Comforts of Home Prostitution in Colonial Nairobi

Name: Comforts of Home Prostitution in Colonial Nairobi
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ISBN: 9780226895079

ISBN-10: 0226895076

ISBN-13: 9780226895079

Edition: 1990

Authors: Luise White

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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 Review

Book details

List price: $30.00
Copyright year: 1990
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 10/15/1990
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 300
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English



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 Origins and Development of the Wazi-Wazi Form in Pumwani, 1936-45



Constructing Classes: Gender, Housing, and the State 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