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Joardar B

Prostitution in nineteenth and early twentieth century in Calcutta / B Joardar - New Delhi : Inter-India Publications, 1985. - x , 87 p. : 20 cm

Contents:
Acknowledgements-ix
List of Tables-xi
Plan of Calcutta-xiii
1. Introduction-1
2. Growth of the City-2
3. Red-Light Areas of Old Calcutta-8
4. Prostitutes' Participation in Dance, Drama and Creative Literature-13
5. Brothel World-19
6. Nautch and the Society-43
7. Social Awareness, Law and Rehabilitation
8. Concluding Observation-70
Glossary-71
Appendix-75
Bibliography-76
Index-80



Subjects--Topical Terms:
Prostitution - Prostitutes - India - Calcutta
Prostitution - History - Calcutta - 19th - 20th - Centuries

Dewey Class. No.: 306.74 JOA