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100 _aTambe Ashwini
245 _aCodes of misconduct : Regulating prostitution in late colonial Bombay
260 _aNew Delhi
_bZubaan
_c2009
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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
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