Under the Raj : prostitution in colonial Bengal

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Under the Raj : prostitution in colonial Bengal

Sumanta Banerjee

Monthly Review Press, c1998

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Dangerous outcast : the prostitute in nineteenth century Bengal

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"First published as: Dangerous outcast : the prostitute in nineteenth century Bengal in 1998 by Seagull Books"--T.p. verso

Bibliography: p. [216]-220

Includes index

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Description

Examines the policies the British administration implemented to revamp the profession of prostitution to suit its needs, as well as to screen its practitioners in a bid to protect its minions in the army from venereal disease. This book incorporates songs, letters and writings.

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