The Comforts of Home
Prostitution in Colonial Nairobi
University of Chicago Press, 1990
Cloth: 978-0-226-89506-2 | Paper: 978-0-226-89507-9 | Electronic: 978-0-226-89500-0
DOI: 10.7208/chicago/9780226895000.001.0001
Cloth: 978-0-226-89506-2 | Paper: 978-0-226-89507-9 | Electronic: 978-0-226-89500-0
DOI: 10.7208/chicago/9780226895000.001.0001
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ABOUT THIS BOOKAUTHOR BIOGRAPHYTABLE OF CONTENTS
ABOUT THIS BOOK
"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
"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
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
Luise White is assistant professor of history at the University of Minnesota.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Cover
List of Maps
Acknowledgments
A Note on Currencies
Introduction: Prostitution in Comparative Perspective; or, Casual Sex and Casual Labor
Livestock, Labor, and Reproduction: Prostitution in Nairobi and the East African Protectorate, ca. 1900-1918
Prostitution and Housing in Nairobi, 1919-29
Malaya Prostitution, 1930-39
Prostitution, Production, and Accumulation: The Originsand Development of the Wazi-Wazi Form in Pumwani,1936-45
Constructing Classes: Gender, Housing, and theState in Kenya
Prostitution in Nairobi during World War II, 1939-45
Prostitution, Crime, and Politics in Nairobi, 1946-63
Women, Wage Labor, and the Limits of Colonial Control
Notes
References
Index