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The Comforts of Home: Prostitution in Colonial Nairobi 1st Edition

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"This history is . . . the first fully-fleshed story of African Nairobi in all of its complexity which foregrounds African experiences. Given the overwhelming white dominance in the written sources, it is a remarkable achievement."—Claire Robertson, International Journal of African Historical Studies

"White's book . . . takes a unique approach to a largely unexplored aspect of African History. It enhances our understanding of African social history, political economy, and gender studies. It is a book that deserves to be widely read."—Elizabeth Schmidt, American Historical Review
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  1. ISBN-10
    0226895076
  2. ISBN-13
    978-0226895079
  3. Edition
    1st
  4. Publisher
    University of Chicago Press
  5. Publication date
    January 1, 1990
  6. Language
    English
  7. Dimensions
    9.01 x 6.13 x 0.67 inches
  8. Print length
    300 pages
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This book is about the history of prostitution in a city in British colonial Africa. Nairobi, women saw prostitution as a reliable means of capital accumulation, not as a despicable fate or a temporary strategy. Indeed, whether a woman invested in urban real estate for herself or bought goats for her father did not seem to have been a personal or a cultural decision. The work of prostitutes was family labor.

About the Author

Luise White is professor of history at the University of Florida. She is the author of several books.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ University of Chicago Press; 1st edition (January 1, 1990)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 300 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0226895076
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0226895079
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.07 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.01 x 6.13 x 0.67 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 6 ratings

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4.0 out of 5 stars Prostitution without the Preaching
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White's labor history of prostitution frees women's economic contributions from the moral/public health registers that had previously marginalized them as either a.) degenerates or b.) vectors of disease. In so doing, White liberates the contribution of women's labor and identifies as central to checking colonial ambitions of controlling the urban space. This was a really novel and fascinating approach to colonial history that is worth reading for anyone interested in understanding the construction and contestation of an urban political and moral economy.
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