
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b783545
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White, Luise.
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The comforts of home : : prostitution in colonial Nairobi /\ Luise White.
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| Publication Statement
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Chicago :: University of Chicago Press,, ©1990.
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1 online resource (xiii, 285 pages) :: maps
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0226895009
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: 0226895068
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: 9780226895000
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: 9780226895062
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0226895068
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0226895076
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9780226895079
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-278) and index.
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| Contents
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Cover -- Contents -- List of Maps -- Acknowledgments -- A Note on Currencies -- Introduction: Prostitution in Comparative Perspective; or, Casual Sex and Casual Labor -- Livestock, Labor, and Reproduction: Prostitution in Nairobi and the East African Protectorate, ca. 1900-1918 -- Prostitution and Housing in Nairobi, 1919-29 -- Malaya Prostitution, 1930-39 -- Prostitution, Production, and Accumulation: The Originsand Development of the Wazi-Wazi Form in Pumwani,1936-45 -- Constructing Classes: Gender, Housing, and theState in Kenya -- Prostitution in Nairobi during World War II, 1939-45 -- Prostitution, Crime, and Politics in Nairobi, 1946-63 -- Women, Wage Labor, and the Limits of Colonial Control -- Notes -- References -- Index.
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"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 R.
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Prostitution-- Kenya-- Nairobi-- History.
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Women-- Kenya-- Social conditions.
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Working class women-- Kenya-- Social conditions.
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Colonial influence.
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Prostitution.
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PSYCHOLOGY-- Human Sexuality.
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SELF-HELP-- Sexual Instruction.
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Social conditions.
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Women-- Social conditions.
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Working class women-- Social conditions.
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Kenya, Colonial influence.
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Kenya, Social conditions.
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Kenya, Nairobi.
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Kenya.
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| Dewey Classification
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306.74/2/0967625
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HQ260.5.N35W45 1990eb
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