Sex, politics, and empire : a postcolonial geography /

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Thie books investigates controversies surrounding prostitution, homosexuality and the age of consent in the British Empire, and draws conclusions about the importance of sex as a nexus of imperial power relations. It will be of particular interest to academics and students in Geography, History, Pos...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Phillips, Richard, 1965-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2006.
Colección:Studies in imperialism.
Temas:
Sexual ethics > Great Britain > History.
Sex > Political aspects > Great Britain > History.
Morale sexuelle > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire.
Sexualité > Aspect politique > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Sex > Political aspects
Sexual ethics
Great Britain
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Spreading political knowledge: English newspapers, correspondents, travellers
  • Provincialising European sexuality politics: the age of consent in India
  • Colonial departures: Australian activists on the age of consent and prostitution
  • Heterogeneous imperialism: deciding against regulation in West Africa
  • Generative margins: introducing a stronger form of regulation in Bombay
  • Drawing distinctions: Richard Burton's interventions on sex between men
  • Experimental and creative places: Creole interventions in Sierra Leone.

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