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082 _a306.74 TAM
100 _aTambe Ashwini
245 _aCodes of misconduct :
_bregulating prostitution in late colonial Bombay /
_cAshwini Tambe
260 _aNew Delhi :
_bZubaan,
_c2009.
300 _axi, 179 p. :
_c22 cm
365 _b Rs. 395/-
505 _aContents Abbreviations Introduction: Prostitution and the Law in Bombay; 1. The Colonial State, Law, and Sexuality; 2. A Failed Experiment? The Contagious Diseases Acts in Bombay; 3. Racial Stratification and the Discourse of Trafficking; 4. Akootai's Death: Subaltern Indian Brothel Workers; 5. Abolition and Nationalism; Conclusion. The Failed Promise of Laws: Contemporary Reflections; Acknowledgments; Chronology of Laws Relevant to Prostitution in Bombay; Notes; Bibliography; Index
650 _a1. Prostitution - India - Bombay - History - 19th Century - 20th Century
650 _aRacial Stratification and the Discourse of Trafficking
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