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Prostitution, race, and politics : policing venereal disease in the British Empire /

While most agree that Contagious Diseases (CD) ordinances were put in place primarily to protect the health of British soldiers, a closer examination reveals that the laws were not just about the control of VD but also 'a conscious instrument of colonial dominance'.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Levine, Philippa
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Routledge, 2003.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Ch. 1. Comparing Colonial Sites
  • pt. I. Contagious Diseases Laws
  • Ch. 2. Law, Gender, and Medicine
  • Ch. 3. Colonial Medicine and the Project of Modernity
  • Ch. 4. Diplomacy, Disease, and Dissent
  • Ch. 5. Abolitionism Declawed
  • Ch. 6. Colonial Soldiers, White Women, and the First World War
  • pt. II. Race, Sex, and Politics
  • Ch. 7. Prostitution, Race, and Empire
  • Ch. 8. Sexual Census and the Racialization of Colonial Women
  • Ch. 9. White Women's Sexuality in Colonial Settings
  • Ch. 10. "Not A Petticoat In Sight": The Problem of Masculinity
  • Ch. 11. Space and Place: The Marketplace of Colonial Sex.