Dangerous Outcast – The Prostitute in Nineteenth–Century Bengal (India List) - Softcover

Banerjee, Sumanta

Softcover

ISBN 10: 085742615X ISBN 13: 9780857426154

Publisher: Seagull Books, 2019

Synopsis

Dangerous Outcast traces prostitution in Bengal from precolonial times through the arrival of the British, examining how the profession was reordered to suit British desires. Drawing on nineteenth-century popular and folk culture, Sumanta Banerjee also makes impressive use of both standard archival records and a surprisingly substantial body of writing by prostitutes themselves, including voices often cast out of the historical record.

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About the Author

Sumanta Banerjee is a cultural historian who specializes in research into popular culture, particularly of the colonial period. He is the author of many books, including The Parlour and the Streets Elite and Popular Culture in Nineteenth Century Calcutta and Dangerous Outcast The Prostitute in Nineteenth Century Bengal, both published by Seagull Books.

Edition details

• Publisher: Seagull Books
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 085742615X
• ISBN 13: 9780857426154
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256